Worlds Beyond is a sequel to Shadowverse. It employs a similar anime art style, along with many cards and characters being reused, usually with different text and art. This game continues the employment of Shadowverse's unique mechanic, evolution, which employs the use of "evolution points" to boost cards and activate extra effects. A new mechanic, featured as the sale point of this game, is the Super Evolution mechanic.[2]
Gameplay
Worlds Beyond matches are structured between two people, or one person and a bot, where players play and draw cards from their deck. Each player is represented by a "leader" character, and the goal of the game is to bring the enemy leader's defense to 0 points. The game begins with both players drawing 4 cards from their 40-card deck.[3]
Development and release
Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond was directed by Yuito Kimura. Super Evolution, a mechanic that powers up the player characters, was added to differentiate the game from the predecessor.[4]
Worlds Beyond was announced in December 2023.[5] Pre-registration became available on 13 March, including various in-game rewards. It supports English, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese language options. The game was launched on 17 June 2025 for Microsoft Windows, iOS, and Android.[6]
Reception
Worlds Beyond received generally negative reviews from players, with criticism over its microtransactions and monetization.[7]
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