Weekly Scout/Issue 18 ・ Sep 3, 2026
Wuxia, cultivation and eastern fantasy
Lineages, cultivation and exorcism: four games built on eastern themes. Two have more than 70,000 reviews each, yet both sit at Mixed.
This is a retrospective issue compiled in October 2026; the date marks the week it covers.
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The Scroll of Taiwu: Beyond The Dome
A wuxia RPG-sim from Kunming's ConchShip Games: play the heir of the Taiwu clan across generations in an alternate ancient China. Steam reviews are currently Mixed.
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Tale of Immortal
Guigu Studio's open-world xianxia sandbox from China: cultivate your way from mortal to immortal while battling creatures out of the ancient Shan Hai Jing. Over 220,000 reviews, currently rated Mixed.
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Eastern Exorcist
A 2D side-scrolling action RPG from Wuxi-based Wildfire Game: play an exorcist battling spirits and monsters in an eastern fantasy world, with finely crafted 2D animation.
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Nine Sols
Red Candle Games' follow-up to Detention and Devotion: a hand-drawn 2D action-platformer with a 'Taopunk' setting and combat built around deflection.
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