Authentic cultivation fantasy with time pressure
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“In this game time actually matters - not only you face a real possibility of dying of old age before breaking through”
Steam review · 63.7 h played ↗
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Very Positive · 93%Very Positive · 93%Chalcedony Network2023Turn-Based Combat · RPG · Strategy
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A deep, punishing xianxia cultivation RPG with card-style turn-based combat where lifespan and time matter. Skip it if you can't read Chinese, dislike guides and save-scumming, or want hand-holding.
Great for
Xianxia novel fans who enjoy min-maxing builds, alchemy and long, lonely cultivation journeys
Main risk
Opaque systems and missable timed events force guides and save-scumming; no official English
What changed in the last 30 days
2 recent reviews
Steam shows recent reviews dipping to 86% from 93%. The one recent negative review blames opaque design, needing guides, mods and save-scumming. Evidence is thin.
2 recent reviews
What players love
Deep, tactical card-style combat and builds
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Feels tight like a great board game and you need to think and not just spam skills.”
Steam review · 109.7 h played ↗
Emotional story of friends fading as you ascend
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“you realize your last message received from an old friend is that they're dead now - and the message came decades ago.”
Steam review · 47.7 h played ↗
Satisfying alchemy, crafting and breakthroughs
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
High replayability and depth
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“lots of depth and "replaybility". definitely worth your money”
Steam review · 735.4 h played ↗
Active developer and mod support
Mentioned in ~1 in 20 positive reviews
“Devs continuously updating and are very involved in the game.”
Steam review · 91.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Opaque; unplayable without guides or save-scumming
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“这游戏如果不安装mod。门派派发 元婴交易会根本没法用。点鼠标点疯了。”
Steam review · 172.9 h played ↗
No official English; poor translations
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“most events dont have the options translated, no rumors are translated at all”
Steam review · 86.3 h played ↗
Sparse, repetitive content and empty late game
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“you just end up wandering doing literally nothing most of the game or just sitting in a room cultivating.”
Steam review · 86.3 h played ↗
Bugs and RNG-dependent combat or breakthroughs
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the combat is painfully RNG, which leads to really unreliable combat and often boring grinds.”
Steam review · 6.9 h played ↗
Missable timed events
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“一个事件错过了基本上档就不想玩了，时间还卡的特别死”
Steam review · 111.5 h played ↗
Shallow card-building and number-stacking
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“就无脑堆属性用一个技能就好了。”
Steam review · 9.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable15 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 64 bit
ProcessorCore I3 8100
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsUHD 630（使用核显需要双通道内存）
Storage15 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 64 bit
ProcessorCore I5 10400
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsUHD 630或更高（使用核显需要双通道内存）
Storage15 GB available space
OSWindows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 64 bit
ProcessorCore I3 8100
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsUHD 630（使用核显需要双通道内存）
Storage15 GB available space
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