Engaging story and memorable characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“Has the best character writing of any game I've played.”
Steam review · 144.1 h played ↗
Gujian3(古剑奇谭三)
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Very Positive · 86%Very Positive · 86%上海烛龙信息科技有限公司, Aurogon Shanghai2018Action RPG · RPG · Action
$29.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A gorgeous, story-heavy Chinese xianxia action RPG with fluid combat and a cozy home-base side game. Skip it if you dislike always-online DRM, long cutscenes, or farming chores.
Great for
Fans of story-driven RPGs, Chinese mythology and wuxia/xianxia who value atmosphere over deep combat
Main risk
Always-online DRM and unstable servers can block saving or playing a single-player game
What changed in the last 30 days
2 recent reviews
Recent negatives complain about a slow, dull opening and the always-online requirement. Only two recent reviews are in the sample, so confidence is low.
2 recent reviews
What players love
Stunning visuals and world design
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Beautiful world design with a rich Chinese fantasy setting and stunning environments.”
Steam review · 66.6 h played ↗
Fluid, satisfying combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The combat is responsive and satisfying, much better than The Witcher 3 or Greedfall”
Steam review · 52.4 h played ↗
Lotuscape home, farming and crafting
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“There is a farming simulator, which caught me by surprise. It's so cute and relaxing!”
Steam review · 59.5 h played ↗
Great soundtrack and Chinese atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“fantastic soundtrack”
Steam review · 75.5 h played ↗
Lots of content and minigames for the price
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The many Systems of Crafting, Cooking, Fishing, Lost Tales, Mini-Games, etc. can really keep one occupied for a long time in this game.”
Steam review · 47.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Always-online DRM and unstable servers
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“I spent more than half the time reconnecting to server to save.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Slow, cutscene-heavy, weak story
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The game is 60% cutscene.”
Steam review · 9.9 h played ↗
Shallow, repetitive combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Combat is shallow and repetitive”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
Huge empty maps and too much walking
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Empty map, empty town, empty path.”
Steam review · 9 h played ↗
Farming and crafting chores are forced
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Lotuscape, with the help of an over sized rodent becomes a farm sim with crafting and mini games.”
Steam review · 19.3 h played ↗
Poor English localization
Mentioned in ~1 in 50 negative reviews
“Unfortunately the English localisation isn't up to scratch making the story difficult to follow”
Steam review · 22.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified40 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7(SP1)/8/10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5 4590
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 750Ti
Storage40 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7(SP1)/8/10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i7 6700
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6G
Storage40 GB available space
OSWindows 7(SP1)/8/10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5 4590
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 750Ti
Storage40 GB available space
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