The Legend of Tianding is a sidescrolling action game about Liao Tianding, the legendary Taiwanese Folk Hero. Explore the dazzling streets of Colonial Japanese Taiwan in the early 20th century.
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Very Positive (37) - 94% of the 37 user reviews in the last 30 days are positive.
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Overwhelmingly Positive (2,866) - 95% of the 2,866 user reviews for this game are positive.
Release Date:
Nov 1, 2021
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“It feels slick to play, and still manages to impress artistically. LoT reinvents multiple established genres by threading a powerful story through all of its independent elements”
Kotaku

“I was extremely charmed by the presentation of the title.”
83 – Gaming Age

“The Legend of Tianding is an excellent beat’em up action platformer that touches upon a cultural figure that has been mostly forgotten.”
8 – Noisy Pixel

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About This Game


Play as Liao Tianding (AKA. Liāu Thiam-Ting), vigilante of Taipei city and wanted by the Colonial Japanese authorities. Rob the rich, feed the poor, and fight for justice in the streets of early 20th century Taipei as Taiwan’s legendary outlaw.
Based on real events, real people and real situations, The Legend of Tianding is an exploration of a place and time often overlooked and presented in the style of Traditional Chinese Manga.


Battle the colonial authorities in style with a tanto, waist sash, and fast paced Kung Fu in tightly tuned technical combat. Execute advanced aerial combos, steal weapons from your enemies, use your waist sash and grappling hook to fly around the battlefield, and strike fear into the hearts of your oppressors.
Take on incredible bosses like deadly courtesans, greedy businessmen, and even military leaders, each one guaranteed to challenge you with their dynamic abilities and brutal attacks.


Explore the Dadaocheng area of Taipei city as it looked like in the early 1900’s Run through colorful streets, ride on a speeding train, and make your escape through dark sewers, all done in the style of a retro Traditional Chinese Manga.


Even the playing field and tailor Liao Tianding to your playstyle with different equippable talismans! These magical items grant you bonuses such as recovering more health from food, regaining stamina faster, or even reducing the damage you take.


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See how your legend stacks up against your friend's in online leaderboards.


Test yourself against Tianding’s rogue's gallery in Boss Rush mode.


Experience the full beauty of the city, the mountains, and clashing martial arts in 4K resolution, running at 120 frames per second with Ultrawide monitor support!


System Requirements

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    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10 Version 18362.0 or higher
    • Processor: AMD Athlon X4 | Intel Core i5 4460
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 950 | AMD R7 370
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10 Version 18362.0 or higher
    • Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 | Intel i5 Skylake
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 970 | AMD RX 570
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    Minimum:
    • OS: macOS 10.13.6+
    • Processor: Apple M1
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Apple M1
    Recommended:
    • OS: macOS 10.13.6+
    • Processor: Apple M1
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Apple M1

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