Planned Release Date: Jun 1, 2026

About This Demo

"Water Margin: Heroes of Chaos" Demo

A light card-based turn-based strategy game demo featuring multi-faction conflict, inspired by Water Margin (Outlaws of the Marsh). The demo includes gameplay against AI opponents and a scripted campaign scenario.

I. Core Game Mechanics Overview

1. Faction System

Two factions based on Water Margin:

Imperial Court (Government Forces)

Liangshan Marsh (Outlaw Rebels)

Victory Conditions (Faction-Specific):

Liangshan Rebels:

Eliminate all of Gao Qiu's forces OR

Assassinate Gao Qiu in a surprise attack

Imperial Court:

Suppress the Liangshan heroes OR

Eliminate Lin Chong

2. Three-Dimensional Resource System

Brotherhood (Liangshan Rebels):

Shared team resource, used to enhance hero abilities

Military Funds (Imperial Court):

Overwhelm with numbers OR

Bribe/recruit enemy heroes

Card Pool:

Hero Cards (30+ total, ~15 per faction)

Tactics Cards

Exclusive Equipment

Terrain Traps

3. Hero Attributes & Abilities

Unique skills, combos, and bonds between heroes.

4. Tactical Terrain Combat

Battlefields feature complex terrain affecting stats and status.

Victory requires strategy (天时), positioning (地利), and teamwork (人和).

5. Scripted Campaign (Demo Scenario)

Players take control of Lin Chong, who—after Gao Qiu's retreat from Liangshan—chooses to pursue him under cover of night.

A perilous journey with branching choices

Recruit allies and upgrade equipment

Story decisions impact final battle strength

Demo Content Summary

✔ AI Battle Mode (Skirmish vs. Computer)

✔ Story Campaign (Lin Chong's Night Pursuit)

✔ Limited Hero & Card Pool (Compared to Full Version)

(Full game includes expanded factions, heroes, and strategic depth.)

This maintains the original structure while ensuring clarity for English-speaking players. The demo's scope is clearly defined, and key mechanics are explained concisely.

Would you like any refinements (e.g., more dramatic phrasing, additional lore context)?

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

At present, the game is being developed by one person, and AI assistance is used to improve efficiency. In terms of code and illustrations, dubbing, and music, if there is funding, manual updates will be used to improve the quality of the game.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Similar to the typical themes of violence and adult level in the Middle Ages, this is only a reproduction of the original Water Margin. The original work is somewhat similar to the violence and adult level of The Witcher 3, but in terms of production, it cannot reach this level. It is more like the violence level of the 12th type of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In terms of adult level, it is only a card drawing of beautiful women, with some nudity, but with clothing. Some male characters may expose their upper body because they are fierce generals.