Why Early Access?

“We want to refine the game with players who enjoy idle progression and cultivation fantasy. During Early Access, we will focus on feedback about horde battles, companions, technique and equipment combinations, and progression pacing. Clarity, stability, and meaningful choices come before expanding content.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We do not yet have a reliable estimate for when Early Access will end. We will assess progress based on content development, stability, and player feedback, and share plans through Steam announcements rather than promise an unverified short deadline.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“Throughout Early Access, we will prioritize fixes for player-reported issues, performance improvements and balance adjustments, while gradually expanding the game with:

- A second cycle and harder challenges: Take your existing squad and accumulated progress into tougher regions, face stronger enemies and pursue higher-tier gear.
- Five new classes: New recruits will bring fresh skills and synergies to your five-hero squad.
- Spirit pets: Raise a pet that fights alongside your squad, feed it spirit fruit and evolve it to unlock new forms and combat abilities.
- Battle formations: Choose formations around your squad's skills and build to explore new team synergies.
- Realm trials: Face distinctive foes that put your squad's damage, survival and teamwork to the test.
- Equipment sets: Collect sets designed around different builds and combine them with techniques, talents and Arcana to discover new ways to fight.
- Cultivation abode: Build and manage your own cultivation retreat, adding new goals to your long-term progression.

These are our current development plans, listed without a fixed release order. Details and priorities may change with development progress and player feedback. We will share progress through Steam announcements and Discord.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“What's included at launch

- 9 maps with 250 floors each. Floors get steadily harder, with walls along the way that you get past by farming, upgrading gear or reworking your build.
- 25 recruitable classes. You run a party of five, and each hero has 4 skills, so there are many ways to combine them. Builds we've confirmed so far include basic-attack combo, poison damage over time, thorns tank, summoner, crit burst and freeze-and-shatter control, with more on the way.
- Deep progression. Realm breakthroughs, talents, cultivation manuals and skill upgrades. Gear can be crafted, tempered, enchanted and reforged, and you can transfer effects between pieces. There are also gems, amulets and Fabao (magic artifact) crafting.
- Town management. Residents, buildings, production, alchemy, shops, and a tavern for recruiting.
- Voyages. Build ships and send crews to sea for rewards.
- Endgame modes. Reach floor 200 on the ninth map to unlock the Endless Abyss and the Primordial Secret Realm.
- Idle-friendly. Up to 24 hours of offline progress, with no daily chores and no stamina system.
- Buy once. No microtransactions and no ads.
- Steam Cloud saves supported.
- 11 languages, including English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
- Your demo save carries over to the full game.

Known issues and limitations

- Occasional stutter on later maps when the screen is very crowded. For smooth play, enemies on screen are capped at 80 for now. Performance work is ongoing and we'll raise the cap as it improves.
- Loading into a saved game takes longer than we'd like. We're working on it.
- Difficulty and balance are still being tuned based on feedback. If something feels too hard or too easy, please let us know on Discord or the Steam forums.
- Translations. Some non-Chinese text was translated with tool assistance and may read awkwardly in places. Corrections are very welcome.
- Not in yet: Star Two (a harder second-cycle world), the spirit pet system and 5 new classes. See the roadmap below.
- No controller support at launch. Please play with keyboard and mouse.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“Early Access will be a paid purchase. We have not decided whether the price will change when Early Access ends. Any planned change will be announced in advance on Steam.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“Please use the Steam discussions to report issues and share feedback on progression and builds. When reporting a problem, include the version, reproduction steps, and screenshots without personal information where possible. We will prioritize fixes based on impact and development progress and describe major changes in update notes. We cannot promise to adopt every suggestion.”