Why Early Access?

“The story mode is finished. What comes next is one new mode — one that lets you stay in the jianghu longer after that story is done — and it will take a while to build.

That mode is built directly on the combat you play now. The cards, the stacks and the breakthroughs have to settle before anything can be put on top of them. Build on a balance that turns out wrong, and both have to be torn up later. That is the order of the work.

But this is a game made by one person, and there is a limit to how many cases I can check with my own hands. Four sects each stack something different, and each sect's road forks. Where it is too easy and where people get stuck only shows when many players push at it in different ways.

So I want to sharpen the story mode together with you first, and then put the new mode on top of it.

The translation is the same story. Whether a wuxia term sits right can only be judged by someone who grew up using those words.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“Six to twelve months. That said, I would rather measure by state than by time. When the new mode is in and the balance has settled, it goes to full release. If it runs late, I will write down why on the store page and in the community.”

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

“The big difference is one new mode. Separate from the story mode, a roguelike deckbuilding mode — laid out differently every run, meant to be attempted again and again — goes into the same game. Its name is already decided: Endless Jianghu.

It is not in the game yet. It arrives with the full version. The story mode stays exactly as it is.

Beyond that: more cards and relics, balance adjustments, and translation fixes.

I am not going to promise counts or volume right now. I would rather only write down what I can keep.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The story mode can be played from beginning to end. Four sects, three story routes per sect, 166 cards, 33 relics, the mind arts, breakthroughs and secret arts, the Chronicles of the Jianghu and the achievements are all in. The Nine Heavens are open as well — nine tiers you climb again at a higher difficulty once you have finished a run. Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and English are supported.

What is left is balance tuning, translation fixes, and quality-of-life work.”

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

“The price will go up when Early Access ends. Anyone who buys during Early Access receives the full version at no extra cost.”

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

“The Steam discussion boards are open.

Feedback on balance and cards is most accurate when it comes with which sect, which road, and which battle you got stuck on. Send that and it goes straight into the next adjustment. Notes on the writing and the translation carry the same weight.

Korean, Chinese, English — whichever language you write in, I will answer in that language.”