鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal ▶ Trailer
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ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulationManagementSingleplayerMythologySandboxTactical RPG

3,749 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 4,354

Peak in the last 7 days: 4,593

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Game description

Tale of Immortal is an open-world sandbox based on Chinese mythology and cultivation. You will grow to become immortal, conquer the beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Season, make your choices carefully and grasp your own destiny.

Basic info

Developer鬼谷工作室
Publisher鬼谷工作室, Lightning Games
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateMay 26, 2023
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 64 bit
Processor2.50GHz
Memory4 GB
GraphicsHD4400
Storage25 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 423 reviews from the past 1 year

68.3/ 100
Bottom 20%

Steam rating: Mixed (56%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Players chasing immortality through cultivation, sects and martial arts give this open world sandbox 68.3 across 423 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

108 reviews find it addictive fun, a few say the early hours hook them most, and some say mods make it much better. 24 enjoy its strategic depth, from running a sect to mixing skills and elements into many different builds. 24 praise its replayability, saying fates and skill choices change each run and that community mods keep it fresh for hundreds of hours. Visuals & Sound ranks 1035th of 1249, and Story & World ranks 969th of 1096.

👎 Where it falls short

Content Volume appears in 50% of analyzed reviews and ranks 988th of 1351. 99 reviews say the game is repetitive, with the same loop of fighting monsters and farming materials repeating every couple of realms. 32 say progression is a tedious grind, needing piles of materials with poor drop rates, and some are upset that companions can die for good. 31 report bugs, such as save problems, broken quest items and startup failures that stay unfixed for years. Tech & Support ranks 1013th of 1399, and Gameplay ranks 1050th of 1396.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“addictive game, 54 hours played, genuinely good game despite needing mods” · 108 reviews
“exceptional build diversity with 4 elements and 5 martial arts combinations” · 24 reviews
“art style is the only redeeming quality” · 20 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 56% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +1.53 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “exceptional build diversity with 4 elements and 5 martial arts combinations” · 24 reviews
Negative “combat build system lacks freedom, preset builds only” · 2 reviews

Progression 25% · Difficulty 11% · Onboarding 19% · Freedom 13% · Controls & feel 9%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 28% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

World +2.14 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “world feels authentic and alive, NPCs have history” · 12 reviews
Negative “beautiful visuals wasted on shallow world and forced melodrama” · 5 reviews

Story 20% · Characters 9%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 50% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -2.82 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “same content recycled, no new interesting material added” · 99 reviews
Positive “game and mods offer very rich variety of content and encounters” · 4 reviews

Volume 13% · Replayability 13%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +1.55 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “art style is the only redeeming quality” · 20 reviews
Negative “base game visuals feel poor quality” · 7 reviews

Audio 2%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 8% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +1.11 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 6% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.26 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “difficulty spikes wildly, one-shot killed after easily defeating enemies” · 16 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 7% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 22% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.22 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “Game still lacks complete English translation after years” · 11 reviews
Positive “received great support and improvements over time, clear dedication from developers” · 4 reviews

Stability 12% · Performance 5%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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