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RPGSimulationStrategyFMVVisual NovelInteractive FictionChoices MatterCinematic

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Peak in the last 24 hours: 51

Peak in the last 7 days: 66

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Game description

Experience an immersive live-action historical game. Reincarnate as Southern Song’s controversial Emperor Zhao Gou, where every choice shapes the dynasty’s fate. Amid Jingkang’s ruin, defy destiny, restore your homeland and stand firm with the oath: The Song may fall, but the realm shall never fall!

Basic info

Developer互动之星, 猫眼娱乐
Publisher猫眼娱乐, 互动之星
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateAug 19, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 / Windows 11
ProcessorIntel Core i3 or AMD equivalent
Memory2 GB
Graphics集成显卡
Storage40 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 445 reviews from the past 1 year

72.3/ 100
Bottom 30%

Steam rating: Mostly Positive (80%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 15, 2026)

Story choices with real consequences immerse 133 reviewers of Shao Song I, though others call the plot flat; it scores 72.3.

👍 Strengths

Story & World appears in 82% of analyzed reviews and ranks 734th of 1096. 133 reviews praise the story and its choices, and the most upvoted cites meaningful butterfly effects and the immersion of playing a historical figure. 61 praise the characters, some singling out Li Gang and Zong Ze, and 56 praise the world and setting, some enjoying how the history of the Song dynasty changes. Others praise costumes and performances, and some like strategic tension from difficult choices rather than power fantasy.

👎 Where it falls short

50 reviews criticize the plot, some calling it flat with choices that feel decorative. Visuals & Sound ranks 1156th of 1249: 27 criticize the visuals, some citing poor clarity and rough presentation. 20 want more strategic depth, and some compare it with dedicated strategy games. Others find the gameplay weak apart from the lead performance, and some report disconnects at launch. Gameplay ranks 1034th of 1396, and Content Volume ranks 938th of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“narrative choices create meaningful butterfly effects and immersion as historical figure” · 133 reviews
“costume design and character performances are well-executed without breaking immersion” · 30 reviews
“fun, cheap, better than expensive games” · 22 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 34% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel -2.74 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Negative “gameplay is terrible except for protagonist performance” · 19 reviews

Progression 1% · Difficulty 3% · Onboarding 4% · Freedom 4% · Strategy 22%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 82% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Story +1.75 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “narrative choices create meaningful butterfly effects and immersion as historical figure” · 133 reviews
Negative “plot is flat with no climax, choices feel like decoration” · 50 reviews

Characters 38% · World 29%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -2.28 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “大多时间观看影视作品而非做选择，人物特点不鲜明，与小说有差异” · 6 reviews
Positive “rare tactical adaptation with unique online-required design” · 2 reviews

Volume 14% · Replayability 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 36% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +0.30 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “costume design and character performances are well-executed without breaking immersion” · 30 reviews
Negative “poor visual clarity, small screen space, rough presentation quality” · 27 reviews

Audio 10%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 7% of reviews mention this.

Community -2.76 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 1% · Servers & Connection 6%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 8% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.08 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “Tactical game part is completely garbage, 20-year-old web game level” · 3 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 5% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.21 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “game-breaking bugs after chapter three took a week to fix” · 14 reviews

Performance 3% · Developer support 8%

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

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