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AdventureCasualIndieRPGStrategyMartial ArtsSandboxWuxiaOpen WorldSingleplayer

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Game description

"The Scroll of Taiwu" is an indie game themed around Chinese mythology and wuxia. Players assume the role of the mysterious "heir of the Taiwu clan" in an alternate ancient China, working through generations of heirs to defeat a powerful hereditary enemy and shape the fate of the human world.

Basic info

DeveloperConchShip Games
PublisherConchShip Games
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateJun 16, 2026
Price
  • Steam store −20% $29.99 $23.99 · Steam ↗
  • Lowest-price store $23.99 · Steam
  • Historical low $15.99 · 3-month low $23.99Other stores ↗

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3-6100 / AMD FX-6300
Memory8 GB
GraphicsIntel HD 530 / NVIDIA GTX 750 Ti
Storage25 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 419 reviews from the past 1 year

42.0/ 100
Bottom 5%

Steam rating: Mixed (65%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

A sprawling martial arts sandbox with a demanding new interface, The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome scores 42.0 from 419 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

31 reviews value the strategic depth of its systems, with rich build variety across martial arts, relationships and cultivation. 26 still enjoy it despite its issues, and some say they are hooked for dozens of hours. 15 credit the developers for years of steady polishing and updates, and a few call that persistence the main reason for a positive vote.

👎 Where it falls short

Gameplay appears in 73% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1386th of 1396. 118 reviews say it is hard to learn, with a long tutorial that explains little and a UI that hides information behind several clicks. 57 report bugs, from game-breaking errors that stall quests to missing cloud saves. 56 dislike how the redesigned interface controls, calling it cluttered and built for phones rather than PC. Tech & Support ranks 1307th of 1399, and Story & World ranks 1078th of 1096.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“tutorial is excessively long and teaches nothing useful” · 118 reviews
“devs ignore criticism, censor forums, manipulate votes and buy fake reviews” · 34 reviews
“story writing is third-rate and contradicts early access appeal” · 19 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 73% of reviews · Bottom 1% of the games we've analyzed

Onboarding -3.18 · How easy it is to learn — tutorials and the first hours
Negative “tutorial is excessively long and teaches nothing useful” · 118 reviews
Positive “complete version improved explanation and system clarity for new players” · 1 review

Progression 21% · Difficulty 10% · Freedom 20% · Strategy 30% · Controls & feel 38%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 37% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Story -1.90 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Negative “story writing is third-rate and contradicts early access appeal” · 19 reviews
Positive “story and setting are compelling” · 4 reviews

Characters 13% · World 15%

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

Variety -2.88 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “game adds too much complexity, becomes repetitive and exhausting” · 11 reviews

Volume 9% · Replayability 3%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 15% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals -0.73 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Negative “character models and art style feel dated and uninspired” · 6 reviews
Positive “new UI feels very good, cleaner and more eye-friendly than before” · 6 reviews

Audio 2%

Playing with others, the community and servers

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

Community -1.23 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 1% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 16% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.34 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “completion rate 0.007%, first boss only 1.8% vs 70% in similar games” · 3 reviews

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

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 53% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.84 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “devs ignore criticism, censor forums, manipulate votes and buy fake reviews” · 34 reviews
Positive “devs optimized many issues over 8 years of development” · 15 reviews

Stability 30% · Performance 3%

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

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