Gu Lady

Gu Lady is a third-person survival horror game set in an ancient grave in southeastern China. As Gu Jiuxun, you fight enemies, solve puzzles and search for your sister, Gu Jiuyue, after a giant insect pulls her into the forbidden General’s Grave. The grave’s owner and a history buried for thousands of years are part of the mystery.

Jiuxun’s story

In this world, people have three Hun and seven Po, which together make a person complete. Those invaded by Evil Gu gradually lose their seven Po and become Spirit Losers; when all seven are consumed, they become Malicious Ghosts. Gu Ladies can purify these souls using insects made into instruments to dispel evil. In each generation, a chosen girl swallows a special insect, raised as Gu at the cost of her life, to gain the power to channel spirits and protect the people.

Jiuxun’s mother, Wang Anru, was the village’s last Gu Lady, but she disappeared ten years ago. Without her protection, the villagers have suffered from plague and ghosts. On Jiuxun’s 16th birthday, she is preparing to take her mother’s place when Viper Gu escapes during the ritual. Her sister Jiuyue pursues it into General’s Grave, where a giant insect pulls her inside. Jiuxun and her grandfather, Wang Shengli, follow; a trap catches her grandfather, and Jiuxun must try to save them both.

Explore the grave

You navigate a complex grave spanning over 1,000 square meters, with more than 100 rooms, varied routes and changes in elevation. It contains over 50 puzzles based on traditional Chinese culture and more than 100 unique items. The game combines an adventure plot, a hidden story and the ancient story of the grave’s owner.

You face a shortage of ammunition and limited backpack space as you fight. Jiuxun can make four original weapon types from insect body parts, using six types of bullets based on insects found in Sichuan Province. The game features five types of monsters, including Spirit Losers parasitized by Gu, each with its own movement pattern, as well as four bosses.

Characters and endings

The story includes Jiuxun’s sister, Gu Jiuyue; her grandfather, Wang Shengli; the grave robber Hu Nian; and the scientist Miao Mo. It has two story branches and four endings shaped by your choices. The game also includes 127 character movements, over 80 CG images, over 10 pieces of original music and 50 achievements.

Chinese culture

The scenes and items draw on Han Dynasty culture and grave design, including lacquerware, bronze mirrors and circular fans, as well as Miao batik. The game brings together Han culture, Miao culture and the Han grave system. Its treatment of Gu techniques combines traditional Chinese culture, modern medicine and quantum mechanics to explore Hun and Po and the soul.

Twelve collectibles include Chinese national treasures dating from before the Han Dynasty, such as the Four-goat Square Zun, the Galloping Horse Treading on a Flying Swallow and the Jade Burial Suit.