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Liúyán Zhēntàn is an interactive detective novel about ten young Chinese people and the events surrounding them. Its story is divided into two chapters, Liúyán Zhēntàn: The Living Dead and Bangkok Rainstorm, with an original detective narrative of 500,000 Chinese characters. The plot follows a traditional serial-murder investigation alongside the life stories of more than ten main characters.

The case

You open a chat app and receive a plea for help from Lin Qian. Three years earlier, one of her friends died by suicide for no apparent reason. Now, as eight former friends prepare to visit the deceased’s hometown, they receive a ghost message sent in the dead person’s name. The eight had once been brought together on a project to develop the chat app.

At the same time, a mysterious man known by the code name N contacts you through the app. He is investigating another case, and his destination also appears to be the deceased friend’s remote village in Yunnan. There, the group faces a disturbing ritual and a cruel killer. As the people in your chat app begin to die, their messages become death notices, and the killer is among them; you must decide whom to trust and whom you can save.

Investigate through chat

You play a mysterious intermediary who chats with ten characters who appear in the story. Their messages include voice recordings, expressions and images, recreating the feel of conversations in a real social app. Within a limited time, you can also double-tap to summon a mysterious friend to chat.

You find clues yourself and use them in conversations with the characters to move the story forward. Your choices affect which sides of the story you learn, as you piece together the events and identify the hidden killer.

Two story chapters

The Living Dead features eight original background tracks in different styles, used to accompany the story, including music inspired by the ethnic musical traditions of southwest China.

Bangkok Rainstorm is a side story that continues the timeline of The Living Dead. N tells the story of what happened to him in Bangkok five years earlier. It has three original theme tracks, retains the characterization of N from The Living Dead and introduces new characters who drive the plot.