Renxia

Renxia is a low-fantasy action RPG with a realistic wuxia setting in ancient China. You play as Yang Che, a young swordsman who enters a martial arts tournament to find a cure for his injured senior brother. The warriors he faces each have their own powerful desires, and the story also follows different martial artists’ perspectives to explore varied ideas of chivalry and traditional Chinese culture.

The Northern Realm

The story begins in the Northern Realm, an ancient kingdom founded on martial arts, where people from nobles and aristocrats to farmers practice combat. Training halls and martial schools are spread across the land, and warriors bond through combat before travelling as chivalrous wanderers, clashing with blades, spears, swords and halberds.

Annual tournaments take place in the realm’s prefectures and cities. Every five years, the capital hosts the Greatest Under Heaven Martial Arts Championship, bringing together the finest warriors. The champion earns the adoration of the people and may enter the palace to meet the Emperor and receive one wish, such as a high official position, peerless martial arts techniques or miraculous medicines.

Tactical duels

Combat is real-time and tactical, with an emphasis on challenging duels where each move and strike matters. You react to opponents’ attacks and face multiple difficult enemies in a series of battles. Fights also feature offensive and defensive clashes between multiple weapon types.