Westward Dash

Westward Dash is a dice-based race along the road west, where you decide whether to bank your movement or risk a second roll to dash farther. You can play solo against the CPU, online with up to seven other players, or pass the keyboard around for local hot-seat play. The game supports up to eight players.

Risk each turn

After your movement roll, you can settle for the distance you have or roll a second die and try to dash. Safe numbers move you farther ahead; a bust costs you a toll. The final climb to Thunderclap Summit gives trailing players high-risk, high-reward scenarios.

Pilgrims and Demon Kings

Eight pilgrims are playable, each with a signature technique and passive ability. Sun Wukong makes demons give way and scatters grunts; Sandy absorbs blows that would flatten others; Pigsy feasts for extra steps; and the White Dragon Horse gallops with extra dice.

Three perilous gates stand along the road, guarded by ten randomly selected Demon Kings. Each changes the dice rules in a different way. The White Bone Demon appears in three disguises, and after a defeat you can regroup and charge again. The game also includes 12 roaming sprites and 15 items to spring, steal, hoard or misfire.

Game modes

• Classic: race without dash rounds, using events, items and the spaces you land on.
• One-shot: make one push per turn, with safe opportunities in early zones and a fortune at stake in later ones.
• Streak: chain dashes into a growing pot; a bust wipes it out.
• Charge: build Qi with your pushes, bank it between turns and unleash a technique.
• Custom: adjust 19 rule dials, save house rules in three slots and choose ready-made sets such as Hell Road West, Blitz Run and Draw a Lot.

Play together

Play alone against the CPU, online with Steam friends or in local hot-seat mode on one machine. The game has 18 complete language translations, covering menus, tutorials, items, achievements and each Demon King's rulebook. Players at the same table can each read the game in their own language.

Art and music

The game draws on classical Chinese motifs, with ink-wash painting made to evoke brush, ink, paper and inkstone, alongside dragon patterns, hanging scrolls and the pipa. Its soundtrack includes traditional melodies and original pieces. Lingrujiang played the pipa and arranged the accompanying instruments with Suno AI.

Unlockable records

There are 81 achievements, matching the 81 trials faced by the pilgrims in the novel. The Compendium displays the medals alongside the Scenes and Victories you unlock.