Roguelite RPG Daxiwang: Qisha Lunhui Puts Ming Rebel Zhang Xianzhong in Hell
The game casts a historical figure remembered for mass killings as a playable hell-escape protagonist, and its Steam description ties his in-fiction resurrection directly to player engagement.
Reporting from 1 source: 4Gamer.net.
ZerocreationGame announced Daxiwang: Qisha Lunhui, a roguelite action RPG from Skull Cat Studio starring Zhang Xianzhong, the late-Ming peasant rebellion leader. Cast into the underworld after death, Zhang aims to escape hell and resurrect in the living world. The top-down game has him hunted by the ghosts of those he killed, with roguelite progression and evil-god sacrifices. A Steam description adds a meta hook: enough players and Zhang returns.
ZerocreationGame, the studio behind Hungry Lambs and Crying Geese, is publishing the title, with Skull Cat Studio developing. Zhang Xianzhong, the late-Ming rebellion leader said to have killed many in Sichuan, is cast into the underworld's Futu Realm after death. Rather than fear judgment, he sets out to escape hell and return to the living world.
The top-down roguelite has him hunted by the ghosts of his victims and punished with repeated death and rebirth. Each failure makes him stronger, and sacrifices to evil gods unlock abilities like wave blasts, fire, and lightning dashes. The Steam description adds a meta layer: enough players and Zhang resurrects, eroding the living world and driving players to chant 'Kill, kill, kill!' A release date is undecided, and the game does not yet support Japanese.
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