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Zhai

Zhai is an open-world action-adventure game for PC from UAE studio The Orange Giant Gaming Development FZCO, set for a winter 2026 release on Steam and the Epic Games Store. The game's Memory Skill Tree ties combat progression to recovering the protagonist's lost memories.

Synthesized from 2 Yomimono stories · updated Aug 20

The Orange Giant Gaming Development FZCO, a UAE-based studio, revealed system details for its PC open-world action-adventure game Zhai on August 10, 2026, and announced a winter 2026 release. The game is set to launch on Steam and the Epic Games Store. Players control an amnesiac warrior named Zhai through the realm Il'Navir, combining elemental abilities in combat.

The core mechanic, the Memory Skill Tree, ties combat progression directly to recovering the protagonist's lost memories. As Zhai recovers memories, new skills unlock, making narrative and gameplay a single system. The game draws from a co-founder's motorcycle accident coma, during which he experienced a vivid other world that became the game's concept.

Key facts

Developer
The Orange Giant Gaming Development FZCO, a UAE-based studio
Platforms
PC, via Steam and the Epic Games Store
Release window
Winter 2026
Protagonist
Zhai, an amnesiac warrior
Setting
The realm Il'Navir
Core mechanic
Memory Skill Tree, which unlocks skills as the protagonist recovers lost memories
Concept origin
A co-founder's motorcycle accident coma, during which he experienced a vivid other world

Timeline

Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every fact links the story it came from.

Facts

Release
game · winter 2026 · 2026-08-15
Release
game · winter 2026 · PC · 2026-08-10
Announced
system details for its PC open-world action-adventure game Zhai · 2026-08-15

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Aug 15

UAE Studio The Orange Giant Unveils Open-World Action Game Zhai

The Orange Giant Gaming Development FZCO, a UAE-based studio, revealed system details for its PC open-world action-adventure game Zhai on August 10, 2026, and announced a winter 2026 release. The game draws from a co-founder's motorcycle accident coma, during which he experienced a vivid other world that became the game's concept.

Aug 10

Open-World Action Game Zhai Reveals Combat and Memory Growth Systems

The Orange Giant detailed the systems for its PC open-world action adventure Zhai, out in winter 2026 on Steam and the Epic Games Store. Players control amnesiac warrior Zhai through the realm Il'Navir, combining elemental abilities in combat and recovering lost memories to unlock new skills via a Memory Skill Tree.