Buying & Language
Yes — Steam App ID 3202030. Released March 13, 2026 by TPP Studio (噪点游戏 / SERICA GAMES). Sold globally at $19.99 USD. See our Steam Buyer's Guide.
No official English translation. Simplified Chinese only. No community translation mod publicly released as of 2026-05. English players play with this guide open as a translation reference, plus real-time MT overlay tools like PCOT for in-game menus.
Steam Winter Sale (Dec) typically gives the largest discount at 25-35% off ($13-15 USD). Summer Sale (Jun-Jul) gives 25-30%. Third-party key resellers reach ~$12.20 USD.
Unknown. Watch Steam Workshop quarterly. Without a public release as of 2026-05, English players should plan to use this guide + PCOT MT overlay.
Playing the Game
60-100 hours for a complete first run with story focus. 200+ hours if you pursue all 11 endings. Veteran speedrunners report ~40 hours to a single ending.
Story Mode. Sandbox skips most of the NPC arcs and reduces accessible endings. Story Mode is the intended experience.
Evasion-Combo (闪避连击流) — S-tier, fastest power spike. See the full Evasion-Combo Build Guide.
Emei (峨眉) for the +20% breakthrough bonus that stays after leaving. See the Emei guide.
3 hard conditions: year >= 5, reach Vice Sect Leader (NOT just Elder) + complete Baling battles + recover senior brother, clear all timed branch quests. Full guide: Chapter 2 Unlock.
Yes — save-load on critical breakthrough rolls and weapon forging keyword rolls is community-accepted practice. Always save before high-stakes RNG events (meridian damage fights, key breakthroughs, weapon forge attempts).
Technical & Platform
No. Single-player only. The 11-ending narrative and sect management wouldn't translate well to multiplayer.
Untested by Valve. Runs on Windows; Proton + Chinese fonts may have rendering issues. Not recommended as primary Steam Deck purchase until verified by community.
Steam Workshop is enabled. Currently mostly balance mods + UI tweaks. No comprehensive English translation patch yet.
Yes — TPP Studio has committed to save compatibility across all patches. Major content updates have not broken existing saves to date.
Lore & Naming
立志传 (lì zhì zhuàn, Japanese: risshiden) literally means 'aspiration chronicle' or 'ambition biography'. The term was popularized by Koei's Taikō Risshiden series. Chinese indie games like Long Yin Li Zhi Zhuan and Da Xia Li Zhi Zhuan use the naming convention as a nod, but are separate IPs by different studios.
Not narratively. Both are Chinese indie wuxia games using the 立志传 naming tradition, but Long Yin is by TPP Studio while Hero's Adventure is by Half Amateur Studio. Different developers, different worlds, similar genre.