Open now · By request
江湖藏锋 playtest
by machi_studio
Jianghu: Hidden Edge is a hardcore turn-based Roguelike RPG blending deckbuilding and inventory management. Lead your martial artists through the perilous grid map—will you risk all for legendary gear or retreat with your haul? Uncover the conspiracy brewing in Songhe Town.
It's free to ask. The developer chooses who gets in.
- Access
- By request
- On playtest since
- Aug 27, 2026
- Planned release
- Q1 2027
- Developer
- machi_studio
- Platforms
- Windows
- Players
- Single-player
- Languages
- English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
How to join the 江湖藏锋 playtest
- Open the game's Steam page with the Request access button. Sign in to Steam if it asks.
- Request access to the 江湖藏锋 playtest there. It's free and doesn't commit you to anything.
- The developer lets players in, often in batches, so it can take a while. Steam emails you when you're in, and the playtest appears in your library.
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How AI is used
Generative AI tools were used to assist in creating some of the game’s artwork, text, and localized content. These materials are reviewed, selected, and integrated by the developer, with modifications made as needed before use in the game or its store page. The game does not generate content using generative AI during gameplay.
The developer's own words, from Steam.
About 江湖藏锋
A blade drawn in silence. Its true edge revealed in the darkest hour.
How many supplies will you bring? Which martial arts will you learn? What deserves that last space in your pack?
Jianghu: Hidden Edge is a turn-based tactical wuxia roguelike RPG built around assembling a party of martial heroes and exploring a mysterious realm. Recruit companions with different strengths, combine techniques and equipment, and venture into the unknown. Counter enemy moves as battle unfolds, manage your supplies and limited inventory space, and forge your own path through the martial world.
Every Move Has Its Moment
An enemy is channeling a powerful attack. Do you interrupt it now, or save your technique for the next assault? A companion is in danger. Do you heal them immediately, or dispel their harmful effects first?
Plan your party’s actions around the action timeline, channeling, interrupts, dispels, and threat. Draw attacks toward the right companion, make each crucial technique count, and coordinate your party to overcome formidable foes.
Build Your Own Fighting Style
Recruit heroes from different martial schools and equip them with techniques and gear. Each character’s signature moves, synergies between techniques, equipment effects, and opportunities discovered during your expeditions help shape how your party fights.
Build around your favorite companions, or adapt to what you find along the way. A new piece of equipment or a newly learned technique could be the starting point for your next build.
Limited Supplies. Limited Space.
Every step through the realm consumes supplies. Ahead may lie a battle, a chance encounter, or loot worth taking a risk for. Will you press deeper to challenge a boss, or retreat with your spoils while you still have supplies to spare?
Finding treasure is only the beginning. How much you can carry home depends on your pack. Fit together items of different shapes and sizes, and choose which equipment and loot deserve the space. Sometimes, the hardest thing to let go of is the thought: “Just a little farther.”
Companions on the Road. A Town to Call Home.
Return to Songhe Town to meet people with stories of their own, recruit new companions, prepare your equipment and techniques, and upgrade your camp facilities for the next expedition.
Through encounters in town and clashes within the realm, follow the main story to uncover the secrets behind your expeditions. The martial world is full of danger, but you don’t have to face it alone.
Join the Playtest
Apply for the free Playtest to experience Jianghu: Hidden Edge early and share your feedback, suggestions, and any issues you encounter. The game is still in development, and we’ll continue refining its content and overall experience.
From the game's Steam page.
