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Lead one of five heroes on a roguelite journey, building a battle deck and squad to fight mythical foes and uncover an omen.
Released 28 Jun 2023
Turn Foes Into Allies
Summon Elemental Spirits
Learn Skills from NPCs
A challenging rogue-like deck building game about a legendary adventure in the Realm of Divinity. Lead your team, build your unique deck, gather powerful relics and consumables to confront legendary creatures and eventually discover the truth behind the omen of darkness.
Developed by Z Studio · Published by Z Studio, Paras Games









Journey to the West is a turn-based roguelite deckbuilder inspired by the classic tale. Choose one of five heroes and travel through the Realm of Divinity as you confront mythical creatures and investigate an omen of darkness.
Build a deck around your hero’s abilities and fight alongside recruited companions and temporary NPC allies. Each hero has distinct mechanics; for example, the Holy Monk can convert enemies, while the Faithful Devil can summon elemental spirits.
Across four chapters, collect cards, relics, and consumables, and make choices during events and quests. Companions can remain with your team between battles, while temporary allies leave or may be lost after a fight; your choices shape the route and ending.
Reviewers who enjoy the game praise its deck construction, distinct hero strategies, and story drawn from Journey to the West; some also like its branching paths and music. Critical reviews describe the effects and rules text as difficult to parse, with combat sometimes requiring burdensome calculations. Reviewers also mention awkward or inaccurate English text, and one reports frequent freezes.
Forge your path as a heroic legend in Journey to the West! Battle mythical creatures with your all-star squad, unique deck, powerful relics, and consumables! Uncover the twisted fates behind the omen of darkness, and fight your way to become the savior of the Realm of Divinity.
Choose from 5 playable heroes, each hero can lead a team of 5
20+ recruitable companions
120+ unique NPCs each has unique skill sets and background stories
500+ cards, 300+ relics and consumables
4 chapters of adventure with 60 different endings
Get ready to embark on an adventure inspired by a classic novel, where you'll take on the role of one of five legendary heroes, each comes with their unique powers, a distinct pool of 75 cards and special storylines:
Wukong, equipped with his special weapon, the Monkey King Bar, can unleash devastating AOE attacks, shapeshift to learn skills from any NPC, manipulate fire to inflict the burning status, and deftly dodge incoming attacks.
The Holy Monk has a unique ability to apply either a "good" or "evil" status on enemies, allowing him to either convert foes to his side and create new teams or unleash powerful attacks and create magic barriers to protect himself. He can also take advantage of curse cards, forming special strategies around them.
White Dragon, traveling with his twin sister's spirit (Dragon Princess), has the power to manipulate water and use Guardian Swords to trigger potent boosts. He stores unused energy as spirit power and can access it when needed. The Dragon Princess also has the ability to learn cards from companions, adding to their combined strength.
The Swine King is no ordinary hero, able to consume consumables to obtain hunger points and boost basic status, use transmutation to learn powers from enemies and absorb HP and Max HPs during combat. Additionally, he can transform into a monster when completing his eight principles.
Last but not least, Faithful Devil is a versatile hero who deals increased damage based on an enemy's position and can summon Spirits of Five Elements (Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth) into the enemy's team. With their unique abilities, Faithful Devil can build strategies around each spirit and unleash deadly attacks on unsuspecting foes.
You don’t need to fight alone along this difficult journey to the West - build your own all-star squad by recruiting from a pool of 20+ companions and summoning NPCs up to 5 teammates.
Companions are permanent teammates with unique talents and sets of 2-4 cards that remain with your team across multiple combats until they meet their demise or are dismissed. On the other hand, NPCs are temporary teammates who will depart or die at the end of each combat.
There is a multitude of ways to summon or convert NPCs. You can use consumables like the Love Potion to attract NPCs to your side or the Purification Bottle to purify evil NPCs. Alternatively, you can capture weakened NPCs using the Bottomless Bag, a neutral card. And let's not forget about the Holy Monk, who is an expert in creating NPC teams.
Choose your teammates wisely as they'll play a vital role in your success along the treacherous journey!
Immerse yourself in a rich, story-driven adventure that goes beyond just the battles. Each hero has a plethora of unique storylines inspired by the legendary tale of Journey to the West. These storylines provide different opponents, events, and quests that vary based on your choices and strategies.
As you progress through the journey, you'll encounter over 120 unique NPCs, each with their own skill sets and background stories. With interconnected events and choices, each decision you make will lead you down a different path toward the final destinations of Heaven, Soul Mountains, or the Plane of Eternity.
Every step you take is critical in determining the fate of the world, so choose your actions wisely. Experience a truly immersive adventure that will keep you engaged from beginning to end.
So what are you waiting for? Unleash the true power of each character, confront legendary creatures, and become the hero you were always meant to be. Play Journey to the West today and experience the adventure of a lifetime!

| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
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| Achievements | 93 |
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| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 3 listed on Steam |
| Website | Official website |