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Released 22 Oct 2026
Solo-developed in 2 months. Three Kingdoms: Yi is a 2D turn-based roguelite deckbuilder. Command a sovereign across 8 provinces and 49 cities — form your battle line, sway enemy generals, raise banners, awaken your avatar. Every choice reshapes your deck and destiny. No two runs are alike.
Developed by XL Studio · Published by XL Studio
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Generals at the Line, Banners Sweeping the Realm
Three Kingdoms: Yi (no pretense — really!) is a 2D turn-based roguelite deckbuilder.
You take command as a sovereign in an age of warring lords,
campaigning across 8 provinces and 49 cities,
and with every choice, reshaping your deck, your generals, and your destiny.
▶ Take up the cause of the "Imperial Uncle" and shore up the crumbling Han.
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Core Features
Deckbuilding × General Cultivation
Four slots on the battlefield are yours to command —
deploy and withdraw any general as the moment demands.
Each general carries unique talents, with thousands of possible combinations.
— Guan Yu's "Saint of War" floods the Seven Armies;
Pang Tong's "Fledgling Phoenix" rises from the ashes.
When a general retires from service, their talents can be inherited
by the next to take up the mantle.
Avatars, generals, troop cards — so long as the bloodline endures,
the story never ends.
8 Provinces, 49 Cities — A Campaign That Never Repeats
The "Nine Provinces" lie scattered like mist, their heroes blazing like stars —
each run, choose any province as your starting ground.
Conquer six cities within your province, and the road to Sili opens —
all the way to Luoyang.
Events, shops, recruitment, rest stops, drills, inheritance —
the choices among them shape the path of your fate.

▶ Set out from Yizhou, with eyes on Luoyang!
Persuasion: Turn Foes Into Allies
Every enemy general can be persuaded — even bosses.
Use Persuasion Decrees of varying quality to attempt the turn,
and with luck, the enemy will change banners and stand with you.
— As recruitment count rises, you unlock the Star Chart and light new talents.
Custom Generals and Awakening
Sculpt your own avatar with your own hands —
choose their nature, attributes, and talents.
Four entirely distinct paths of Awakening shape four different builds.
Let the general of your own creation step into the chaos of the Three Kingdoms,
and through the Awakening system, reshape their power again and again.
Banner System: The Mark of a Faction
Each city you conquer yields the banner of its former lord,
along with a randomly drawn banner motto.
Assemble the full banner, and your entire host gains its blessing —
Shu's righteousness, Wei's dominion, Wu's cunning, Han's legitimacy,
all bent to your will.
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Find Your Own Answer in the Chaos
Every city is a question to be answered.
Every recruitment may steer your deck into new waters.
Banners, avatars, destiny, the Star Chart —
all your gains are kindling for the next march on Luoyang.
▶ Don't end up like the "Prime Minister," undone by a single wrong choice.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 99 |
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| Controller required | No |
| AI disclosure | Some of the game’s art assets (including character illustrations, music, sound effects, etc.) are drafted with the assistance of AI tools. All materials have been manually reviewed, revised and post‑processed by the developer (PS redrawing, slicing, color grading, and more).The gameplay mechanics, story design and all written content of this game are independently created by the developer, with no AI‑generated content used. |
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