Best Xianxia Games on Steam
Games about cultivation, immortality, spiritual power, sects, and mythic Chinese fantasy.
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1Realm of Ink - Realm of Ink is an Ink-style action Roguelite game. While pursuing the Fox Demon, the swordswoman Red, unexpectedly finds that her life is dictated by the 'destiny' within the world of the book. Only by breaking free can she unveil the truth of her existence and challenge the constraints of fate.
May 26, 2026
In this game, you can…
- take an NPC deal that halves your maximum health to duplicate a powerful ability you normally could only carry one copy of.
- combine ink skills to trigger instant transformations that give you and your companion completely new move sets mid-run.
- switch outfits to completely change your fighting style, from twin daggers and poison procs to floating turret drops or ranged stutter-stepping.
- fight the story itself by dying, coming back, and rewriting your path until you can challenge the rules of the book.
- evolve your companion based on your two equipped skills, changing its elemental form so it becomes the core of your build.
- link area spells so enemies stay burning while you keep gaining shields, then snowball into boss-killing damage bursts in seconds.
- push higher difficulties that give more rerolls and better drop odds, letting you steer toward the exact combo you want instead of praying for it.
- go from barely surviving early rooms to clearing bosses in a second once your skills, form, pet, and perks finally click.
2Cultivation Story: Reincarnation - Cultivation Story: Reincarnation is a top-down pixel art style action roguelike based on cultivation and Chinese mythology.
Jan 30, 2023
In this game, you can…
- turn a meteor spell from ~90 damage into 32k+ per hit with a "100x damage" upgrade, then fire three or more meteors per cast.
- build defensive loops that make you effectively unkillable, like full-heal-on-hit demon cultivation or invulnerability shields.
- discover a combo piece-by-piece, get warned you found the final part, and have the full combo recorded for future runs.
- stack the right gear until ordinary weapons turn into screen-clearing destruction.
- pick a cultivation path that plays like a totally different archetype: xian, demon, or body.
- dual-wield a giant axe and a spear that sometimes casts meteors.
- get wrecked early, then hit a tipping point where your run suddenly feels absurdly overpowered.
- trigger random events that can flip a run from invincible to powerless, then force a new choice about how you play the next run.
3Ascend From Nine Mountains - Craft mythical treasures. Perfect your stance. Shatter your limits. Ascend from Nine Mountains is a cultivation RPG where deep crafting, tactical combat, and meaningful relationships intertwine. Your choices carve the way from mortal obscurity to legend.
Oct 1, 2025
In this game, you can…
- hit the crafting ceiling by consistently reaching 1000% perfection on items after mastering the crafting minigame.
- push a crafting recipe past perfect by hitting 200% on fusion and refinement, then managing an extra bar that changes by recipe type.
- design your own martial style by mixing schools, unlocking stance slots, and scripting openers, cycles, and conditional moves for fights.
- set up semi-automated stances, then jump into manual mode to execute a hyper-specific combo plan on a superboss.
- risk a crafted item crumbling to dust if you chase perfection too hard, gambling for a result that changes what you can make.
- grow herbs, turn them into elixirs and pills, then use those crafts to fuel your next cultivation breakthrough.
- form sworn brotherhoods and share breakthrough insights so relationships directly boost your progression, not just your dialogue.
- explore a late-game four-god fight chain and pull off a true solo 100% raid clear with a tuned build.
4CREATION OF THE GODS: Rebellion at Five Passes - Enter the epic 'Creation of the Gods' saga. Experience this classic pixel JRPG with deep worldbuilding and vibrant art. Command mythical combat mounts, wield legendary artifacts, and master tactical turn-based battles. In a world where divine fate clashes with human will, only one can prevail.
Jul 29, 2026
5Mizuchi 白蛇心傳 - Mizuchi 白蛇心傳 is a heartfelt and philosophical yuri visual novel inspired by the Legend of the White Snake and multiple folklores. Follow Linh's journey with a beautiful shape-shifting temptress and a resourceful warrior nun, and experience a story of friendship, love, transformation, and belonging.
Apr 17, 2020
In this game, you can…
- trade your soul to a snake god for a second life.
- wake up in your new sanctuary and immediately meet a nun trying to take your savior away, then end up living with both of them.
- share a non-romantic ending where all three women choose to stay together instead of splitting into separate couples.
- get rescued by a divine shapeshifter who can show up as a snake or a mermaid, then take you home to be fed and sheltered.
- spend long stretches cooking and eating detailed meals, from chopping vegetables to serving vegetarian dishes.
- live a cozy household routine with gardens and hot springs, then get slammed by sudden magical revelations that reframe everything.
- replay to see endings that completely change what you think you know about the characters and their relationships.
- watch the heroine grow from a timid peasant into someone who makes her own choices about love, freedom, and belonging.
6Qianli: The Vastscape Scroll - Shape the world to your will in lush landscapes inspired by Chinese watercolors in this Zen hex-tile building game that blends puzzle and roguelite elements with beautiful Asian aesthetics. Befriend mystical creatures in your journey while you make the world come alive beneath your fingertips.
Jul 16, 2026
7Touch Type Tale - Strategic Typing - Touch Type Tale is the strategy game you control by typing! Join a brave new era of strategy — tactical typing. Use a satisfying mesh of mechanics across a range of surprising challenges, with storybook campaigning and online play. You are Paul. (Hi there.) And the keyboard to the kingdom is yours.
Nov 4, 2024
In this game, you can…
- type commands to split, select unit types, and build production buildings that unlock new units and income.
- jump into surprise typing minigames like rhythm sections, a cook-off, a shooting gallery, and even bullet hell.
- let Twitch chat vote on the words that get typed into your game, so viewers can steer what commands you execute live.
- type a lane's word to send units there.
- hire workers for the day, run a small gold-mining minigame, then call them back in to squeeze out extra cash.
- unlock spells like Teleport and Plague by typing correctly once you've built the right infrastructure.
- charge for bonus damage, pull off flanks, and choose routes based on unit types and army size.
- play missions like escorting a convoy, racing to hit a gold target, or stalling enemies until allies arrive.
8Ladies, Don’t Tempt My Immortality - Seven beautiful calamities are all that stand between you and godhood. Train, flirt, and survive divine tribulations in this live-action romantic fantasy where every choice tests your heart and your immortality.
Jan 15, 2026
9face the immortal - This is a 2D platform ARPG game rooted in a Taoist mystical cosmology, blending Diablo-style equipment affixes, Metroidvania exploration elements, and light Rogue-like mechanics.
Mar 19, 2026
In this game, you can…
- stack weapon traits so one effect upgrades another, like ice spikes on hit that later start spreading
- unlock Marvel Source powers like water-walking, wind control, and poison resistance to push into hostile new domains
- repair a broken Nine Stars Divine Disk, then trigger higher-intensity rift invasions each time you fix it
- engrave seals into weapons and armor to add another layer of gear customization on top of affixes
- build your character around three souls and seven corporeal souls that directly shape your will, growth, and combat traits
- choose an ideology path: master talismans and alchemy as a Follower of the Source, or reject destiny as a Knower of the Source
10Genesis Relic: Idle Sandbox Simulator - A diverse sandbox idle sim featuring multiple maps from Three Kingdoms to cultivation, cats to cosmos. Offers varied gameplay: survival, management, nation-building. Includes an in-game editor to customize worlds, characters, and stories. Create, share worlds with Workshop support.
Mar 12, 2026
In this game, you can…
- build functional modules, define how they interact, and wire custom rules into a full playable world
- start with basic idle management, then progress into cultivation and immortal ascension
- trade across multiple worlds, stockpile resources, and keep upgrading a starship to reach farther voyages
- build your own base while a single health mistake ends the entire world run
- recruit legendary Three Kingdoms heroes as right-hand helpers, then use them to reshape an empire campaign
- create original characters with portraits and backstories, then connect them to custom storylines and a visual relationship graph
- export a custom world, upload it to the Workshop, then play other people's rule-heavy scenarios as full maps
- plan a production layout where every resource affects the others, then let it run idle and snowball as the numbers climb
