Celestial Descends, an independently developed xianxia tactics RPG, enters Early Access on Steam on July 23, 2026. The launch version contains roughly 70% of the main storyline along with a wealth of side quests and challenge content, offering over 30 hours of gameplay, with support for six languages: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean and Spanish.
Setting: The Celestials Descend, Hunyuan Teeters
The story takes place in a fictional xianxia world where demons, spirits, humans and elemental creatures coexist. Across a land woven from ancient legends, the "Celestials" descend without warning — players must not only face the formidable enemies of the Hunyuan world, but also unravel, step by step, the secret behind the Celestials themselves.
Strategy: Every Move Is a Step of Cultivation
Celestial Descends places its emphasis on deep tactical strategy: how you arrange your formation, how you use the terrain and how you combine character abilities together decide the course of every battle. The distinctive celestial phenomena mechanic and Five Elements counter system keep the battlefield in constant flux, testing how well players adapt in the heat of combat.
For tactics players who chase the limit, the game also offers a hardcore mode: enemies and AI at maximum strength, and no take-backs — a single move decides life or death.
Team Building: There Is No Standard Answer, Only a Better One
Squad building (BD) is the strategic core of this game. Character talents, rune stone loadouts, spirit pet core passives, artifacts and elixirs, teammate combinations — layered on top of the random battlefield conditions brought by celestial phenomena — make every battle an entirely new permutation. How you clear a stage and how you build your team is your call. We design the mechanics; the unexpected solutions are for players to create. Our hope is to open up a far larger space of combinations for strategic variety in the tactics RPG.
Crafting System: The Joy of Creation, Like the Demon-Refining Pot
We poured our heart into the crafting system — inspired by childhood memories of the demon-refining pot in Xuan-Yuan Sword. Gather materials and recipes to craft artifacts, elixirs, spirit pets and rune stones; some results carry an element of randomness, so the moment you open the furnace there is always room for a surprise. Through crafting, we want players to experience the pleasure of creation and transformation.
Growth and Progression: Every Resource Is a Choice
Growth resources in the game are produced in limited quantities: who to invest in, and in which direction, is a strategic decision that runs through the entire journey. Fifteen companions, each with a distinct personality and role, await players who will train them according to their aptitude and raise a lineup that is theirs alone.
Abundant Side Content and World Bosses: Finishing the Story Is Not the End
Beyond the main storyline, the game features a large body of side stories and exploration content — we believe the story of a tactics game can shine with humanity just as brightly. Delve into these bonds and grudges and you will understand this world better, and be rewarded accordingly.
Players can also take on world bosses on the world map: every boss has completely different combat mechanics, waiting for clever players to find the way to break them. World bosses respawn and grow steadily stronger, offering long-term, repeatable challenge to players who chase the limit.
About Early Access
Why Early Access?
Before the full release, we want real player feedback to take part in polishing the game. Combat balance, progression pacing, map content and localization will all keep improving in line with community input.
What the launch version includes:
· About 70% of the main storyline (a complete arc with proper closure, not cut off midway)
· A wealth of side quests and challenge content
· Over 30 hours of gameplay
· 15 companions to develop
· Support for six languages
Price:
The Early Access price is ¥65, discounted to ¥58.5. The price will rise moderately when the full version launches — the earlier you join, the better the price at which you walk alongside us.
Release Information
· Game title: Celestial Descends (Tianlin Hunyuan)
· Platform: Steam (PC)
· Early Access begins: July 23, 2026
· Genre: Tactics / Turn-Based Strategy / RPG / Xianxia
· Languages: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish
· Steam store page:
About the Developer
Celestial Descends is independently developed by Chengdu Tianlin Studio.
In an age overflowing with games, a player’s time is precious.
We have done our best to turn what we love into a product — we hope it is worth every cent and every minute you spend on it.
Media Contact
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