
You've never played a game like this before. Road to Empress I is a cinematic palace adventure where your choices decide everyone's fate. Tackle multiple story branches and a high mortality rate with charm, wisdom and courage? First...survive.
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You've never played a game like this—cinematic palace adventure where your moves shape drama!

Full live-action on real sets, starring Kuan Hung, Evie Huang, Zeawo, Hana Lin, Qi Xiaxia. 4K HD delivers unprecedented immersion—step into grand Eastern imperial court.

This is where film meets gaming in perfect harmony. Here, every choice you make can take the story in a whole new direction! One moment of misplaced trust could send you spiraling into betrayal and death. Who's manipulating you? Who can you manipulate in return?

Amid multiple story branches and high mortality, can you rise from nobody to power with charm, wisdom, courage? First...survive.

Behind imperial court's golden facade: webs of desire, secrets, buried truths. Discover scandals—prince's affair with court bard, princess's hidden lover, vengeful spirits in abandoned Cold Palace, and more...

8+ hours content, every playthrough unique. Your choices shape story and you. Get custom Trait Sketch, collect artifacts, unlock hidden plots, crown top picks in popularity contests!
About New One Studio
We are an independent team focused on interactive storytelling, dedicated to innovatively blending Eastern culture with interactive media. In 2019, everyone who journeyed with The Invisible Guardian shared its BAFTA glory, reaffirming that great interactive storytelling can truly stay in people's hearts. Over the past few years, we have immersed ourselves in the prosperous ancient Chinese dynasty, brewing an entirely new story. Road to Empress not only depicts the deadly beauty of Eastern intrigue, but it also brings the audience a battlefield that will test your wisdom and courage.
Two works, different stories, one shared vision—we hope users worldwide can once again experience the charm of traditional Eastern culture through our story. It will serve as a bridge across cultures, bringing a brand-new experience to every user who supports FMV works.
In Road to Empress, you will personally write the epic of a ruling empress. Road to Empress I focuses on her legendary origins—watch how she transforms from an unknown girl into someone who survives the deadly power struggles of a crisis-ridden court through wisdom and courage, gradually emerging as a formidable force.
In Road to Empress II, you return as a seasoned master, and the stakes are brutally higher. Pull the strings from the shadows, keep your ministers in check, and unify an empire amid calculated scheming. You will write every word of a golden age yourself!
(Official Orange Light Authorization, with sincere thanks to Orange Light for their music support.)
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Languages: English, Simplified Chinese*, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Spanish - Spain*languages with full audio support
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진실된 인간성과 순수한 마음을 가지고 이루지 못한 사랑은 얼마나 아픈가. 아버지를 내쫓고 형제를 죽인 이세민의 자식다운 권모술수로 가득한 이태와 마냥 순진하지 않는 이치. 하지만 마치 다른 피인듯 순수한 낭만을 지닌 황태자 이건성과 고양공주는 권력보다 진실된 사랑을 선택한다. 이태의 장기말이었지만, 지음(知音)을 넘어 황태자를 사랑하게 된 칭심과 수행자라는 신분에 매여 고뇌를 보여주는 편기 "황가에서 태어난 신분으로 한 사람의 진실된 마음을 얻는 것은 크나큰 사치였구나!" 이건성은 이렇게 한탄하지만 쌍방의 진실된 마음이 있어도 황가라는 신분 때문에 이루어지지 못하는 것이니 플레이어는 더욱 애달프다. 생존을 위해 수단을 가리지 않는 무측천보다 권모의 마음을 가지고 있는 이태, 이치보다 인간성을 갖추고 순수한 사랑을 하려는 로맨티스트가 가슴을 울린다. +) 그렇기에 악인인 위귀비를 죽이면서도 그녀에게 딸이 죽지 않았다는 사실을 알려주어, 안심한 채로 세상을 떠나게 만드는 선택지를 넣어준 제작진에게 감사한다. 냉혈한 마음에 남아있는 따스한 인간성. 성세천하2는 어떨까 소설이지만 仁을 통해 자신의 이상에 도달하려는 유비처럼 게임이지만 인간성을 버리지 않고도 황후에 등극하는 무측천을 볼 수 있는 선택지가 있기를
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Superbe histoire machiavélique, sombre et cruelle, totalement à l'opposé de la beauté des lieux et des superbes tenue traditionnelles Hanfu. J'ai vraiment adoré ce jeu 😍 Le choix dans le chapitre 13 a été pour moi un terrible crève-cœur 😭
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