
He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.
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The year is 1632. The Ming Dynasty faces its final days amid internal strife and foreign threats. Years of disasters and harsh policies have triggered famine and rebellion across the land.
A bandit named "Liang" accepts a job escorting four young girls from Huazhou to Luoyang. He assumes they'll be sold as daughters, but a girl named "Sui" reveals the truth: the buyer is a thousand-year-old Swine Demon who devours children annually. Sui's sister was already killed. Sui begs Liang to abandon the mission and help her kill the Demon for revenge. But Liang discovers Sui hides darker secrets...
A Dark Tale of Redemption —— A story of hope flickering amid famine, trafficking, revenge, and cannibalism in a brutal world.
Multiple Choices & Endings —— 160,000 words across 9 different endings where every choice matters.
Authentic Visuals —— Realistic art style with researched Ming period clothing, architecture, and environments.
Premium Voice Acting —— Full Chinese/Japanese voice acting with renowned actors like Rie Kugimiya and Hanser, plus original music for movie-like experience.

Play as Liang, the main character and protagonist. His family has run a successful business for years, but Liang never saw himself as his father’s successor. Instead, he would rather travel the world as a hero and visit as many new locations as possible. The day of the Great Tianqi Explosion in 1626, was the day Liang lost everything. After becoming a refugee with nothing left to his name, he turned to a life of crime. Liang became a bandit and makes a living by killing others for loot.

Sui, a nine-year-old mute born in Luoyang. Her sister was killed by the swine demon that also dwells in Luoyang. To avenge her sister’s death, she intentionally let her self-become abducted to get close to the demon and assassinate him. Some, or all of the above statement is false, part of Sui’s untrustworthy nature.

Liang’s partner Tongue, the silver-tongued devil who is motivated by greed. When they work jobs together, Liang executes their target's lives while Tongue works on securing loot.

A girl from an authoritative family that was abducted by human traffickers. It is said to be a distant relative of governor general Yuan.

One of the two sisters from Northern Shannxi who was sold by her parents in a year of turmoil. She is full of vigor and an honest person, who cares deeply about her sister.

One of the two sisters from Northern Shannxi, also sold by her parents. She is charming, pure of heart, and is also very dependent on her older sister.

An old friend of Liang, who owns an inn outside of Haizhou city.

In the fifth year of Chongzhen (1633), a rebel leader came to Jin from Shan and called himself the "Dashing King".

The swine demon disguised as a wealthy lord that devours young girls on his birthday for thousands of years, according to Sui. He is also the one who has commissioned Liang to escort the four girls to the city of Luoyang.

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Languages: Simplified Chinese*, Traditional Chinese*, English, Japanese*, French, Italian, Ukrainian, Russian*languages with full audio support
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Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 110 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
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positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
Reviews
我很喜欢剧情,良田满穗
到底意難平。
Game made me hungry after 8 hour of continuous reading.
A great visual novel. Much more linear than the studio's previous entry "lay a beauty to rest", as the focus this time is to tell a serious and very graphic story about the horrors of famine and starvation. The majority of the branching choices either lead to an early death or affects the relationship between the protagonist and the mute girl, with differing relationship levels opening up different final endings. With that in mind, it is still a fantastic (if grim) read, with excellent voice over. Both True Endings feel fitting and satisfying.
明末乱世真是惨,献给不在让我们成为饿殍而致力终生的人!
好玩喵
好玩但是有点刀,画风也很好看,有点刀,制作组很用心,有点刀,配音也很不错,有点刀,结局也很不错,有点刀,好游戏,有点刀,刀刀刀刀
愿世间再无饿殍
你喜欢“穗”还是“满穗”
良田满穗
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