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小矩工作室 · Published by 小矩工作室
Very Positive — 95% positive (148 reviews) · 21 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Fan Jin, who has failed in the exam for decades, has only one way to change his life - to pass the exam and become a successful candidate.
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Adventure, Indie, RPG, Casual · 2024 · More under £5 games
Embark on Fan Jin’s journey as he navigates the challenges of the imperial exams in Ru Lin Wai Shi Fan Jin. This indie RPG offers a unique blend of adventure and casual gameplay, where every decision shapes your path to becoming a successful candidate.
About this game
Game Story
Adapted from the third to seventh chapters of the ancient Chinese chapter novel "[/b] Scholars[/b]", the original work by Wu Jingzi.In the mid-Ming Dynasty, [/b]Fan Jin[/b], a Tongsheng in Guangdong, took the imperial examination from the age of 20 to the age of 54. He took the exam 20 times, but still failed once.
He is the laughing stock among neighbors and villagers, living in a simple thatched house outside the town. The only old mother in the family, a wife, and Fan Jin struggled to survive. His father-in-law, Hu Tuhu, often abused and scolded him, and his life was tortured.
Despite being ridiculed by others, Fan Jin still studies hard and fights at night with the lights on. Although he is often dizzy from hunger, he still does not lower his ambition.
Soon the 21st imperial examination will begin, what will be the fate of Fan Jin this time?
Game introduction
This is a story-based adventure game. Players will play Fan Jin and experience the bitterness of the imperial examination life in the middle of the Ming Dynasty.In the game, Fan Jin will go through several important stages in his life: a poor scholar preparing for exams, Fan Xianggong, who accidentally won a scholar, or a master who has made a fortune, and later became an official in the court and held power. Everyone's attitude towards you will also change as you advance step by step.
In different chapters, players need to complete a series of tasks before they can continue to advance the game: find money and food for the next meal at home, find suitable four treasures of study for the imperial examination, and serve as patrons of powerful squires from time to time, and then share the worries of the Ming court solve problems.
Changing your destiny is not your only goal. Follow Fan Jin, we will see through the hypocritical nature of the imperial examinations, find out the process and reason of the corruption of human nature, and protect the goodness and sincerity in the world.
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Main features:
- Become Fan Jin, change fate against the heavens
- Re narrative game experience, restoring classic novel segments
- Exquisite pixels, realistic antique style, perfect fusion of music and visuals
- The duration is about 4~5 hours, relaxed and enjoyable
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- OS: window10
- Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core CPU
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics:
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Recommended
Recommended:
- OS: window10
- Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core CPU
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Supported Languages
Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Updated log on June 20, 2024 (1.04)
1. Homecoming mode adds a mini game called "Categorization" (Xiaoxiaole), located near the old fisherman by the river, where players can chat with NPC "caravan leaders" to play the game. 2. Homecoming mode adds a task of "one thousand coins", where you can talk to your wife at home and pick them up. 3. Modify the dialogue of some NPCs. 4. Modify known bugs.Read full article on Community Announcements (mojiaxiaoju)Patch NotesOfficial
Updated log on June 3, 2024
1. Add sedan bearers at the foot of the mountain to facilitate players to transfer. 2. Add 7 new images to your favorites. 3. In homecoming mode, all favorite images will be automatically unlocked.Read full article on Community Announcements (mojiaxiaoju)AnnouncementsOfficial
Updated log on May 29, 2024 (1.03)
1. Add "Homecoming Mode", which will be activated after the game ends with Easter eggs. Subsequent updates will be presented in this mode. 1.1. Currently, the return to hometown mode has added the ultimate mode of "Fengguan Jinjue" (2048), "Text Connection" (Lianliankan), "Embroidered Portrait" (one stroke), and "Willing to Hook" (Golden Miner), which greatly increases the difficulty and correspondingly increases the points obtained. 1.2. In homecoming mode, all NPCs have new dialogue content. 1.3. Have a conversation with the butler at Nanlin Academy, and play the content of the imperial examination with different difficulty levels (QTE audio game). 2. Modify known typos and bugs. 3. Add CG images to your favorites.Read full article on Community Announcements (mojiaxiaoju)Patch NotesOfficial
Updated log on May 26, 2024 (1.02)
1. "Fengguan Jinjue" (2048), "Text Connection" (Lianliankan), "Embroidery Portrait" (One stroke), and "Willingness to Hook" (Golden Miner) have added support for viewing online leaderboards, based on the highest points earned by players in the game. 2. Modify known typos and bugs.Read full article on Community Announcements (mojiaxiaoju)Patch NotesOfficial
Updated log on May 18, 2024
1. Modify the problem where the highest difficulty of a single stroke cannot be overcome in the third game. 2. Modify some lines.Read full article on Community Announcements (mojiaxiaoju)
