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largeland · Published by largeland
Content notice: 游戏会出现死亡事件,玩家作为调查员需要调查清楚死亡原因,会有超自然的生物出现。 游戏包含部分NPC角色酗酒
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
The Unleaving is a Chinese folk-horror Cthulhu RPG. As a member of a paranormal investigation group, venture into rural ghost stories and uncover the truth through dialogue, skill checks, and a little dice luck. Many stories, occupations, endings—some answers lie beyond knowing. They never left.
About this game
> Some answers lie beyond comprehension.
> They never left.
The Unleaving is a Chinese folk-horror Cthulhu RPG born from tabletop RPGs (TTRPGs). As a member of a paranormal investigation group, you will travel deep into the countryside to investigate one uncanny incident after another.
Multiple stories, multiple occupations, multiple endings—every choice you make and every die you roll decides where the story goes.
Build your character and step into the strange, wondrous world of Chinese folk Cthulhu!

■ The First Story: The Revelation of Xie Niangniang
On the eve of the Ghost Festival, the children of Wild Lotus Pond village begin falling ill, one after another, with a sickness no one can name. The health clinic finds nothing—but the old folks say it's "soul-loss."
You are sent to investigate, only to be caught in a bizarre car crash on the drive in...
Water lanterns drifting on the lotus pond, rites at the Temple of Guan Yu, footsteps in the inn corridor in the dead of night—the clues lie scattered across every corner of the village. And the truth, perhaps, does not wish to be found.

■ Your Character, Defined by You
The game offers a variety of occupations, each a different walk of life through which to enter the story—
Feng Shui Master: carries a mysterious compass and can turn misfortune aside, deftly dodging Critical Failures;
Psychic: speaks directly with small animals, but isn't much good with people;
Detective: well-read and worldly, starting out with extra skill points;
plus the Student, the Speculator, the Tycoon, and more.
Then spend your points freely across skills like Observation, Folklore, Eloquence, and Medicine to decide who you are: the silver tongue that wins people over, or the deft hands that pick apart every lock and mechanism.

■ A Narrative Experience Driven by Tabletop RPG Rules
The game's core mechanics come from tabletop role-playing (TTRPG). Everything you see, hear, and think is resolved through dialogue choices and skill checks—dice + skill versus difficulty—rolling one of four fates, from "Critical Success" down to "Critical Failure."
A successful "Persuade" might defuse a confrontation; a failed "Intimidate" might land you somewhere far worse. HP and Sanity are both on the line: when your HP runs out, that's the end—and when your Sanity drains away, you are lost to madness forever.
■ More Than One Way to Roll
Carry special items to swap in check dice with different odds;
The fabled Mysterious Compass changes the very form of checks—say goodbye to dice;
And when your back is against the wall, burn Luck for one reroll.

■ Two Ways to Play
1. Story Mode: your actions, choices, and skill checks together steer the story toward different endings.
2. Free Mode: at supported story points, type whatever you like—use your imagination to interact with NPCs, solve problems, and shape the story in your own way.
About Free Mode:
- When an input box appears at the bottom of the text panel on the right, that story point supports AI interaction;
- Free Mode currently opens only the first area for testing, with more areas to follow.
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System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible video card (integrated or dedicated with min 512MB memory)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 20 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7/8/10
- Processor: Intel Core i7 or AMD 1800 equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce 1060 or equivalent
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 20 GB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
The Unleaving Demo – Minor Patch Notes
Hello, players!This Demo update primarily focuses on improving the overall interaction experience.Thank you for your feedback and support in testing! We’ll continue refining the Demo based on your experience while working hard to bring you the full release as soon as possible.Read full article on Community Announcements (五迷三道)Patch NotesOfficial
The Unleaving Demo — Minor Update Patch Notes
Hello everyone! This Demo update improves certain scenes, character behavior, dialogue, and interactions, while also fixing several issues that could affect gameplay.Update Details:Fixed an issue where characters could become stuck while moving through certain areas.Corrected the characters featured in some dialogue.Fixed an issue where NPCs could move outside the scene boundaries.Improved certain skill-check nodes.Fixed an issue where repeatedly opening the Settings menu could cause the game to freeze.Thank you for your feedback and continued support! We’ll keep improving the Demo based on your experiences while working hard on the full release.Read full article on Community Announcements (五迷三道)Patch NotesOfficial
New interaction for skipped horror scenes
Based on player feedback, we've expanded the range covered by the mild horror warning.New interaction for skipped horror scenes: with "Skip mild horror scenes" enabled, horror sequences are now covered by a black overlay by default. Hold a key to gradually reveal the hidden scene, simulating your eyes slowly coming into focus — and you can close your eyes (black out the screen) again at any time.Full controller support added, with improved input feel.Repeated dialogue will now show a skip prompt.Reworked the underlying interaction logic, improving the responsiveness of movement and interaction detection.Read full article on Community Announcements (sedfide)Patch NotesOfficial
Seeking Spirits Demo - Small Update Patch Notes
Hello players,This Demo update focuses on improving controller support, dialogue presentation, passive check prompts, and the experience in several scenes. We’ve also fixed some text and interaction issues.Update notes:Improved controller operation experienceImproved invisible wall behaviorAdjusted the text for dice rolls and check results, with added explanations for difficulty and passive checksAdded a passive check tutorialAdded controller button binding prompts to the passive check explanationAdjusted dialogue for some charactersImproved interaction trigger experienceAdded a bug feedback link on the home screenThank you all for your feedback and testing support. We’ll continue improving the Demo based on player experience, and we’re hard at work on the full version!Read full article on Community Announcements (Iron_Akili)Patch NotesOfficial
BUG FIX
Improved mouse wheel scrolling speed for smoother navigation.Fixed an issue where Room 203 could appear empty under certain conditions.Fixed an issue preventing the "Rent" and "Rat Hole" quests from being completed.Thanks for all your feedback — we'll keep polishing the experience!Read full article on Community Announcements (sedfide)






