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A compact 1940s puzzle visual novel about espionage and family duty set between Chongqing and Shanghai during wartime China.

Attentat 1942
A historically-accurate WWII adventure about uncovering your family's past through moral dilemmas and documentary-style storytelling, lasting about four hours.
2017-10-31
- Warfare
- Adventure

Indie

Simulator

Text

Historical

Non-fiction

Educational

Visual Novel

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Murders on the Yangtze River

An Ace Attorney-like detective game set in early 20th-century China, where you solve murder cases through clue-gathering, interrogation, and deduction over a ~17-hour, historically atmospheric campaign.

2024-01-30

Adventure
Indie
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)
Historical
Mystery

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Spiritual Bond ～Breaking the curse, Intertwining fates～

A roughly six-hour text-based adventure puzzle game set in ancient Japanese villages, where shrine maidens and kami guide choice-driven stories about forging bonds.

2026-01-12

Adventure
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

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Lost in Art: a Miniature Realm

A charming, roughly two-hour puzzle adventure where you explore Eastern mythology and real artworks while solving approachable puzzles for the miniature folk.

2026-06-01

Adventure
Indie

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CARTAGRA

A dark postwar Tokyo detective visual novel about a murder investigation entangled with obsession and madness, with a roughly five-hour reading experience.

2026-06-25

Adventure
Horror
Text
Mystery
Visual Novel

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Mr. Pumpkin 2: Kowloon walled city

A short, atmospheric puzzle-adventure starring a pumpkin-headed protagonist exploring Hong Kong's Kowloon Walled City, with roughly four hours of playtime.

2019-11-13

Puzzle
Fantasy
Third person
Indie
Side view
Point-and-click

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Cycle of Struggle: Ardengrad

A short, choice-driven visual novel about a student caught in an alternate world's political upheaval, where decisions decide fates.

2026-02-06

Adventure
Visual Novel

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Cat carried Butterfly

A compact, emotional RPG set in Republican-era Shanghai about recovering memories and uncovering secrets involving yaoguai, with a ~4-hour runtime and potential technical issues.

2026-04-27

Puzzle
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

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Xiaye's Doors of Magic: Lightchaser

A choice-driven narrative adventure/RPG about seven teens and rebellion, with tactical decisions rooted in the Gaokao and a compact roughly 140-minute reviewer experience.

2026-06-08

Adventure
Strategy
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)
Visual Novel

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Butterfly Girl

A short, story-driven puzzle-adventure where solving room-based puzzles reveals a mystery involving a girl and butterflies.

2026-04-16

Puzzle
Adventure
Role-playing (RPG)

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Shanghai1920

A short suspenseful visual novel about a 1920s Shanghai police detective investigating a murder, with an emotional ending and eerie early atmosphere.

2021-07-20

Role-playing (RPG)

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Shanghai Summer

A reflective narrative adventure set in Shanghai around the millennium, following Baichuan through twelve days of anomalies as he seeks the truth about hope and regret.

2024-02-07

Adventure
Indie