Recently, the interactive adventure game The Queen's Gambit: The Glorious Era was officially released. Developed by New One Studio from China, this game uses real-life footage to depict the power struggles of the Tang Dynasty court, capturing the attention of many players. On its first day on Steam, the game attracted over ten thousand players online simultaneously and received extremely high ratings.
The Queen's Gambit: The Glorious Era depicts the power struggles faced by Wu Zetian before she became the only female emperor in Chinese history. The narrative unfolds through stunning 4K real-life visuals and progresses with quick-time events (QTE) and choice selections. Players who enjoy palace dramas will find the game rich with intrigue, secrets, and harsh rules, where the consequences of choices are often unexpected, leading to a variety of unfavorable endings.
According to official data, the game features over 100 branching paths and boasts extremely high mortality rate. However, players can choose to restart from the flowchart, allowing them to instantly try different choices even after encountering bad endings. This design enhances the exploratory nature and replay value of each playthrough.
In addition, although The Queen's Gambit: The Glorious Era features a main storyline, it has been designed with multiple endings, each accompanied by visuals. The game contains numerous elements of death and danger, creating an atmosphere reminiscent of Death Game, and its dark interpersonal relationships have also become a major selling point. The production quality of the game is quite impressive, with realistic horseback action scenes and lush death sequences filmed in opulent palaces, all adding up to approximately 500 minutes of footage, which is astonishing for an indie game.
Since its release, The Queen's Gambit: The Glorious Era has reached a peak concurrent player count of nearly 11,000 on Steam, boasting over an 82% approval rating, although most reviews come from Chinese players. Additionally, many players have provided feedback regarding The latter part of the game's narrative is incomplete., Most branches are dead ends, with only a minute-long video., and The plot lacks depth.. If you're into live interactive dramas centered around palace intrigue, this game is available on PC Steam, as well as iOS and Android platforms. However, keep in mind that the mobile version only includes the first chapter for free, while subsequent chapters require payment, and it offers support in Traditional Chinese.
