Amazing Cultivation Simulator

Amazing Cultivation Simulator (了不起的修仙模拟器) is a top-down construction and management game in the Wuxia style, developed by GSQ Games and published by Gamera Games. It entered early access in Chinese in 2019, saw its full release on November 25, 2020, and was localized for English-speaking audiences in the fourth quarter of 2021. The game is set in the Xianxia genre, focusing on running a Taoist sect while incorporating Buddhist and Taoist philosophy. Its gameplay systems, noted for their complexity and depth, are heavily inspired by titles like RimWorld and Dwarf Fortress. The game launched on Steam in early access on January 11, 2019, and reached its full version on November 25, 2020. It draws on Chinese mythology, including Wuxia and Xianxia themes, Taoist religious ideas, and Feng shui. The player’s goal is to cultivate their disciples’ Qi to defeat legendary creatures and uncover hidden secrets. In 2023, the game was added to Xbox Game Pass. A mobile version officially released in mainland China on December 20, 2023, via TapTap and local app stores, with a global launch on June 3, 2025, on the App Store and Google Play. This edition features a full touchscreen interface, supports English and Simplified Chinese, retains the core PC gameplay, and uses a one-time purchase model with no in-app monetization. Gameplay revolves around managing a sect, similar to colony management games, with a top-down, two-dimensional view. Mechanics include cultivating disciples toward immortality, balancing Feng shui for rooms and cultivators, trading, expanding influence across the map, fending off hostile invaders, and subduing powerful monsters. Two save modes exist: normal and “Immortal,” which acts as a hardcore mode that disables manual saving and many in-game indicators. The story takes place in the fictional Tiancang era. The player must rebuild the Taiyi sect after an attack that killed its master and most disciples. A tutorial prologue must be completed to unlock the main game, and further tutorials introduce basic mechanics. The English-localized “Classic” mode is a free-play option with adjustable difficulty, while a creative mode allows unrestricted building without survival elements. The plot casts the player as a surviving member of the destroyed Taiyi sect, seeking to rebuild and take revenge on unknown attackers.