Blood Message

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Blood Message‍[a] is an upcoming action-adventure game developed by 24 Entertainment Lin'an and published by NetEase Games. The player assumes the roles of a messenger and his son, who are caught in the chaos of the Shazhou uprising and embark on a perilous journey across East and Central Asia to ensure a crucial message reaches Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Empire.

Developer24 Entertainment Lin'an
PublisherNetEase Games
ProducerZhipeng Hu‍[1][2][3]
EngineUnreal Engine 5
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Blood Message
Developer24 Entertainment Lin'an
PublisherNetEase Games
ProducerZhipeng Hu‍[1][2][3]
EngineUnreal Engine 5
PlatformsPC, consoles
ReleaseTBA
GenreAction-adventure
ModeSingle-player
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Blood Message is scheduled to be released for PC and consoles. The release date has not been announced yet.

Gameplay

Blood Message is an action-adventure game.[1][6][7][8][9] It is played in single-player mode from a third-person perspective.[6][9]

The player controls a messenger and his son.[7][9] The gameplay involves combat blended with stealth and survival mechanics.[6][7][9][10]

The game has a linear story progression.[9][11]

Synopsis

Setting

The June 2025 reveal trailer reproduced a Mogao Caves mural, dated to the Tang dynasty, that depicts Zhang Yichao's army.[11]

Blood Message is set in East and Central Asia during the late Tang dynasty.[7][9][12] Thematically, the developers aimed to highlight the struggle for survival of ordinary individuals against the backdrop of grand historical events.[11] They said that they conducted extensive historical research in order to present a realistic setting and that the story is not infused with strong elements of fantasy.[11]

Historically, Zhang Yichao, whose allegiance was with the Tang Empire, led an uprising that reclaimed the regions of Guazhou and Shazhou.[6] Following the capture of Shazhou, he dispatched ten groups of messengers, who were mostly ordinary people, across vast and hostile territories to relay the news to Chang'an.[6] Adapting these actual events, the game places the player in the role of a messenger.[6]

Plot

A messenger and his son are caught in the chaos of the Shazhou uprising and embark on a perilous journey across East and Central Asia to ensure a crucial message reaches Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Empire.[9]

Development

Blood Message is a game developed by 24 Entertainment Lin'an.[6][9][12][13] The studio is a subsidiary of NetEase Games.[12] The game is built using Unreal Engine 5.[1][6][7][8]

The development team, in collaboration with the Gansu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, conducted historical site scanning, geomorphological restoration, cultural relic digitization, and ecological detail reproduction of the Hexi Corridor.[14]

Release

Blood Message is scheduled to be released for PC and consoles.[2][7][9][10]

Blood Message was unveiled with a trailer on 20 June 2025.[3][11][15] The trailer showed game footage, both gameplay and cutscenes, in real-time rendering.[11]

See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    Simplified Chinese: 归唐; traditional Chinese: 歸唐; pinyin: Guī Táng.[4][5]

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