Action · November 1, 2021

The Legend of Tianding (2021)

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Play as Liao Tianding (AKA. Liāu Thiam-Ting) , vigilante of Taipei city and wanted by the Colonial Japanese authorities. Rob the rich, feed the poor, and fight for justice in the streets of early 20th century Taipei as Taiwan’s legendary outlaw. Based on real events, real people and real situations, The Legend of Tianding is an exploration of a place and time often overlooked and presented in the style of Traditional Chinese Manga. Battle the colonial authorities in style with a tanto, waist sash, and fast paced Kung Fu in tightly tuned technical combat. Execute advanced aerial combos, steal weapons from your enemies, use your waist sash and grappling hook to fly around the battlefield, and strike fear into the hearts of your oppressors. Take on incredible bosses like deadly courtesans, greedy businessmen, and even military leaders, each one guaranteed to challenge you with their dynamic abilities and brutal attacks. Explore the Dadaocheng area of Taipei city as it looked like in the early 1900’s Run through colorful streets, ride on a speeding train, and make your escape through dark sewers, all done in the style of a retro Traditional Chinese Manga. Even the playing field and tailor Liao Tianding to your playstyle with different equippable talismans! These magical items grant you bonuses such as recovering more health from food, regaining stamina faster, or even reducing the damage you take. Take a break from rebellion with this traditional Taiwanese board game. See how your legend stacks up against your friend's in online leaderboards. Test yourself against Tianding’s rogue's gallery in Boss Rush mode. Experience the full beauty of the city, the mountains, and clashing martial arts in 4K resolution, running at 120 frames per second with Ultrawide monitor support!

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Adventure · 809
  • Controller · 738
  • RPG · 723
  • Combat · 600
  • Martial Arts · 570
  • Side Scroller · 543
  • Beat 'em up · 539
  • Hack and Slash · 535
  • Spectacle fighter · 534
  • Platformer · 532
  • 2D · 525
  • Comic Book · 524
  • Historical · 520
  • Multiple Endings · 509
  • Story Rich · 506

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume4.0k Steam reviewsTop 68% in Action
Positive rating94% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 19%
Metacritic81/100Genre average 77 — top 36% of Action titles
Engagement hours5 h averageTop 70% for session depth among Action

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (10)

  • English
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese volume_up
  • German
  • Japanese
  • Russian
  • French
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Korean
  • Portuguese - Brazil volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • Traditional Chinese
  • Portuguese - Brazil

Reception Metrics

Steam community

94%Very Positive · 4.0k reviews

3.7k positive · 238 negative

Metacritic

81/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

3.1k

Press Quotes

“It feels slick to play, and still manages to impress artistically. LoT reinvents multiple established genres by threading a powerful story through all of its independent elements” Kotaku “I was extremely charmed by the presentation of the title.” 83 – Gaming Age “The Legend of Tianding is an excellent beat’em up action platformer that touches upon a cultural figure that has been mostly forgotten.” 8 – Noisy Pixel

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

5h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

6h

Typical completion time

Achievements

26

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateNov 1, 2021
DeveloperCreative Games Computer Graphics Corporation, Neon Doctrine
PublisherNeon Doctrine
Base price$5.99 -70%
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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