NetEase Announces First AAA Single-Player Game “Blood Message;” Plot and Key Features Revealed
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NetEase, the Chinese tech company behind games like Marvel Rivals, Once Human and more, has announced they are working on their first AAA single-player game titled “Blood Message.”
Contrary to the company’s previous game releases, this will be a narrative-drive game, which aims to blend survival combat with Eastern storytelling.
For the game’s first trailer and key features, read on.
Blood Message From NetEase Looks to Bring AAA Gaming With an Eastern Theme
Blood Message Story Details:
Blood Message introduces a forgotten odyssey of loyalty and survival where players join Dunhuang’s uprising, taking control of a nameless messenger and his young son in this immersive third-person action-adventure. Caught in the crossfire of a righteous uprising and driven by loyalty to both family and country, players will embark on a perilous eastward journey to deliver a message that holds the fate of their war-torn homeland. Amidst the shifting sands of history, they will etch a final tale of loyalty.
Set during the final years of the Tang Dynasty, players will traverse a treacherous 3,000-li (around 1,000 miles) odyssey back to Chang’an, the heart of the Tang Empire. Cross lethal landscapes including desolate deserts and the vast wilderness of East and Central Asia to survive brutal sieges, unforgiving terrain, and overwhelming odds. The game’s setting in the last years of the Tang Dynasty provides a cultural landmark of Chinese history that frames the story with customs, culture, and rich history of the era.
Blood Message Key Features:
- Narrative-driven gameplay anchored in cinematic storytelling
- Visceral, realistic combat blending stealth and survival mechanics
- A deeply emotional journey exploring themes of family, honor, sacrifice, and cultural identity
- Expansive landscapes inspired by the diverse terrains of East and Central Asia, such as Dunhuang (敦煌)
The game is being developed by Chinese studio 24 Entertainment, and there’s no release date set for it yet but it is confirmed for consoles and PC.
Powered by Unreal Engine 5, Blood Message is a cinematic, single-player, linear story-driven action-adventure game. Given how Eastern titles such as Stellar Blade, Black Myth Wukong and the like have played, we’re excited to learn more about Blood Message.
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