Black Myth Wukong Leads 25 Chinese Single-Player Games Launching Demos

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A New Story: China Single-Player Game Exhibition has revealed its first batch of playable titles, with The Legend of Sword and Fairy, Black Myth: Wukong, and Blood Lion confirmed for hands-on play. According to the official announcement, the exhibition will run from July 29 to October 7 at Floor 1, Old Wharf Revival No. 5 Warehouse Project, 653 Waima Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, and will feature 25 Chinese-made games in total.

Those three picks say a lot about what the exhibition is trying to do. For many players, The Legend of Sword and Fairy still defines the emotional memory of early Chinese single-player games. Blood Lion brings with it the baggage and arguments that still follow older Chinese releases. Black Myth: Wukong is the most visible game in that conversation right now. Put together, the three suggest this is not just a showcase for new releases. It is also trying to put the history, the friction, and the high-water marks of Chinese single-player games in one room.

The more useful detail comes after the headline announcement: the exhibition will offer 25 Chinese-made games in playable form, and only 3 have been announced so far. That makes this first batch feel more like a statement of intent than the main draw. The rest will be revealed gradually, which is a good reason to keep an eye on how the lineup develops.

The venue also sounds more substantial than a typical pop-up. Official information describes a 5000㎡ immersive space alongside hundreds of exhibits related to Chinese single-player games. In other words, this does not sound like a quick line-up, try-it, and leave event. It sounds closer to a full exhibition experience, built around playable stations, archival material, and developer sessions. For players interested in the broader arc of Chinese single-player games, that kind of in-person presentation is more immediate than any trailer reel, especially when playable builds, memorabilia, and behind-the-scenes material share the same space.

The event also includes more than game stations and display cases. Tsai Ming-Hung, producer of The Legend of Sword and Fairy, and the development team behind Sultan's Game will appear for talks and behind-the-scenes presentations. For players interested in how games are made, that may be as valuable as the demos themselves, because it shows the decisions and detours behind the finished work.

Practically speaking, the exhibition seems best suited to two groups. First, veteran players with a strong attachment to Chinese single-player history; with names like The Legend of Sword and Fairy and Blood Lion already confirmed, the exhibit section will likely resonate most with them. Second, newer players drawn in by Black Myth: Wukong; they may show up for one high-profile game and leave with a broader sense of the category’s history. An event that genuinely speaks to both nostalgia and first-time curiosity is still relatively rare.

From an industry perspective, the clearest signal may be that Chinese single-player games are getting more deliberate about telling their own history. The event is guided by the Game Working Committee of the China Audio-video and Digital Publishing Association, and hosted by the Game Museum of the China Audio-video and Digital Publishing Association together with Hotel Indigo Shanghai on the Bund. That gives the project a level of institutional backing that is hard to ignore. For players, the schedule from July 29 to October 7 is already set. For the category itself, the more interesting question is what the remaining 22 unrevealed games will add to the picture this exhibition is starting to build.