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Blood Message is a narrative-driven, linear third-person action-adventure from NetEase ThunderFire's 24 Entertainment Lin'an Studio—the same team behind Naraka: Bladepoint and NetEase Games' first AAA single-player title. Built in Unreal Engine 5, the game adapts the true 848 AD Shazhou Uprising and Dunhuang messenger odyssey: after decades of Tibetan occupation in the Hexi Corridor, the people of Shazhou rise up and dispatch ten teams of ordinary couriers eastward to carry word of liberation to Chang'an. Play as a nameless messenger alongside his young son, crossing deserts, blizzards, and enemy sieges on a perilous three-thousand-li journey that is less about survival than about lighting a spark of hope. Focused on "ordinary people within grand history" rather than emperors or generals, Blood Message blends visceral survival combat, stealth, exploration, and puzzle-adventure in a premium single-player campaign inspired by Dunhuang aesthetics and Silk Road history—not an open world or soulslike. First revealed on June 20, 2025; planned for PC and consoles with a standard premium release model.

  • 24 Entertainment Lin'an
  • Action

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Stories behind the game

Blood Message retells one of the most dramatic true stories from late Tang China: in 848 AD, the people of Shazhou rose against decades of occupation and sent ten teams of ordinary couriers eastward to tell Chang'an that the Hexi Corridor was free again. You don't need Tang dynasty coursework to play—but knowing who Zhang Yichao was, why Dunhuang mattered, and what those messengers were risking will make every mile of sand and snow land differently. Start with our primer series below.

Primary traditionTang Dynasty And Silk Road

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The World Behind Blood Message

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