Swords of Legends Gameplay Trailer Debuts at Summer Game Fest 2026
The trailer confirms Aurogon Shanghai is adapting the long-running Gujian Qitan series into a multiplatform single-player action RPG, a shift from the series' traditional PC-focused roots.
Reporting from 3 sources: 4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
Aurogon Shanghai released a new gameplay trailer for 'Swords of Legends' during Summer Game Fest 2026 on June 6. The action-adventure RPG is set in a world inspired by Chinese classical literature and mythology, including the 'Shan Hai Jing.' Players take the role of an underworld executor who travels to the human world to guide lost souls to their proper destinations. Some souls resist, requiring combat using weapons, spells, and magical artifacts. The trailer showed a battle with a character named Cai Yi Hou Kong Kong Zi. The game is planned for release on PC via Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with no release date announced yet. A trial event is scheduled in Shanghai, China. The Steam store page has also opened, and the game supports Japanese text display.
The Summer Game Fest 2026 broadcast on June 6 included the debut of 'Swords of Legends,' a new title from Aurogon Shanghai in the Gujian Qitan series. The trailer focused on the protagonist's role as an underworld executor, a being tasked with guiding lost souls in a world where humans, gods, and souls coexist. The setting draws on Chinese mythology and the classic text 'Shan Hai Jing,' featuring creatures such as flower spirits, painted-skin beauties, and headless ghosts. Combat footage showed the protagonist using multiple weapon types and magical artifacts against a boss named Cai Yi Hou Kong Kong Zi. The game is a single-player action-adventure RPG, planned for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. A Steam store page is live, and the game will support Japanese text. A trial event is scheduled in Shanghai, though no release date has been set.
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