At the beginning of 2025, the Xianxia game market can be described as a fight between immortals. "Sword and Fairy World" will be open beta on February 19, and the return of Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Linger has made countless old players call "Ye Qinghui"; "Zhuxian World" ranks high on various platforms with its hard-core group book and in-depth social networking; As a new masterpiece of Thunder Games, "Ask Sword Immortality" focuses on 3D sword air combat to attract attention. There are also veteran players such as "One Thought of Freedom" and "The Legend of Mortal Cultivation of Immortals", and there are still topics to talk about. There are so many Xianxia games, which one can really let you relive the Xianxia dream of the year? Let's take a look at it today!

"Sword and Fairy World": Full of feelings, but the liver is persuaded to quit?

"Sword and Fairy World", as the first open-world RPG of Sword and Fairy IP, detonated the enthusiasm of players on the day of the open beta. The game restores classic scenes such as Jiangnan Water Town and Shushan Sword School, and also adds a new multiplayer area of "Yingyue Slope" to support eight people to explore the habitat of spirits. Players can trigger emotional fragments such as "Lock Demon Tower Rescue" and "Yuhang Town Chance Encounter" through side quests, although the main plot does not directly reproduce the original story, but the emotional line is delicate, such as Lin Yueru's growth portrayal in the Suzhou flood, which was commented by players as "like rewatching the animated version of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".

However, the degree of freedom in the open world has also caused a lot of controversy. Some players complained that "map exploration needs to manually unlock the teleportation point, and it takes too long to run the map", and although the Royal Spirit system has added a new "egg stealing" gameplay, the price of capturing props is high (50 immortal jade of the advanced spirit trapping network), and the explosion rate is also very low, and I feel that the journey of catching pets has been defeated repeatedly. Despite this, the game is still regarded by most players as "the closest work to the dream of Xianxia in recent years" by virtue of its five-spirit combat system (wind cree, lake water) and dynamic ecology (day and night weather changes).

"Zhuxian World": "Cultivating Immortals KPI" for hardcore players

Adapted from Xiao Ding's novel of the same name, "Zhuxian World" focuses on difficult group books and deep social interactions. The 10-person group "Qingyun Trial" needs to be cleared for several days in a row, and the dungeon drop mechanism is harsh, which has attracted many hardcore players to challenge, but it is also nicknamed the "KPI of the Immortal Cultivation World" because of the average daily 3 hours of online demand. The game restores classic plots such as Zhang Xiaofan's past in Caomiao Village and Qimai Huiwu, but for non-book fans, the plot threshold is high, and social pressure has dissuaded many leisure parties. In addition, "Zhuxian World" has launched a wealth of activities during the Spring Festival in 2025, including Ren Xianqi's "I'm Back" player-exclusive concert, which can be described as full of topicality.

"Ask the Sword for Immortality": 3D Edgeworth air combat, the special effects are gorgeous but the experience is sparse

"Ask Sword Immortality", which focuses on "100 people fighting on the same screen", features 3D sword fighting, but the optimization problem has been criticized. Players reported that "when there are too many people on the same screen, they often overheat and flash back", and the "erysipelas" mechanism (taking pills to accumulate toxicity) is innovative, but it makes the development rhythm drag, and "the actuarial erysipelas subsidence time is doing mathematical calculations". However, the 3D innovative real-time combat is still recognized by some visual parties, and the cool skill effects are also one of the highlights (eating mobile phone configuration).

Recently, "Ask Sword Immortality" has also launched a new version of the spirit world, bringing a new spirit world art atmosphere and supernatural matching ideas. The development team has also made optimizations based on player feedback, such as expanding the number of participants in the Star Sea Spirit Race gameplay, and adding a split line sharing HP mechanism. Therefore, in terms of innovation, we can continue to look forward to it.

"One Thought of Leisure": Buddhism cultivates immortals, but the gameplay is a little tired

As the "big brother" who placed the immortal cultivation track, "One Thought of Leisure" attracted many Buddhist players with its on-hook cultivation growth and cave farming alchemy. However, after the fourth-anniversary version update, the problem of homogeneity of gameplay was highlighted, and the daily routine was the same, and players complained that "I was trapped on the same day in 999 years". Although the game officially announced the linkage with the animation of "Sword Comes", and planned to launch the theme content of "One Sword Opens the Gate of Heaven", it unexpectedly did not achieve the initial purpose of attracting book fans, and the future effect needs to be judged after the linkage is opened.

"The Legend of Mortal Immortals": The carnival of the original party, the threshold of non-book fans

Highly restoring Han Li's journey from mortal to god, "The Legend of Mortal Immortal Cultivation" is driven by classic plots such as "Trial of the Scarlet Forbidden Land" and "Treasure Hunt for the Void Heaven Palace", and many famous scenes are reproduced. The game also adds rich RPG elements, such as alchemy, refining, capturing spirit pets, cave construction, etc., which greatly increases the playability and fun of the game.

However, for non-book fans, the plot and character relationships of "The Legend of Mortal Immortals" are more complex, and players who lack the blessing of IP are prone to a sense of alienation. Although the game has put a lot of effort into restoring the original book, some of the adaptations still sparked controversy among the original party. For example, the emotional scenes of Nangong Wan and Han Li were enriched in the anime, but the original party felt that this adaptation deviated from the core of the original work. In addition, some of the game's plot and character settings are also different from the original book, which may require more time for non-book fans to get used to.

Who will continue your Xianxia dream? - "Walking in the Wind" or a new genre of casual parties

From the open-world feelings of "Sword and Fairy World", to the hardcore challenge of "Zhuxian World", to the classic daily cultivation of "One Thought of Leisure", the diversification of Xianxia games is meeting the needs of different players. If you pursue an immersive plot, you can choose "Sword and Fairy World" to relive Li Xiaoyao's chivalrous road; If you're keen on strategy games, the spiritual pressure combat in "Ask the Sword Immortal" is worth a try; And players who don't have much time can experience the rhythm of the old version of the immortal cultivation party in "One Thought of Leisure".

But if you're looking for a more relaxed and casual game of cultivating immortals, try Treading the Wind——Hang up the machine to repair for growth, the cave house automatically farms and alchemy, it only takes 15 minutes a day to complete the core cultivation, and sleep can also break through the realm! With the blessing of the Unreal Engine 4, the overall visual granularity of the game is also full, for example, you can overlook the mountains and rivers by flying in tandem, showing the beauty of all things, and having both a sense of scene and romance. There are over 10 machine spirit schools to choose from in the game, each with a unique machine spirit matching strategy. Players can achieve a variety of genres through collocation, such as using high critical hits, high explosive damage, and high pursuit machine spirits to combine "critical second kill flow", it is recommended to bring Miao Meow and Crane, Miao Meow increases the critical strike rate and damage, and Crane increases explosion damage; Or through the high defense ("Xuanwu" and "Qilin") and high damage immunity ("Giant Elephant" and "Jiaolong") machine spirits to match the "Gou Sheng Trick Dao Flow". Now you can also unlock rare ancient treasures + millions of resources by pre-ordering "Treading the Wind", which will help you easily cultivate an immortal.