Genigods: Nezha — an action RPG based on Chinese creation myths.

Genigods: Nezha — An Action RPG Based on Chinese Creation Myths

The number of games based on Chinese mythology is growing. The Chinese company Genigods Lab has introduced Genigods: Nezha — a single-player action RPG set in the world of Chinese creation myths.

In Genigods: Nezha, the god Pangu has fallen into an eternal slumber, plunging the world into chaos. The heat of ten suns has turned the earth into a desolate wasteland, other deities wage relentless wars, tearing the sky apart, and terrifying monsters have crawled out from the abyss.

At the heart of the story is the Spirit Pearl — the first creation of the goddess Nüwa, forged from the elements of earth, water, and fire — reborn as the legendary Nezha. The protagonist must piece the heavens back together, uncover the truth about her origins, and descend into the abyss to seal the world-devouring spacetime rifts.

A first look at the gameplay and combat system can be seen in the announcement trailer. The main heroine switches between ground and aerial combat styles and actively uses abilities related to the water element.

According to the words of the developers, the complexity of mechanics in Genigods: Nezha will be somewhere between Black Myth: Wukong and God of War. The team insists that the title is not a soulslike.

Genigods: Nezha will be released on PC (Steam, Epic Games Store) and PlayStation 5 sometime in 2028. Russian language is not among the supported ones. The project is built on Unreal Engine 5.