# Blood Message

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Video game

Blood Message Developer 24 Entertainment Lin'an Publisher NetEase Games Producer Zhipeng Hu‍[1][2][3] Engine Unreal Engine 5 Platforms PC, consoles Release TBA Genre Action-adventure Mode Single-player

***Blood Message***‍[a] is an upcoming [action-adventure game](/source/Action-adventure_game) developed by 24 Entertainment [Lin'an](/source/Lin'an%2C_Hangzhou) and published by [NetEase Games](/source/NetEase). The player assumes the roles of a messenger and his son, who are caught in the chaos of the [Shazhou](/source/Dunhuang) uprising and embark on a perilous journey across [East](/source/East_Asia) and [Central](/source/Central_Asia) Asia to ensure a crucial message reaches [Chang'an](/source/Chang'an), the capital of the [Tang Empire](/source/Tang_dynasty).

*Blood Message* is scheduled to be released for PC and consoles. The release date has not been announced yet.

## Gameplay

*Blood Message* is an action-adventure game.[1][6][7][8][9] It is played in [single-player mode](/source/Single-player_video_game) from a [third-person perspective](/source/Third-person_(video_games)).[6][9]

The player controls a messenger and his son.[7][9] The gameplay involves combat blended with [stealth](/source/Stealth_game) and [survival](/source/Survival_game) mechanics.[6][7][9][10]

The game has a linear story progression.[9][11]

## Synopsis

### Setting

The June 2025 reveal trailer reproduced a [Mogao Caves](/source/Mogao_Caves) mural, dated to the [Tang dynasty](/source/Tang_dynasty), that depicts [Zhang Yichao](/source/Zhang_Yichao)'s army.[11]

*Blood Message* is set in [East](/source/East_Asia) and [Central](/source/Central_Asia) Asia during the late [Tang dynasty](/source/Tang_dynasty).[7][9][12] Thematically, the developers aimed to highlight the struggle for survival of ordinary individuals against the backdrop of grand [historical events](/source/Chinese_history).[11] They said that they conducted extensive historical research in order to present a realistic setting and that the story is not infused with strong elements of [fantasy](/source/Fantasy).[11]

Historically, [Zhang Yichao](/source/Zhang_Yichao), whose allegiance was with the Tang Empire, led an uprising that reclaimed the regions of [Guazhou](/source/Guazhou_County) and [Shazhou](/source/Dunhuang).[6] Following the capture of Shazhou, he dispatched ten groups of messengers, who were mostly common people, across vast and hostile territories to relay the news to [Chang'an](/source/Chang'an).[6] Adapting these actual events, the game places the player in the role of a messenger.[6]

### Plot

A messenger and his son are caught in the chaos of the [Shazhou](/source/Dunhuang) uprising and embark on a perilous journey across [East](/source/East_Asia) and [Central](/source/Central_Asia) Asia to ensure a crucial message reaches [Chang'an](/source/Chang'an), the capital of the Tang Empire.[9]

## Development

*Blood Message* is a game developed by 24 Entertainment [Lin'an](/source/Lin'an%2C_Hangzhou).[6][9][12][13] The studio is a subsidiary of [NetEase Games](/source/NetEase_Games).[12] The game is built using [Unreal Engine 5](/source/Unreal_Engine_5).[1][6][7][8]

The development team, in collaboration with the [Gansu](/source/Gansu) Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, conducted historical site scanning, [geomorphological](/source/Geomorphology) restoration, cultural relic [digitization](/source/Digitization), and [ecological](/source/Ecology) detail reproduction of the [Hexi Corridor](/source/Hexi_Corridor).[14]

## Release

*Blood Message* is scheduled to be released for PC and consoles.[2][7][9][10]

*Blood Message* was unveiled with a trailer on 20 June 2025.[3][11][15] The trailer showed game footage, both gameplay and cutscenes, in real-time rendering.[11]

## See also

- *[Naraka: Bladepoint](/source/Naraka%3A_Bladepoint)*, a game by 24 Entertainment

- [Western Regions](/source/Western_Regions), a location mentioned in the reveal trailer

- [Silk Road](/source/Silk_Road), a trade route mentioned in the reveal trailer

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Simplified Chinese](/source/Simplified_Chinese_characters): 归唐; [traditional Chinese](/source/Traditional_Chinese_characters): 歸唐; [pinyin](/source/Pinyin): *Guī Táng*.[4][5]

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## External links

- [Blood Message official website](https://www.blood-message.com/).

- [Blood Message](https://www.youtube.com/@BloodMessage) on YouTube.

- [Blood Message](https://x.com/BloodMessageBM) on X.

- [Blood Message](https://www.reddit.com/r/PlayBloodMessage/) on Reddit.

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