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36 Zodiac Cycles

36 Zodiacs Cycles is an unceasing journey of challenges. Trials across Human-Earth-Heaven 3 Tiers, 12 types of Zodiac Games, nearly 30 utterly distinct game challenges. Only by unraveling the Cycle's secrets can shatter this Cycle. Do you choose escape or confront the challenge?

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雪中观狐
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雪中观狐
Release
August 20, 2025
347 days ago
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About the Game

36 Zodiac Cycles is a single-player casual yet hardcore challenge game! You must fight all out to win and break the Cycle!

Human、Earth、Heaven

The Cycle has Human-Earth-Heaven 3 Tiers. Only by breaking tier by tier, can you shatter the Cycle. Each tier's breakthrough condition stated by its Zodiac Dragon.

Zodiac Games

Each Zodiac represents one game type, each game type has hidden meaning, and some types are false. All intricately linked to Cycle's secrets.

  • Rat: Seek

  • Ox: Stamina

  • Tiger: Choice

  • Rabbit: Escape

  • Dragon: Blessing(???)

  • Snake: Q&A(???)

  • Horse: Race

  • Goat: Lie

  • Monkey: Wisdom

  • Cock: Rivalry

  • Dog: Cooperation

  • Pig: Random(???)

Special Time

When historical clock rotates to corresponding Zodiac, Twelve-Hour strike Twelve-Zodiac, that Zodiac's challenge transforms at this moment! Not just numerical difficulty, even gameplay mutates!

Without full preparation or item assistance, you must think thrice before proceeding!

Once Zodiac defeated in Special Time, you will gain substantial item rewards. And they will help you break Cycle more easily!

Items for change rules

  • Item obtained in Human Tier is temporary, it will help you easily complete Human Tier challenges!

  • Earth Tier's reward will turn Human Tier's temporary item permanent! Prevent you falling into next Cycle and causing item loss!

  • Heaven Tier rewards will help you clear SAN Value!!!

Moreover! You may gain Population, Stars, and Avoidance-Chance rewards!!!

Failure is only temporary

You must complete challenge shatter Cycle under set conditions. Once accident occurs, the Cycle will restart and most data will lost within Cycle!

But you may voluntarily enter next Cycle, and use permanent items acquisition mechanism which will help you ultimately break Cycle!

Heaven-Dragon says: 'The path is arduous and long. Abandon it! Cycle is blissful, isn't it?

So, do you choose escape or confront the challenge?

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