Strange Tales of Tei-Shan
Strange Tales of Tieshan is a text adventure inspired by Chinese records of anomalies. As a traveler in a dark land of monsters, you make elixirs, choose paths, and negotiate with supernatural beings to survive and collect bizarre stories to appease a possessed book and escape.
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Strange Tales of Tie-shan is a text-based adventure game inspired by the classical Chinese genre of records of anomalies (zhiguai xiaoshuo) and ancient Chinese printing culture. As a traveler who accidentally stumbled into Tie-shan, you find yourself in a land of darkness infested with ghosts and monsters. To survive, you must concoct elixirs, choose your path wisely, and negotiate with various supernatural beings.
Moreover, to escape from the Iron Mountain, you must risk your life to collect the most bizarre and peculiar stories to appease the possessed book in your hands - "Strange Tales of Tieshan."
Moreover, to escape from the Iron Mountain, you must risk your life to collect the most bizarre and peculiar stories to appease the possessed book in your hands - "Strange Tales of Tieshan."
