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Ru Lin Wai Shi Fan Jin
Fan Jin, who has failed in the exam for decades, has only one way to change his life - to pass the exam and become a successful candidate.
What players say
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“Ru Lin Wai Shi Fan Jin is a narrative-focused indie game that transforms a well-known episode from classical Chinese literature into a grounded and emotionally resonant interactive experience. Developed and published by 小矩工作室, the game draws inspiration from The Scholars and…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2024-05 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Latest official news
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Updated log on June 20, 2024 (1.04)
1. Homecoming mode adds a mini game called "Categorization" (Xiaoxiaole), located near the old fisherman by the river, where players can chat with NPC "caravan leaders" to play the game. 2. Homecoming
Updated log on June 3, 2024
1. Add sedan bearers at the foot of the mountain to facilitate players to transfer. 2. Add 7 new images to your favorites. 3. In homecoming mode, all favorite images will be automatically unlocked.
Updated log on May 29, 2024 (1.03)
1. Add "Homecoming Mode", which will be activated after the game ends with Easter eggs. Subsequent updates will be presented in this mode. 1.1. Currently, the return to hometown mode has added the ult
Updated log on May 26, 2024 (1.02)
1. "Fengguan Jinjue" (2048), "Text Connection" (Lianliankan), "Embroidery Portrait" (One stroke), and "Willingness to Hook" (Golden Miner) have added support for viewing online leaderboards, based on
Updated log on May 18, 2024
1. Modify the problem where the highest difficulty of a single stroke cannot be overcome in the third game. 2. Modify some lines.
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · Visual Novel · Pixel Graphics · Interactive Fiction · Word Game · Dungeon Crawler · 2D · Top-Down · Historical · Dark Humor · Story Rich · Casual (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Captions available · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support |
| Languages | Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 21 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: window10 Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Storage: 1 GB available space