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The Legend of Tianding
The Legend of Tianding is a sidescrolling action game about Liao Tianding, the legendary Taiwanese Folk Hero. Explore the dazzling streets of Colonial Japanese Taiwan in the early 20th century.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Fluid combat mechanics” (44 of 96 reviews) and “Engaging historical storytelling” (38); the most common complaint is “Short overall experience” (17). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
44 of the 96 reviews raise this.
38 of the 96 reviews raise this.
26 of the 96 reviews raise this.
16 of the 96 reviews raise this.
15 of the 96 reviews raise this.
17 of the 96 reviews raise this · 16 of them still recommend the game.
14 of the 96 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
8 of the 96 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Not a lot of depth in its gameplay systems or story. The former is fine, but the latter is disappointing to me as I think the setting of colonial Taiwan is extremely interesting and could have been more fleshed out. I…”
5 of the 96 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
4 of the 96 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“历史素材很吸引我们，但立场不喜欢，画风2.5d侧面视角（角色和建筑是3d的）水墨国风很好看，音乐也是中国传统音乐很好听很燃，闽南话配音有趣，外文名叫“廖添丁传说” 但缺点是大陆特供，无法用繁中玩游戏（缺少游戏文件）外语也不行，疑似夹带青岛私货…”
Counted across 96 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 93.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Legend of Tianding is a 2.5d platformer set in Taiwan during the Japanese occupation in the early 20th century. Liao Tianding actually existed and was kind of a Robin Hood-type hero, but the game makes a point of saying the events and characters portrayed are entirely fictional.…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“This game is brilliant fun, and I love the history intertwined in the story.”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“A Very Engaging Story, Beautiful Graphics (& Visuals), Wonderful Music and decent gameplay. Adequately Challenging Boss Battles with easy/minimal effort Achievement Grind. 8/10”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-21.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Player tags | Adventure · Controller · RPG · Combat · Martial Arts · Side Scroller · Beat 'em up · Hack and Slash · Spectacle fighter · Platformer · 2D · Comic Book (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese * , German, Japanese, Russian, French, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Achievements | 26 |
| Official site | https://www.neondoctrine.com/games/the-legend-of-tianding/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Version 18362.0 or higher Processor: AMD Athlon X4 | Intel Core i5 4460 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 950 | AMD R7 370 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space