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9 Yin Sutra: Wuxia is developed and published by Snail Games, which is credited on the store listing as Snail Games USA. The studio has described the project's structure in unusual detail for a game at this stage.

Development Structure

The project is led by the team at the company's headquarters in China, with additional teams and resources from around the world contributing. The studio states that by drawing on technical expertise and support from across the globe, it aims to deliver a AAA-quality experience.

That is a distributed-development model with a single lead studio, and it explains the split between the China-led project and the USA entity that appears on the storefront.

Confirmed Details

Franchise Position

The studio has been careful about how this game relates to its earlier work. It shares the same roots and the same commitment to preserving and expressing the spirit of authentic wuxia as the earlier 9 Yin Sutra games, but it is explicitly not a visual overhaul or a remake of an existing game. It is described as an entirely new experience, with its presentation carefully refined for a global audience so that players worldwide can understand and connect with the culture and ideas behind it.

Other Announced Titles

Snail Games announced a second title, 9 Yin Sutra: Immortal, in the same period. The two are separate games and are frequently confused in coverage because they were revealed close together and share a franchise name. Nothing about Immortal applies to this game, and vice versa.

Scope Note

This page covers Snail Games only in its role on 9 Yin Sutra: Wuxia. The studio's other games, past and present, have their own systems and settings, and none of that content belongs on this wiki.