The Bustling World Wiki

The Bustling World is an open-world sandbox RPG set in a fictional version of ancient China. It is developed by FireWo Games, a studio founded by a married couple that has since grown to over 50 people.

FireWo Games is the Chengdu studio developing The Bustling World, founded by a married couple and grown from two people to more than fifty.

An introduction to The Bustling World, a genre-bending open world set in ancient China.

The fictional ancient China of The Bustling World: regional diversity, mythical locations, seasonal change, and a dynamic economy.

The Beijing publisher that first partnered with FireWo Games on The Bustling World, before the store listing moved to a single current publisher.

Autonomous NPC behavior in The Bustling World: independent decisions, personality traits, families, romance, hero recruitment, and employee management.

Agriculture in The Bustling World: over 60 plant varieties, soil and climate needs, selective breeding, animal husbandry, and scaling up to mass production.

How NPCs in The Bustling World make independent decisions, maintain daily routines, form social relationships, and react to player actions.

City management in The Bustling World: urban planning, historical architecture, NPC-driven cityscape growth, property, policy cards, and decoration.

Martial arts sects, outlaw organizations, and political factions in The Bustling World, with named groups, interaction options, and the diplomacy system.

Diplomacy in The Bustling World: the eight diplomatic methods, access requirements, factors affecting relations, and links to factions and territory.

Build custom structures using nearly 2,000 historically-researched building components restored from Tang and Song dynasty paintings and literary sources.

Crime, punishment, and the darker ways to make a living in The Bustling World.

Character progression in The Bustling World: playstyle paths, professions, survival, clothing physics, death and saves, and the absence of lifespan limits.

Exploration in The Bustling World: wilderness traversal, ruin delving, creature encounters, seasonal change, and fantastical locations from Chinese myth.

Economy and trade in The Bustling World: market dynamics, business types, property investment, the underground economy, and crafting-to-commerce.

A deep dive into farming, crafting, and business management in The Bustling World.

Guide to buying, selling, and decorating properties in The Bustling World, including dynamic pricing and ancient Chinese home furnishings.

Criminal activities, wanted status, and evasion options in The Bustling World, from pickpocketing and robbery to prison escapes and record destruction.

Secret organizations operating in the Jianghu underworld of The Bustling World, including the Beggar Gang, Sunflower Sect, and Red Clothes Sect.

Military and warfare in The Bustling World: army recruitment, territory claiming, sieges, defense against rebellions, policy cards, and multi-city strategy.

Mini-games and leisure activities in The Bustling World, including pet fighting cards, cooking contests, horse racing, fishing, painting, and more.