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Shanhai Exorcist: Yin-Yang Chronicles

Demo available

Wu Qing YingDiscovered Sep 21, 2026

About the game

One card, two fates. Flip between Yin and Yang faces to change both cost and effect, read enemy intents, and turn defense, setup, and burst into one decisive sequence. Build around Sword, Five Phases, Summoning, or Karma in a Chinese-mythology roguelike deckbuilder.

Original Steam description

One Card, Two Fates


Shanhai Exorcist: Yin-Yang Chronicles is a single-player, turn-based roguelike deckbuilder inspired by Chinese tales of spirits and demons. Every card has a Yin and a Yang face. Flipping is not a simple upgrade: it changes the card's cost, effect, and purpose for the current turn.

Flip the Card, Change the Answer


A defensive card can become an attack; a setup card can turn into a burst finisher. Read enemy intents for attacks, defense, counters, and disruption, then decide whether to play, flip, or preserve your resources. The right sequence can turn a dangerous turn into a lethal opening.

Four Distinct Ways to Build


  • Sword: Build Sword Intent, unleash chained strikes, and sheathe your blade before greed leaves you exposed.
  • Five Phases: Arrange elemental seals, manipulate generation and overcoming cycles, then trigger resonance.
  • Summoning: Deploy summons, adjust formation, issue commands, and choose the right moment to sacrifice.
  • Karma: Plant causes and karmic debts, let them mature, then settle everything in one decisive turn.

Adapt Every Run


Choose routes across a branching map of battles, events, and high-pressure encounters. Collect cards, relics, and elixirs, then reshape your deck around the resources the run actually gives you. Normal, Hard, and Nightmare difficulties are available.

You May Enjoy It If You Like


  • Planning around visible enemy intents
  • Using two forms of the same card to cover gaps in your deck
  • Turning scattered components into a functioning combo engine
  • Risking immediate safety for a decisive turn later

Demo and release information

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