{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ba8b3c4bf0d94512fca492d7","clusterId":"c_dac87500bc894a792aef113e","slug":"swords-of-legends-gameplay-trailer-debuts-at-summer-game-fest-2026","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Swords of Legends Gameplay Trailer Debuts at Summer Game Fest 2026","summary":"Aurogon Shanghai released a new gameplay trailer for 'Swords of Legends' during Summer Game Fest 2026 on June 6. The action-adventure RPG is set in a world inspired by Chinese classical literature and mythology, including the 'Shan Hai Jing.' Players take the role of an underworld executor who travels to the human world to guide lost souls to their proper destinations. Some souls resist, requiring combat using weapons, spells, and magical artifacts. The trailer showed a battle with a character named Cai Yi Hou Kong Kong Zi. The game is planned for release on PC via Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with no release date announced yet. A trial event is scheduled in Shanghai, China. The Steam store page has also opened, and the game supports Japanese text display.","whyItMatters":"The trailer confirms Aurogon Shanghai is adapting the long-running Gujian Qitan series into a multiplatform single-player action RPG, a shift from the series' traditional PC-focused roots.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Summer Game Fest 2026 broadcast on June 6 included the debut of 'Swords of Legends,' a new title from Aurogon Shanghai in the Gujian Qitan series. The trailer focused on the protagonist's role as an underworld executor, a being tasked with guiding lost souls in a world where humans, gods, and souls coexist. The setting draws on Chinese mythology and the classic text 'Shan Hai Jing,' featuring creatures such as flower spirits, painted-skin beauties, and headless ghosts. Combat footage showed the protagonist using multiple weapon types and magical artifacts against a boss named Cai Yi Hou Kong Kong Zi. The game is a single-player action-adventure RPG, planned for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. A Steam store page is live, and the game will support Japanese text. A trial event is scheduled in Shanghai, though no release date has been set.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Swords of Legends casts the player as an underworld executor guiding souls, a premise that pulls combat into moral territory: which souls resist and why.","twitterPost":"Swords of Legends casts the player as an underworld executor guiding souls, making combat a moral question: which souls resist and why.","threadsPost":"Swords of Legends casts the player as an underworld executor whose job is guiding souls. The trailer shows combat against a character named Cai Yi Hou Kong Kong Zi, implying some souls resist. That premise turns each fight into a moral question: why does this soul refuse passage?","newsletterBlurb":"Aurogon Shanghai debuted a gameplay trailer for Swords of Legends at Summer Game Fest 2026. The action-adventure RPG is set in a world based on Chinese mythology and the Shan Hai Jing, with players acting as an underworld executor guiding lost souls. It is planned for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/013/G101351/20260605071/\",\"title\":\"Latest 'Swords of Legends' Gameplay Trailer Released: Story of an Underworld Executor Guiding Lost Souls\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2606062c\",\"title\":\"New Footage of 'Swords of Legends' Released: Action RPG Set in a World Based on Chinese Classical Literature and Mythology\"},{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/06/06/167495.html\",\"title\":\"Action-Adventure RPG 'Swords of Legends' Inspired by Classical Chinese Literature Releases Gameplay Trailer [SGF2026]\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5528,"outputTokens":845,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1780702708,"createdAt":"2026-06-05T23:31:23.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-05T23:36:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-05T23:36:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_dac87500bc894a792aef113e","canonicalTitle":"古典中国文学から着想のアクションアドベンチャーRPG『Swords of Legends』ゲームプレイトレイラー公開【SGF2026】","representativeArticleId":"a_cad970d9e3fada570afb69fa","sourceCount":3,"writtenSourceCount":3,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Swords of Legends\"],\"studios\":[\"Aurogon Shanghai\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-05T22:45:06.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-05T22:47:31.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-05T23:36:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/013/G101351/20260605071/","title":"中国神話と志怪伝説を題材にした「古剣奇譚」シリーズ最新作「Swords of Legends」，ゲームプレイトレイラーを公開。迷える魂を導く冥界の執行者の物語"},{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2606062c","title":"中国古典文学や神話をもとにした世界を描くアクションRPG『Swords of Legends』最新映像が公開。太古の時代を舞台に、プレイヤーは冥界の判官として迷える魂を導いていく"},{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/06/06/167495.html","title":"古典中国文学から着想のアクションアドベンチャーRPG『Swords of Legends』ゲームプレイトレイラー公開【SGF2026】"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Swords of Legends"],"studios":["Aurogon Shanghai"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The 'Swords of Legends' gameplay trailer debuted at Summer Game Fest 2026 on June 6.","The game is a single-player action-adventure RPG set in a world inspired by Chinese mythology and the classic text 'Shan Hai Jing.'","Players take the role of an underworld executor who guides lost souls, with combat shown against a boss named Cai Yi Hou Kong Kong Zi.","The game is planned for release on PC via Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with no release date announced.","A trial event is scheduled in Shanghai, China, and the Steam store page is live with Japanese text support."]}