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The preview version of "Shanwen" was officially released on March 20.

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Announcement of "Shanwen" Steam Demo Launch (March 20)

Dear Explorers:

A long-silent mining town has finally received a tentative gaze of exploration.

The free demo of the Chinese folk horror puzzle game 《Shan Wen》 will be officially launched on Steam on March 20.

This time, we will not create deliberate scares. Instead, we hide unease in the atmosphere, undercurrents in the dialogues, and chills in the details.

What You Can Experience in This Demo

- Experience the complete prologue chapter and immerse yourself in a closed mountain town shrouded in a strange illness

- Solve Chinese folk-style atmospheric puzzles and uncover the truth through clues and dialogues

- There are multiple key story branches, and your choices will change the direction of the current narrative

- No jump scares throughout the entire experience, providing an immersive horror experience with a story that becomes more terrifying the more you think about it

Launch Time

March 20 00:00 — Free Download Available

(Demo progress is not carried over to the official version; the experience content is an independent trial chapter)

Welcome to this forgotten mountain town and uncover the truth buried by time.

We look forward to every piece of your feedback, which will help us polish the story to perfection.

—— 《Shanwen》 Development Team

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