- blood message was the surprising highlight of the Summer Game Fest 2026 live show
- It is a story-based single-player game set in ancient China.
- With tense stealths, brutal combat and frenetic chase sequences, it feels like a movie. Unexplored
If you tuned into the Summer Game Fest 2026 live show, you may have seen a truly cinematic trailer for a game called blood message. Set in ancient China (late Tang dynasty in 848 AD to be precise), it is presented as a strictly story-driven single-player adventure, and so far it really reminds me of Unexplored.
I played a small portion of the game at the show, showcasing a mix of skilled stealth and unapologetically brutal combat. The production value of everything I saw was simply off the charts, with impressively dynamic and fluid animations that could have easily come from a new Naughty Dog release.
My session culminated in a frantic chase that saw the protagonist running through hallways as enemies approached, jumping over collapsing floorboards, dodging incoming arrows, and even jumping onto a table carried by some merchants. It’s the kind of antics you’d expect from Nathan Drake, and I mean that as a good thing.
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I’m not the only one who’s impressed either, as the reaction to the latest trailer has been very positive so far. “The story and voice acting are fantastic, and the graphics are top-notch too,” one commenter wrote on YouTube. “This could be better than Ghost of Tsushima” posted another.
The story follows an unnamed messenger who, along with his son, is tasked with traveling across a tumultuous land to deliver the key to the destiny of his homeland.
The game is being developed by 24 Entertainment, a subsidiary of publishing giant Netease Games. You may recognize the name 24 Entertainment, as it is the same studio that created the popular free-to-play martial arts battle royale. Naraka: sword tip.
This is the developer and publisher’s first AAA single-player title, and it looks really promising. There’s no word on an official release date, but we do know that it is being developed using Unreal Engine 5, plus some proprietary technology, and will be released for PC and consoles.
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