After a whopping eight years in Early Access, the sandbox wuxia RPG 'The Scroll Of Taiwu' officially hit version 1.0 on June 17. Naturally, the hype surrounding its full release has catapulted it straight to the top of Steam’s global best-sellers list.

The Scroll Of Taiwu drops you into the Shenzhou continent—a place where myths and wuxia collide—as the successor to the Taiwu sect tasked with banishing malevolent spirits. It’s a curious blend of roguelike legacy-building and management sim, featuring a semi-real-time turn-based combat system where you’ll need to juggle hundreds of martial arts techniques from 15 different sects, all while keeping a keen eye on weapon reach and positioning. Between the combat, you’ll be managing Taiwu Village, gathering resources, crafting gear, and navigating complex social webs—from making bitter enemies to finding a spouse.

This 1.0 update is a massive undertaking, injecting fresh storylines and animated CG cutscenes across all 15 regions, alongside new corrupted bosses and an expanded adventure system. The developers have also polished the quality of life, adding character customisation, a new tutorial system, and a robust achievement tracker. Most importantly for the local crowd, they’ve finally ditched the reliance on community-made patches and implemented official Korean language support, effectively lowering the barrier to entry.

Currently, the user sentiment on Steam sits at 'Mostly Positive' (based on 51,039 reviews, with 70% approval). Post-1.0 reviews are praising the broader language support and the sheer depth of the experience, not to mention the developers' persistence in finishing the project. However, it’s not all sunshine; some players are grumbling about the UI, which has shifted to a mobile-esque layout that many find less intuitive and harder to navigate. Worse yet, even after the 'official' launch, there are reports of game-breaking bugs, including stuck tutorials and error logs cluttering the screen.

Elsewhere on the charts, Square Enix’s new HD-2D title, 'The Thousand-Year Story of Adventurer Elliot,' has snatched 8th place a day before its official launch. Meanwhile, Dave the Diver has climbed back into the upper echelons, bolstered by a fresh jungle-themed DLC and a solid discount on the base game.

In the peak Concurrent Players rankings, the hide-and-seek hit 'Metcha Chameleon' is causing a stir, racking up 231,088 Concurrent Players and overtaking the likes of Path of Exile 2 and Apex Legends to secure 5th place. Warframe also saw a healthy spike, hitting 125,635 Concurrent Players thanks to its 'Jade Shadows' update, landing it at 11th. Taskbar Hero reached a new personal best with 545,683 Concurrent Players, though the explosive momentum we saw previously seems to be tapering off slightly.