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Press release:
January 31st, 2024.
The Beijing-based (China) indie games publisher Thermite Games and indie games developer FireWo Games, today announced with great delight and excitement that their massive open-world life sim/RPG “The Bustling World“, is now in development for PC (the game will be released via Steam sometime in the future).

Step into an exhilarating realm of limitless possibilities with The Bustling World, an open-world RPG that offers a thrilling fusion of adventure, strategy, and simulation. Developed by FireWo Games, a young Chinese couple for over five years, and now powered by Thermite Games, the game has gathered over 150,000 wishlists in a mere 20 days. This groundbreaking title plunges you into the heart of ancient China, where every choice you make cascades into profound impacts across a vibrantly alive world.

From the tranquility of cultivating your own farm to the adrenaline of establishing and governing an entire realm, The Bustling World offers a mesmerizing blend of gameplay elements. Revel in the art of diplomacy, navigate the complexities of war, or delve into the intricate craft of building and managing a thriving city. Each choice opens new paths in an endlessly captivating saga of power, intrigue, and discovery.

As you embark on grand adventures in The Bustling World, a rich tapestry of survival, farming, cultivation, management, crafting, building, and puzzle-solving unfolds from nurturing your farm to honing strategic management and negotiation skills, reviving ancient crafting techniques and indulging in an array of leisure activities.

Features:

Dynamic World and NPC AI: Every element in the game world “thinks and decides” independently, reacting uniquely to your actions. NPCs with rich personal lives, families, and social dynamics respond to your interactions, impacting the game’s evolving cities.

Choose The Farming Life: Innovative Planting System with over 60 types of plants, each with unique soil, moisture, and temperature needs—advanced animal husbandry containing more than 30 animal species for materials, combat, and transportation. Breed and train animals, with chances for mutations and discovering high-level species in the wild.

Authentic Production Mechanics: Realistic ancient Chinese handicrafts like cooking, weaving, and smelting. Options for manual production or large-scale automated processes.

Unique Architecture System: Nearly 2,000 building components for creating diverse architectural styles with designs based on historical paintings and classics.

Rich Social Interaction: Engage with any NPC, from neighbors to kings. Befriend, marry, bribe, or confront characters in your journey. Your actions and interactions may have unforeseen consequences and impacts.

Build A Home: Buy and trade properties influenced by market factors with the game economy and decorate homes with nearly a thousand kinds of ancient items.

An Honest Life of Work: Numerous job roles like shopkeeper, Farmer, Miner, Logger, Chef and many more.

Engaging Leisure Activities: Competitions like Pet Fighting cards, cooking, martial arts, and horse racing for honor and profit.

Become A Business Titan: Start and expand various businesses using strategies and even underhanded tactics.

Revolutionary Clothing Simulation: The first game to fully restore traditional Chinese clothing with advanced physics simulation. Designs based on ancient artworks and literature.

Choose A Darker Path: Thrilling underground world and gang life. Explore secret societies, gangs, and hidden agendas. Collaborate or confront groups for unique skills and information. Gather intel and choose your approach to acquiring treasures. Underground casinos, secret banks, wild bandits, martial arts, and street beggars will all be waiting so choose stealth or open confrontation. Evade or confront the consequences of criminal actions. Escape pursuits, destroy records, or bribe officials.

Adventurous Jianghu Lifestyle: Explore, fight, and discover in the Jianghu. Recruit heroes and build your mercenary force.

Regime Establishment and Expansion: Build your own regime or conquer others while recruiting and upgrading armies for defense and expansion.

Be A Ruler: Develop policies in the military, culture, economy, and research. Balance and strategize city development and inter-city cooperation. Design your land strategically by designating residential and commercial areas, all the while balancing the needs and contributions of NPCs for city growth.

Complex Diplomacy Options: Engage in peace talks, trade, threats, and alliances. Consider multiple factors for effective diplomatic strategies.

Pure Hand-Painted Art Style: Entirely 3D, yet uniquely hand-painted, featuring over 5,000 textures, all hand-drawn, avoiding AI generation for authentic artistic expression.

With over 60% of the wishlists coming from outside China, Thermite Games is planning full multi-language support for the game. Thermite Games is supporting FireWo Games by providing the resources to expand their team drastically. Players can wishlist The Bustling World on Steam now. To stay up to date on The Bustling World during its development, follow the FireWo Games on X / Twitter and join the official Discord.

About Thermite Games
Thermite Games is a publisher comprised of industry veterans. Founded in 2020, the company has published titles such as The Bustling World, Teatopia, House of Legacy, Nobody – The Turnaround, Detained: Too Good for School, Tales of the Neon Sea, LONESTAR, Sophia the Traveler, and more. For more information, visit thermitegames.com