To be honest, in the gaming industry, I, Teacher Lian, have seen my fair share of ups and downs. I've witnessed many shocking stunts that are hard for ordinary people to comprehend—
I've seen companies knowingly kill off their only pillar IP.
I've witnessed games mocking players before launch, only to quickly apologize after being flamed.
I've also witnessed games crashing upon launch, taking three days to fix, only to crash again for another three days before shutting down permanently.
I thought ordinary stunts were no longer enough to stir emotions in my heart—
But a Chinese game like Justice Online teaching Europeans calligraphy in Tokyo, Japan?
I really haven't seen anything like this.
To be honest, during these days at TGS, I was often in a state of surprise while visiting the Justice Online booth. As a Chinese-style MMORPG, the queue for multi-platform trials wrapped around the booth. Flying in cosplayers for the event was one thing, but they also arranged for cosplayers to patrol the venue, creating such a lively atmosphere that foreign media called it a "Disney-level parade." The most outrageous part was their 1:1 recreation of the classic Bianjing city scene from the game within the venue. Come to think of it, it makes sense; the "Eastern Capital" of the Northern Song Dynasty was also called Tokyo.
These arrangements brought a small dose of Eastern shock to many TGS attendees.
But I originally thought shocking their neighbors would be enough for them. Instead, Justice Online turned around and told me they wanted to shock—
It's the whole world.
The global DEMO test for Justice Online Mobile International Server launched during the Steam Next Fest on October 14th.
Immediately following this, the officials officially announced at IGN Fall Fan Fest 2025 on October 16th that Justice Online Mobile International Server will officially launch on November 7th, with the PC version simultaneously available on Steam.
As the world's most widely used digital distribution platform, Steam attracts countless players' attention with every New Release Fest, making it one of the best stages for games to showcase themselves. The Chinese-style Jianghu presented by the international PC version of Justice Online Mobile will surely impress many players worldwide. While Chinese-style martial arts games are not uncommon on Steam, a game with such high production standards and incredibly rich content as Justice Online Mobile is likely a first for foreign players.
Looking at the recent hits Palworld and Dave the Diver, it's clear that as long as a "stitch monster" game has something interesting to offer, players are very welcoming. And Justice Online Mobile is clearly a top-tier "shocking stunt."
"Stitch Monster" has always been a label Justice Online Mobile wears with pride. The development team's philosophy is "There's no gameplay that can't be stuffed into the game, only gameplay we haven't figured out how to stuff in yet." As an MMORPG, it provides an excellent foundation for open-world exploration, with high-quality graphics, a vast world, complex and diverse terrains, puzzles, and scenes, supplemented by varied interactions. Just wandering around in the game, Justice Online Mobile offers a quite premium experience.
On top of that, there is a dazzling array of gameplay content, too much to choose from. You can engage in FTG-style "punish" combat, play detective solving "Yali" cases, explore multiple narrative branches, or experience life in all its societal varieties. The entire Jianghu is full of surprises and gameplay, staying fresh with constant play—they recently even added a "Monopoly" mode, making it a veritable carnival of electronic gameplay.
With such a game launching its international PC version on Steam, foreigners will have to exclaim "I've never seen anything like this" just like I did.
What?
You say you're a domestic server player, so what does it matter to you?
Of course, it doesn't matter to you.
This time, the DEMO test for the PC version of Justice Online Mobile International Server is not only aimed at overseas medieval MMO enthusiasts but also provides Simplified Chinese (Mainland China) servers for domestic players to experience. When the game officially launches in the near future, they will simultaneously set up Simplified Chinese (Mainland China) servers, ensuring domestic players don't miss out on anything.
Moreover, Justice Online Mobile International Server is PC-only. This means that if you want to "live again" (zhong huo yi shi), the PC version of Justice Online Mobile International Server might be your best chance.
PC Version Game Screenshot
Why is it the best opportunity? It's simple.
First, the simplest point is that players can enjoy a better gaming experience on the PC version. This is undeniable; the natural hardware gap between PCs and mobile phones ensures a quality difference in visual presentation. Of course, you might argue that emulators are a viable alternative, but players who have used emulators know well that the experience they provide differs in compatibility from an officially optimized PC version, leading to differences in operational feel. The officially released PC version will certainly better suit PC players' habits in terms of control schemes, input latency, and UI design.
PC Version Game Screenshot
Of course, this basic advantage is just the most insignificant one among the benefits of the PC version of Justice Online Mobile International Server. What truly matters is that the PC version of Justice Online Mobile International Server really gets it. Since players are being given a chance to "live again," they should be allowed to return to the best era.
Among the many versions of Justice Online Mobile, there is one widely considered the most nostalgic and the one players most wish to return to: "Fated Encounter." In the current player community, countless players who constantly clamor for "Shun Huo Nuan" often just mutter "rebellious son" and "can't go back" when mentioning the "Fated Encounter" version, before falling silent.
And this time, the PC version of Justice Online Mobile International Server fulfills a dream for all players, allowing them to return to "Fated Encounter" together with their friends and family.
"Fated Encounter" was the initial version of Justice Online Mobile. It was the name of the game's theme song released in collaboration with Wallace Huo during the open beta, and it represented the core theme experienced by all players in that wonderful era: "All encounters in the Jianghu are fated meetings."
From a gameplay perspective, this version naturally lacks the variety of the current Justice Online Mobile, but it holds the most shared memories for players and offers many joys that can no longer be obtained as versions evolve.
As the launch version, "Fated Encounter" left current players with the strongest impression of unconstrained "freedom." In that version, costumes, dungeons, and open-world exploration lacked the mature guides and fixed rules seen today, so everyone explored driven by innate curiosity.
Some people traverse every map in the game just to collect chicks of all colors, placing them one by one on their shoulders.
Some people, believing the "sweet talk" of guides, gathered at the Ministry of Justice prison and started digging frantically, thinking they could escape that way.
Some people, attracted by the beautiful costumes of the Xiangsi Sect, rack their brains trying to join it.
Some people love pranks, heading straight for the Wugen Sect without a second thought, filling the world channel with "Quietly asking, sir, am I beautiful?"
That was an era with a strong spirit of entertainment and a relaxed atmosphere, and many players look back on it as a very "pure" time.
Returning to this era, players can come back here and see Everythinggj as it was. MMORPG version updates always easily evoke nostalgia. Reciting "The Jianghu is not as it was when I arrived, nor am I the person I was," now, by returning to "Fated Encounter," the Jianghu is once again the scenery of your arrival, and you can be young again.
Players can re-experience the initial raiding of the Wuyang City dungeon, recalling how easy the first two bosses were ("a piece of cake"), feeling the sudden spike in difficulty with the later bosses, and then clearing them using strategies etched into their DNA. They can once again feel the immense pressure from the phrase "Sound has form but does not scatter, thus it is called Feather Shatter," hear the raid leader shouting "Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zhi, Yu, enter one, enter two, enter three, enter four," and replay the "Werewolf" mechanics of the sixth boss—though if you main the "Shattered Dream" class, you might not want to recall these memories.
Players can also revisit the Hundred Schools Skills, which are an essential part of Justice Online Mobile's skill system. With forty or fifty selectable Hundred Schools Skills, each class's skill set becomes highly versatile. In "Fated Encounter," players can re-experience those once-popular Hundred Schools Skills and their unique roles in that environment.
Besides the Hundred Schools Skills, there are also Ultimate Skills. The "Fated Encounter" version gave birth to many Ultimate Skills that have since become memes. For example, there's a skill called "Rage Unleashed," which grants players buffs similar to the "Eight Gates." The mechanic where opening the "Danger Gate" causes heavy injury and knockdown was widely discussed at the time, with many players joking, "Why doesn't Justice Online Mobile release配套 skills like 'Morning Peacock' or 'Daytime Tiger'?"
The shared memories of the era forged the nostalgic details of the "Fated Encounter" version, often linked to "initial raiding." Retracing the "Ancient Path, West Wind," begging on Hongqiao Bridge in messy attire again, and raiding dungeons anew can fulfill players' dreams of returning to the past. Most importantly, with time turned back, you can fulfill this dream together with the friends you had back then.
Of course, besides gameplay, game costumes also constitute these era-defining memories, and these are another highlight of the PC version of Justice Online Mobile International Server. Everyone has gone through phases of haphazardly matching accessories, and it's hard not to miss those once-popular costumes that have long since been removed from the shop.
And this time, the PC version of Justice Online Mobile International Server will relist all past costumes. Besides being called "Shun Huo Nuan" by players, Justice Online is sometimes referred to as "Shun Huo Nuan Nuan," with costumes being the key reason. Among the relisted costumes, besides collaboration outfits, all "Sea View Rooms" will be available again. Out-of-print costumes that were once impossible to buy, such as "Xuan Mao Ye Xing" and "Lin Sha Huan Hai," will also be relisted—
Honestly, players of "Shun Huo Nuan Nuan" must consider whether this is their only chance in this lifetime to acquire these out-of-print costumes...
So, with this combination of moves, the older you are as a player who has been along for the ride since the "Jianghu that Breathes," the harder it will be to ignore the importance of the PC version of Justice Online Mobile International Server. We used to say "Flowers don't stay red for a hundred days, and people don't get to be young again," but now Justice Online tells you that you can.
Therefore, for players of Justice Online Mobile, this test of the international PC version is likely a good opportunity to pave the way for subsequent updates.
PC Version Game Screenshot
Finally, I'd like to say a few words off-topic.
In the eyes of electronic game players from Teacher Lian Po's generation, it is very moving to witness Chinese games rising and spreading across this blue planet step by step in recent years.
From Black MYTH - Steam Edition: Wukong sweeping the global gaming market and creating sales myths, to Gui Tang emerging with its theme focused on lost historical memories, to the highly prominent "Bianjing Real Scene" at this year's Tokyo Game Show, we are witnessing Chinese games becoming an indispensable part of the global electronic gaming industry, and seeing how Chinese electronic games spread our culture to every corner of the world.
In the foreseeable future, such games will undoubtedly become more numerous and diverse as China's electronic gaming industry develops, and the influence of Chinese games will grow accordingly.
And now, the domestic PC version of Justice Online Mobile is part of this major trend.