Blood Message

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| developer = 24 Entertainment

| publisher = NetEase Games

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| engine = Unreal Engine 5

| platforms = PC, consoles

| released = TBA

| genre = Action-adventure

| modes = Single-player

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Blood Message{{hair space}}{{efn|{{zh|t=歸唐|s=归唐|p=Guī Táng|scase=yes}}.{{cite web |author1=甄能达 |title=我们能从《归唐》的PV中看出什么？ |url=https://www.chuapp.com/article/290711.html |website=ChuApp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250622091722/https://www.chuapp.com/article/290711.html |archive-date=22 June 2025 |language=zh |date=20 June 2025}}{{cite web |author1=RU |title=網易首度公開單機劇情動作冒險遊戲《歸唐 Blood Message》強調對無名英雄的歌頌 |url=https://gnn.gamer.com.tw/detail.php?sn=287511 |website=巴哈姆特 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250623020708/https://gnn.gamer.com.tw/detail.php?sn=287511 |archive-date=23 June 2025 |language=zh |date=20 June 2025}}}} is an upcoming action-adventure game developed by 24 Entertainment.

Blood Message is set to be released on PC and consoles. The release date has not been announced yet.

Gameplay

Blood Message is an action-adventure game.{{cite web |last1=Tailby|first1=Stephen |title=Blood Message Is Uncharted Meets Ancient China, and It Looks Phenomenal |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/06/blood-message-is-uncharted-meets-ancient-china-and-it-looks-phenomenal |website=Push Square |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250620200642/https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/06/blood-message-is-uncharted-meets-ancient-china-and-it-looks-phenomenal |archive-date=20 June 2025 |date=20 June 2025}}{{cite web |author1=許祺安 |title=網易3A遊戲單機《歸唐》公開網民：中國開發商將統治遊戲界 |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E8%97%9D%E6%96%87%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B/60249738/%E7%B6%B2%E6%98%933a%E9%81%8A%E6%88%B2%E5%96%AE%E6%A9%9F-%E6%AD%B8%E5%94%90-%E5%85%AC%E9%96%8B-%E7%B6%B2%E6%B0%91-%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E9%96%8B%E7%99%BC%E5%95%86%E5%B0%87%E7%B5%B1%E6%B2%BB%E9%81%8A%E6%88%B2%E7%95%8C |website=HK01 |language=zh |date=21 June 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250624002029/https://www.hk01.com/%E8%97%9D%E6%96%87%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B/60249738/%E7%B6%B2%E6%98%933a%E9%81%8A%E6%88%B2%E5%96%AE%E6%A9%9F-%E6%AD%B8%E5%94%90-%E5%85%AC%E9%96%8B-%E7%B6%B2%E6%B0%91-%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E9%96%8B%E7%99%BC%E5%95%86%E5%B0%87%E7%B5%B1%E6%B2%BB%E9%81%8A%E6%88%B2%E7%95%8C |archive-date=24 June 2025}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20250624002047/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://www.hk01.com/%E8%97%9D%E6%96%87%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B/60249738/%E7%B6%B2%E6%98%933a%E9%81%8A%E6%88%B2%E5%96%AE%E6%A9%9F-%E6%AD%B8%E5%94%90-%E5%85%AC%E9%96%8B-%E7%B6%B2%E6%B0%91-%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E9%96%8B%E7%99%BC%E5%95%86%E5%B0%87%E7%B5%B1%E6%B2%BB%E9%81%8A%E6%88%B2%E7%95%8C Screenshot captured] from the original on 24 June 2025.{{cite web |last1=LeBlanc |first1=Wesley |title=NetEase Reveals Its 'First Triple-A Single-Player' Game, Blood Message, And It Looks Awesome |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2025/06/20/netease-reveals-its-first-triple-a-single-player-game-blood-message-and-it-looks-awesome |website=Game Informer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250620205746/https://www.gameinformer.com/2025/06/20/netease-reveals-its-first-triple-a-single-player-game-blood-message-and-it-looks-awesome |archive-date=20 June 2025 |date=20 June 2025}}{{cite web |last1=McMullen |first1=Chris |title=Marvel Rivals dev's first single-player game is a gorgeous Chinese-set action RPG, and it looks amazing |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/blood-message/reveal-trailer |website=PCGamesN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250620202143/https://www.pcgamesn.com/blood-message/reveal-trailer |archive-date=20 June 2025 |date=20 June 2025}} The game is played in single-player mode from a third-person perspective.

The player controls a messenger and his son.

The game features combat blended with stealth and survival mechanics.{{cite web |last1=Bonthuys |first1=Darryn |title=Blood Message: NetEase's New AAA Single-Player Project Revealed |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/blood-message-neteases-new-aaa-single-player-project-revealed/1100-6532579/ |website=GameSpot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250620213027/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/blood-message-neteases-new-aaa-single-player-project-revealed/1100-6532579/ |archive-date=20 June 2025 |date=20 June 2025}}

The game follows a linear progression.

Synopsis

= Setting =

File:Dunhuang Zhang Yichao army.jpg-era mural from the Mogao Caves, depicting Zhang Yichao's army.]]

Blood Message is set during the late Tang dynasty.{{cite web |last1=Romano |first1=Sal |title=NetEase Games announces AAA single-player action adventure game Blood Message for consoles, PC |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2025/06/netease-games-announces-aaa-single-player-action-adventure-game-blood-message-for-consoles-pc |website=Gematsu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250621023836/https://www.gematsu.com/2025/06/netease-games-announces-aaa-single-player-action-adventure-game-blood-message-for-consoles-pc |archive-date=21 June 2025 |date=19 June 2025}}

The developers said that they have conducted extensive historical research in order to present a realistic setting, mentioning that this is not a story infused with strong elements of fantasy.{{cite web |last1=Ye |first1=Kamui |title=IGN 中国《归唐》开发组访谈：冲击「单机叙事驱动」的险峰 |url=https://www.ign.com.cn/projectbm/54847/interview/ign-zhong-guo-gui-tang-kai-fa-zu-fang-tan-chong-ji-dan-ji-xu-shi-qu-dong-de-xian-feng |website=IGN China |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250622235512/https://www.ign.com.cn/projectbm/54847/interview/ign-zhong-guo-gui-tang-kai-fa-zu-fang-tan-chong-ji-dan-ji-xu-shi-qu-dong-de-xian-feng |archive-date=22 June 2025 |language=zh |date=21 June 2025}}

Historically, Zhang Yichao, whose allegiance was with the Tang Empire, led a successful uprising to reclaim the regions of Guazhou and Shazhou. Following the capture of Shazhou, he dispatched ten groups of messengers—most of them were ordinary people—across vast and hostile territories to relay the news to the imperial capital of Chang'an. In the end, only one group reached the destination. Adapting these events, the game is centered on one such messenger.

= Plot =

As part of an uprising in Shazhou, a messenger and his son embark on a perilous journey across vast and hostile territories to Chang'an.

Development

Blood Message is a game developed by 24 Entertainment.{{cite web |author1=杉浦諒 |title=NetEase Games，初の完全シングルプレイ作品「Blood Message」を発表。唐王朝末期の西方辺境を舞台にしたアクションアドベンチャー |url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/922/G092238/20250619069/ |website=4Gamer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250623023820/https://www.4gamer.net/games/922/G092238/20250619069/ |archive-date=23 June 2025 |language=ja |date=20 June 2025}} The studio is a subsidiary of NetEase Games. The game is built on Unreal Engine 5.

The development team—in collaboration with the Gansu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism—conducted historical site scanning, geomorphological restoration, cultural relic digitization, and ecological detail reproduction of the Hexi Corridor.{{cite web |author1=浮梦万物皆虚 |title=甘肃省文旅厅宣布与《归唐》合作支持开发组古迹扫描等工作 |url=https://www.gamersky.com/news/202506/1949622.shtml |website=GamerSky |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250625002633/https://www.gamersky.com/news/202506/1949622.shtml |archive-date=25 June 2025 |date=25 June 2025}}

Release

Blood Message is set to be released on PC and consoles.{{cite web |last1=Velde |first1=Issy van der |title=NetEase's first AAA single-player game is packed with brutal action and gorgeous cinematics in a promising blend fans say looks "like a Tang Dynasty take on Uncharted" |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action/neteases-first-aaa-single-player-game-is-packed-with-brutal-action-and-gorgeous-cinematics-in-a-promising-blend-fans-say-looks-like-a-tang-dynasty-take-on-uncharted/ |website=GamesRadar+ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250620204856/https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action/neteases-first-aaa-single-player-game-is-packed-with-brutal-action-and-gorgeous-cinematics-in-a-promising-blend-fans-say-looks-like-a-tang-dynasty-take-on-uncharted/ |archive-date=20 June 2025 |date=20 June 2025}}

Blood Message was unveiled with a trailer on 20 June 2025.{{cite web |author1=甄能达 |title=触乐本周行业大事：北京出台政策扶持游戏电竞行业，网易《归唐》发布首支预告片，电魂网络披露经营危机 |url=https://www.chuapp.com/article/290713.html |website=ChuApp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250625045112/https://www.chuapp.com/article/290713.html |archive-date=25 June 2025 |language=zh |date=21 June 2025}}{{cite web |last1=Palumbo |first1=Alessio |title=Blood Message Is a Stunning Single Player Action/Adventure Game from NARAKA: BLADEPOINT Developers |url=https://wccftech.com/blood-message-is-a-stunning-single-player-action-adventure-game-from-naraka-bladepoint-developers/ |website=Wccftech |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250623022159/https://wccftech.com/blood-message-is-a-stunning-single-player-action-adventure-game-from-naraka-bladepoint-developers/ |archive-date=23 June 2025 |date=20 June 2025}} The trailer showed all game footage, both gameplay and cutscenes, in real-time rendering.