Glaze Cup: Journey to the West

RPG· Action Roguelike· 2D Platformer· Beat 'em up

Released Jul 2024

This is a side scrolling action Rougelike game set in the three realms of humans, demons, ghosts, and gods. It tells the story of Lao Sha and other characters from Journey to the West before they learn from the classics

76% positive · 178 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

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Done

All announced content has been released

Medium confidence

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Evaluation

Glaze Cup: Journey to the West launched on July 11, 2024. The store description presents the game as a complete four-chapter experience with a defined story, over 20 boss battles, and hundreds of weapons and magical treasures — indicating it shipped as a finished product. Following launch, the developer issued a series of bug fix and feature patches in July and August 2024 (fixing crashes, memory issues, adding key remapping, cloud saves, and achievements). On May 13, 2025, the developer posted a substantial version update that added new tutorial content, improved controls, fixed numerous bugs, and rebalanced chapters. In that same post, the developer acknowledged the game's shortcomings and stated they are "fully dedicated to optimization efforts, striving to gradually improve the game's quality through updates" — framing future work as ongoing polish and optimization rather than new content chapters or expansions. There are no unreleased DLC listings, no announced expansions, no roadmap for new story content, and no season pass. The developer's communications describe quality-of-life improvements and fixes, not new content commitments. The most recent developer communication was May 13, 2025, and there have been no posts since then — but given the game was presented as a complete product at launch with no content roadmap, the silence is consistent with the game being content-complete. The game launched as a finished single-purchase title with no post-launch content cycle beyond maintenance patches and one quality update.

Evidence

Developer acknowledges shortcomings in controls and optimization and commits to 'gradually improving game quality through updates' — framed as polish and optimization, not new story content or expansions. This is the most recent developer communication.

news post · May 13, 2025 source development ongoing

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Pre-launch announcement describes the game as containing four complete chapters, hundreds of weapons/spells, village management, and bosses — framed as a finished product at launch.

news post · Jul 9, 2024 source content shipped

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Details

Developer

Dark Dimension

Publisher

Kunpan Games

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

Action Roguelike 2D Platformer Beat 'em up Martial Arts Platformer Action RPG Roguelike RPG 2D Comic Book Action Open World Anime Hand-drawn Fantasy

About this game

✦The Legendary Journey of the Rolling Curtain General

Embark on the legendary journey of the Rolling Curtain General, collect fragments of the Glazed Lamp, challenge formidable foes, and build your own village. In this world where tradition and innovation intertwine, forge an unprecedented adventure in the realm of Journey to the West.

✦The Backstory of the Glazed Cup

The Rolling Curtain General, banished to the mortal realm for offending the Heavenly Court, must collect fragments of the Glazed Lamp to gradually restore his power and face the punishment from the heavens. The Glazed Lamp, a sacred artifact offered by the Dragon Clan to the gods, has its fragments scattered across the mortal world, transforming into demonic beings or merging into human society. Players will confront various demons, monsters, humans, and immortals, gather the fragments, and encounter iconic characters from Journey to the West, such as the Monkey King, Marshal Tianpeng, and Guanyin Bodhisattva, rekindling the past and present of the Journey to the West universe.

✦Random Battles, New Challenges

The game offers four chapters, featuring over 20 boss battles and hundreds of weapons and magical treasures. Each battle presents a fresh challenge, and as the story progresses, players will unlock more combat styles and strategies.

✦Traditional Chinese Art Style with Dynamic Levels

Each chapter includes one main map and two branching maps, with terrains covering mountains, underground palaces, rivers, and more. The terrain modules and monster combinations within the maps change randomly, showcasing the dynamic beauty of traditional Chinese art style.

✦Ink Wash and Shadow Puppetry Animated Features

Each character features hundreds of animated movements, thousands of hand-drawn images, and 3D-rendered 2D and Spine portrait animations, delivering smooth and detailed combat effects, and endowing each character with a unique fighting style and visual presentation.

✦Village Management and Tactical Sandbox

In addition to combat, players can build and manage their own village. The game offers dozens of buildings with varied functions, including resource production facilities, defense towers, and living quarters.