Han Xiongnu Wars
Released Dec 2017
Welcome to Han Xiongnu Wars. A stand-along game and synergy of historical Far East and multiple features in role-playing, real-time strategy and action gameplay. This game brings you to the eventful years of the early Han Dynasty, and faithfully presents the ancient eastern culture with many objects and scenes faithfully reconstructed...
59% positive · 4,113 reviews
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All announced content has been released
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All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
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Evaluation
Han Xiongnu Wars launched on December 7, 2017 and has received a long stream of patches and updates over the years. The developer maintained an active update cadence from 2018 through 2021, shipping numerous feature patches that added equipment, scenes, multiplayer improvements, and gameplay systems. The most recent developer communication of any kind was a feature patch on September 7, 2023 (V2.735), which made minor mission improvements and fixed a bug. Prior to that, the last substantive update was in March 2023 (V2.718–V2.725), and before that in November 2021. There are no unreleased DLC items listed on the store, no announced roadmap or future content commitments, and no developer statements about ongoing or planned development. The developer has not posted any update or communication since September 7, 2023 — now nearly three years ago as of June 2026. The historical update pattern shows gaps of several months to over a year between posts, but the overall volume of activity has clearly wound down, with only sporadic minor patches in the 2021–2023 period. No content plans, expansions, or future updates have been announced, and the long silence since September 2023 is consistent with a game that has reached the end of its active development cycle. The game appears to have been released as a continually improved product that has now settled into a complete state.
Evidence
V2.735 patch released — the most recent developer communication, making minor mission improvements and fixing a supply drop bug. No future content announced.
Summary patch V2.718–V2.725 adding Roman equipment, adjusting city recruitment and scenes, and some multiplayer fixes. No roadmap or future content mentioned.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Shangshi Studio
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP · Local/Split Screen
About this game
[Note:
1 single-player mode and multi-player mode are two different modes. In multi-player mode, you cannot single-player mode. Please select the corresponding mode in the start game interface.
2 Multiplayer game is a DLC added later. The main part of the game is single player game.At present, the multiplayer server is in China, and players from other countries and regions are likely to have network delay. If you decide to buy this game because of multiplayer game, please make a careful decision. We are so sorry about this!
Han Xiongnu Wars sets the historical background in the eventful years of the early Han Dynasty, and feature in role-playing, real-time strategy and action game plays. Members of ShangShiXuan cohere to archaeological discoveries and historic documents to faithfully preset the culture and scenes of an eastern world.
The game starts during the reign of the Wudi Emperor of Han, and revolves around the wars between the Han Empire and the Xiongnu on the northern steppes, as well as that among other kingdoms, cities and tribes at the time. The in-game world spans from the tribes of Sushen and Fuyu, on the bank of the Black River in the East, to the land of Kangju and Dayuan on the West of the lofty Pamirs. Two hundred cities, large and small, represent more than thirty countries, cultures and tribes at the time.
The game has more than 1000 original weapons, armors, dresses, architecture and other items, carefully made according to recent archaeological findings. Many of them are digitally crafted for the first time, and brings a window for the player to glance at the eastern weaponry and culture from more than two millennia ago. Qin helmets, Han lamellar, ring-hilt swords, whistling arrows and eagle bows, all help the player experience a warrior’s path from the middle land, into the high steppes, and over the moving sands.
The city scenes present the landscape of regional centers in different cultures. Han Empire has grand palaces, high walls and towers; nomad tribes scatter across the tall grass; in the Southwestern mountains, Dian drums reveal from thick forests; in the Western Territory, lofty castles stand along the edge of oasis rivers. The player can visit the taverns, streets, and may meet historic figures that bear familiar names: the great generals like Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, or the commoner warriors akin to Guo Jie and Lei Bei. The player can join their quests and follow the well-known stories from history. Some of them will reward the player with a collection of character cards. When the player decides to step aside from bloodshed, one can work as a trader between the two sides of the Great Wall, or simply tour around the land for places of interest, or foods of great taste.
The player can join the force of a general, follow his commands, garrison at the border and fight in the battles of Monan as to experience of career of a veteran soldier of the Han Empire. The player can also lead a sizable force for one’s own, to stand back on a high rock and issue commands to the formations in the battle ground. With accumulated victories, the player may ascend along military ranks and eventually make to the imperial commander-in-chief. If one wishes, the player can also take down and rule a city for oneself, establish workshops and train one’s new troops, to compete for hegemony among the great emperors and khans.
More, and lot more, is to be explored in Han Xiongnu Wars.
1 single-player mode and multi-player mode are two different modes. In multi-player mode, you cannot single-player mode. Please select the corresponding mode in the start game interface.
2 Multiplayer game is a DLC added later. The main part of the game is single player game.At present, the multiplayer server is in China, and players from other countries and regions are likely to have network delay. If you decide to buy this game because of multiplayer game, please make a careful decision. We are so sorry about this!
Han Xiongnu Wars sets the historical background in the eventful years of the early Han Dynasty, and feature in role-playing, real-time strategy and action game plays. Members of ShangShiXuan cohere to archaeological discoveries and historic documents to faithfully preset the culture and scenes of an eastern world.
The game starts during the reign of the Wudi Emperor of Han, and revolves around the wars between the Han Empire and the Xiongnu on the northern steppes, as well as that among other kingdoms, cities and tribes at the time. The in-game world spans from the tribes of Sushen and Fuyu, on the bank of the Black River in the East, to the land of Kangju and Dayuan on the West of the lofty Pamirs. Two hundred cities, large and small, represent more than thirty countries, cultures and tribes at the time.
The game has more than 1000 original weapons, armors, dresses, architecture and other items, carefully made according to recent archaeological findings. Many of them are digitally crafted for the first time, and brings a window for the player to glance at the eastern weaponry and culture from more than two millennia ago. Qin helmets, Han lamellar, ring-hilt swords, whistling arrows and eagle bows, all help the player experience a warrior’s path from the middle land, into the high steppes, and over the moving sands.
The city scenes present the landscape of regional centers in different cultures. Han Empire has grand palaces, high walls and towers; nomad tribes scatter across the tall grass; in the Southwestern mountains, Dian drums reveal from thick forests; in the Western Territory, lofty castles stand along the edge of oasis rivers. The player can visit the taverns, streets, and may meet historic figures that bear familiar names: the great generals like Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, or the commoner warriors akin to Guo Jie and Lei Bei. The player can join their quests and follow the well-known stories from history. Some of them will reward the player with a collection of character cards. When the player decides to step aside from bloodshed, one can work as a trader between the two sides of the Great Wall, or simply tour around the land for places of interest, or foods of great taste.
The player can join the force of a general, follow his commands, garrison at the border and fight in the battles of Monan as to experience of career of a veteran soldier of the Han Empire. The player can also lead a sizable force for one’s own, to stand back on a high rock and issue commands to the formations in the battle ground. With accumulated victories, the player may ascend along military ranks and eventually make to the imperial commander-in-chief. If one wishes, the player can also take down and rule a city for oneself, establish workshops and train one’s new troops, to compete for hegemony among the great emperors and khans.
More, and lot more, is to be explored in Han Xiongnu Wars.
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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