Nine Treasures of Liuyin

Nine Treasures of Liuyin launched on August 1, 2024 and has received a consistent stream of free major content updates from developer kingnagame since release. Major content drops include: the "Dog Emperor Demon" expansion (October 2024), the "Heart Demon" extended ending (November 2024), the "Infinite View" expansion (announced for January–February 2025 and subsequently delivered), an April 2025 feature update adding Boss Rush achievements and new story content, and the free crossover DLC "Netherworld Wasteland" on September 2, 2025. This represents a sustained pattern of substantial free additions roughly every one to three months across the game's post-launch life. The developer has committed publicly and repeatedly to further free updates. A roadmap published on March 11, 2025 outlined content for April–June 2025. A February 25, 2025 post explicitly stated that "future updates will expand the game with additional maps, storylines, and gameplay modes." The September 2, 2025 news post announcing "Netherworld Wasteland" also mentioned the release of "Liuyin Boundless" (the final chapter of a spin-off trilogy) on September 19, 2025, confirming the studio remained active as of that date. Today's date is September 24, 2026 — approximately 12 months have passed since the last recorded major content post (September 2, 2025). While this is beyond the upper end of the 1–3 month cadence established earlier in the game's life, this does represent only a single data point of silence and the developer had maintained a very active update pattern. Importantly, the developer never announced that development was concluding or that no further content was planned — every communication pointed toward continued free updates. However, with over a year of silence since the last major content post and no new communications visible in the dataset, this is approaching but does not yet clearly exceed what might be a natural quiet period for a small indie studio. Given the established cadence and lack of any closure statement, the active development assessment remains appropriate, though the extended silence is notable.