TOUQI

TOUQI (頭七) is a serialized Chinese folk horror mystery game that launched on Steam on August 13, 2025, with Chapters 1 and 2 bundled in the base game (approximately 900,000 characters of content total). The developer announced from the start that subsequent chapters would be released as paid DLC. Chapter 3 launched as paid DLC on November 7, 2025 (the "Cherry Miss" DLC, priced at 9 yuan), with the developer explicitly noting that purchasing it would give access to all future Chapter 3 updates at no additional cost. Since then, Chapter 3 has received a steady stream of major content updates: - December 12, 2025: ~50,000 new characters added; developer confirms Chapter 3 is still ongoing. - February 13, 2026: ~58,000 new characters added; developer confirms Chapter 3 continues updating until completion. - April 28, 2026: ~70,000 new characters added; developer reaffirms ongoing updates. - July 17, 2026: ~60,000+ new characters added; the two story branches ("Tell the Truth" and "Lie") merged into a single main storyline. Developer explicitly states "Chapter 3 is still being updated and we will continue to update it going forward." The developer has maintained an extremely active cadence — updating approximately every 5,000 characters per week on their original platform, then pushing batches to Steam once enough content accumulates. The July 2026 update is the most recent developer communication, confirming that Chapter 3 is not yet complete and more content is coming. Given the game's explicit serialized structure, further chapters beyond Chapter 3 are also anticipated following the same pattern as Chapter 3's release as DLC.