Last updated on January 19, 2026
It’s been almost 5 years since the first trailer for Faith of Danschant: Hereafter, a AAA RPG that seemed to have Open World elements and was a sequel to the 2017 MMO Faith of Danschant. Over the years, we’ve received absolutely no information from the publisher or developer, but a year ago, Lunatic Ignus, a China insider on Twitter/X, talked a little about this project, specifically that it’s still in development and has been moved to Unreal Engine 5.
Something logical, considering that Unreal Engine 4 is a bit outdated, and most studios are switching to the improved version.
However, last year, somewhere around mid-August, an amazing game called Swords of Legends took off and shook the scene with a spectacular trailer, being a huge fan of Black Myth: Wukong and China in general, I was left speechless after seeing that 2-minute trailer with a mix of gameplay and cinematics.
I soon realized that it was developed by Aurogon Shanghai and the same publisher as Faith of Danschant: Hereafter, namely.. “Wangyuan Shengtang”. Since then, I started doing some research, I found out everything about that title and the company, including why I haven’t received an update for so long.
The answer is simple, the project was canceled. Somewhere around 2022-2023, Wangyuan Shengtang encountered a lot of problems, including budgetary, where they had to cancel several unannounced projects as well as others already shown, and I think this game was among them.
To add more fuel to the fire, and why I think it’s canceled at all.. well, from what I explored, Joyfun game currently has under 20 employees, which is very few, and the graph on LinkedIn showed me that there have been no hirings for over 1 and a half years. From what I understand, Wangyuan Shengtang had to move the studio from Beijing to Taiwan, which significantly reduced the number of employees.
Also, the official website of the game is down, a similar situation to the one we had recently with Mudang: Two Hearts, which further strengthens the information.
In 2024, Tencent acquired a large part of the publisher, being very interested in the “Swords of Legends” series or “Gujian” for connoisseurs, and Wangyuan prioritized the new game in the series, Gujian 4, which they want to be a blockbuster and a strong point in their success.
As for the leak with Unreal Engine 5, although the game’s producer Rex Chao stated in his LinkedIn biography that he is still working on Faith of Danschant: Hereafter, we believe that the entire Joyfun Game was put to work on Swords of Legends/Gujian 4, in order to launch it as soon as possible.
However, we have tried to contact several people affiliated with this studio, but have not received any response yet. We will let you know if we hear anything on our social media networks.
A true fanatic of the Asian gaming industry, especially China. Passionate about modern gaming, cinema and mythology. Dante always gives us a helping hand when it comes to a Chinese title.
