Xuan-Yuan Sword The Scar of Sky

Xuan-Yuan Sword: The Scar of Sky (轩辕剑参外传 天之痕) is a side-story in the long-running Xuan-Yuan Sword series by DOMO Studio at Softstar. Set 133 years before Xuan-Yuan Sword III, the game opens with the Sui Emperor's invasion of the Chen kingdom and follows Chen Jingchou, a survivor of the conquered dynasty, on his journey to collect divine artifacts and avenge his homeland.

Combat is turn-based and built on the Chinese Five Elements system — metal, wood, water, fire, earth — with each character, enemy, and spell carrying at least one elemental alignment. Generative and counter relationships determine whether a spell damages, heals, or amplifies. The Demon Refining Pot system lets players capture and combine enemies into new items, with hundreds of possible recombinations.

The Steam edition adds a Talisman Spirit (符鬼) system — five elemental companions that fight alongside the party, level up, and learn skills from monsters fed to them through the Demon Refining Pot. Modern dual interface options support both image-based and traditional text battle UIs, plus full controller support. Note: the game is Chinese-language only, with no official English localization.