Moonlight Blade
Moonlight Blade is a wuxia-themed MMORPG that drops you into an expansive vision of ancient China, where martial arts schools, rivalry, and personal cultivation are as important as loot. Instead of focusing purely on dungeon treadmills, it leans into role-play friendly side activities and cinematic, mobility-driven combat, letting you roam, spar, and live out a hero fantasy in a world built to feel grand in scale and presentation.
| Publisher: Tencent Games Playerbase: Medium Type: Wuxia MMORPG Release Date: July 01, 2015 Pros: +Authentic wuxia atmosphere. +Lots of side systems that feel more like RPG life skills than typical MMO filler. +Vast world to explore. Cons: -No English version available. |
Moonlight Blade Overview
Moonlight Blade is a wuxia MMORPG set in an idealized, cinematic take on ancient China, built around martial arts schools and character growth that goes beyond simple level grinding. The game emphasizes scale and traversal, advertising a world said to be 18 times larger than Skyrim, and its environments are staged to feel like scenes from a film, which fits its focus on stylish movement and dramatic fights.
Character creation centers on choosing one of eight clans, each with its own weapon style and combat identity, from the spear-focused Shenwei to the poison-and-stealth leaning Five Venoms. Progression comes through familiar questing, but also through daily role-playing tasks and quieter options like studying and meditating under an instructor. Exploration is rewarded too, since you can locate Inspiration Points around the map and convert that discovery into experience for further advancement.
Movement is a major part of the game’s identity. With Qing Gong skills, you are encouraged to travel vertically and quickly, using jumps, glides, and aerial routes to reach objectives and reposition in combat. Battles are action-oriented, asking you to react, avoid hits, and control space rather than simply stand still and trade damage. Defensive play matters, and successful timing and combo chaining are key to maximizing your output.
Outside the core MMO loop, Moonlight Blade also tries to sell the fantasy of living in its world. Alongside combat and questing, players can take on assassination work, perform music, produce ink paintings, and even hunt while mounted, giving the game a broader “martial arts life” feel than many theme-park MMORPGs.
Moonlight Blade Key Features:
- Enormous World – travel across a massive martial arts landscape described as 18 times bigger than Skyrim, with Inspiration Points that convert exploration into experience.
- Meridian System – invest Cultivation Points manually through a sphere-grid style layout to refine your character’s strengths.
- Martial Arts Classes – commit to one of eight schools and learn distinctive techniques, including groups like Tian Xiang and Beggar Gangs.
- Qing Gong Movement – use a suite of 7 Qing Gong abilities to cross terrain quickly and take aerial paths through the world.
- Action-oriented Combat – rely on mobility, the Composure defensive layer, and Breath (stamina) to avoid danger and execute high-damage sequences.
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Moonlight Blade System Requirements
Minimum Requirements:
Operating System: Windows 7 64 bit
Processor: Pentium4 2.0Ghz or similar
Graphics Card: GGeForce 6600 or above
Ram: 4 GB
Recommended Requirements:
Operating System: Windows 7 64 bit
Processor: Core E8400 3.0Ghz or above
Graphics Card: GeForce 9800GT or above
Ram: 8 GB
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Moonlight Blade Additional Information
Developer: Tencent Games
Engine: Quick-silver
Closed Beta : July 01, 2014 (CN)
Open Beta: July 01, 2015 (CN)
Development History / Background:
Moonlight Blade is developed by Chinese development company Tencent Games and published through its game portal QQ Games. First shown publicly during the 2012 Tencent Game Carnival, it was positioned as a high-end martial arts MMO for its time, including support for DirectX11. The game entered open beta on July 01, 2015, and it is not region-locked, which means players outside China can access it, even though an English version is not available.

