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Players are all too accustomed to exploring Eastern settings through a Western lens - yet here, the tables are turned
Chinese is a puzzle game for PC and macOS that launched in May 2022. The game appears to have generated modest coverage recently, with activity centered on related projects rather than direct updates to Chinese itself. Notable in the broader ecosystem is Mewgenics, a tactical cat roguelite from Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel, which recently expanded its accessibility by opening Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Russian translations for community beta testing. Meanwhile, coverage has highlighted how contemporary game design is beginning to reframe cultural narratives - shifting away from the typical Western interpretation of Eastern settings toward fresher perspectives that invert that dynamic.
Players are all too accustomed to exploring Eastern settings through a Western lens - yet here, the tables are turned
Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel have announced that their tactical cat roguelite, Mewgenics, has added Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Russian language support for public testing on the game’s beta branch. Those wanting to test these current translations can do so by s…