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戚继光 Qi Jiguang: Art of War

Also known as qi jiguang art of war, qi-jiguang-art-of-war, qjaow

Gunpowder vs Samurai: A Tower Defense + Auto Battler. Wield the Ming dynasty's cluster bombs, rockets, drones, and cannons against pirate fleets from the sea. Build formations, set up artillery, can you replicate Qi Jiguang's legendary 0:2000 kill-to-loss ratio?

Last update

29 Jul 2026

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AnnouncementPublished 29 Jul 2026

The gameplay has been completely redesigned from the ground up.

The game became too easy because Qi Jiguang's "Mandarin Duck Formation" was way too overpowered. After several months of redesign, the gameplay has been completely reworked into a very unique tower defense experience. S…

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11 updates

May 2026
Adjusting the gameplayHI I am adjusting the gameplay. It is still tower defense, but the focus will be more interesting. Stay tuned.Announcement1 changeGameplay06 May 2026
April 2026
New Scene，New Stage Mode!Steam post imageHello, I got some new insprirations, Now the stages,and how to play can become 2 or 3 types, so there wiill be more insteresting things, there is one of them as pictureAnnouncement2 changesGameplayMaps05 Apr 2026
March 2026
New weapon added!New weapon added! Tiger cannon Red Cannon Franc Cannon and a lot of weapon added New Scene Added ,Announcement3 changesGameplay20 Mar 2026
Playtest is Open,New Scene Updated,looks much better!New Scene Updated,looks much better! Playtest is Ready,and uploaded!Announcement1 changeGameplay16 Mar 2026
New Scene Updated!HI， I change the scene for stage, Looks much betterAnnouncement1 changeMaps14 Mar 2026
Demo is soon , New video updated！HI, Demo is soon , New video updated！Announcement1 changeGameplay11 Mar 2026
Demo is in reviewingHI, please be patient, Demo is in reviewing you can play it these days.Announcement10 Mar 2026
New Enemy model for Massive unitsHI, try severial hous ,finally ， New Enemy model for Massive units，Announcement1 changeGameplay08 Mar 2026
Playtest is uploaded ,reviewingAnnouncement06 Mar 2026
Update Craft, ,inventory, SkillTreeHI, I am uploading new function Update Craft, ,inventory, SkillTreeAnnouncement1 changeGameplay06 Mar 2026

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The gameplay has been completely redesigned from the ground up.

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