Fit check
Is Teahouse of the Gods worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Interactive-fiction readers who want a long, text-only story
- RPG fans who prefer supernatural choices over combat systems
- Players interested in relationship and identity options within a Chinese mountain setting
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking graphics, sound effects, or visually presented scenes
- Players looking for action-focused combat or a mechanically deep battle system
- Readers who prefer short stories rather than a 250,000-word interactive novel
Our take on Teahouse of the Gods
Its defining format is a 250,000-word interactive novel presented entirely through text, with qi manipulation organized around body, mind, and environment paths.
What is Teahouse of the Gods?
Teahouse of the Gods is a 250,000-word, text-based interactive novel set around Mount Qingcheng in Sichuan, China.
After spending a night at a teahouse, the protagonist gains the ability to perceive and manipulate qi, revealing gods, monsters, and a sickness affecting the mountain and its inhabitants. Choices can specialize in physical abilities, mind-altering illusions, control over the environment, or a mixture of all three. The story includes investigations, romance, friendships, festival planning, food choices, and questions about a past life. Character options include male, female, and nonbinary identities, along with gay, straight, bisexual, asexual, and polyamorous possibilities. The game contains no graphics or sound effects.
How Teahouse of the Gods plays
- 01Three Qi Paths
- Skills can focus on physical ability, perception-altering illusions, control of surroundings, or a combination of these areas.
- 02Mountain Investigation
- The story follows a spreading sickness and the return of an old enemy in a village on Mount Qingcheng.
- 03Relationship Choices
- Romantic possibilities include rekindling an old relationship, exploring a connection with a longtime friend, or charming a local mogul or memelord.
- 04Character Identity Options
- The protagonist can be male, female, or nonbinary and can have gay, straight, bisexual, asexual, or polyamorous relationships.
- 05Food Decisions
- Meals include vegetarian, kosher, halal, local, international, and unusual choices.
Teahouse of the Gods compared to similar games
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition is also an RPG centered on an unconventional story and characters, but its description identifies a soundtrack and exploration of a dangerous city, while Teahouse of the Gods is a text-only interactive novel set on Mount Qingcheng. Back to the Dawn focuses on prison survival, investigation, and escape, rather than qi powers, relationships, and village mysteries.
Teahouse of the Gods: platforms & release
Is Teahouse of the Gods worth it?
It is worth it if: interactive-fiction readers who want a long, text-only story. Skip it if: players seeking graphics, sound effects, or visually presented scenes.
Where can I download Teahouse of the Gods?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Teahouse of the Gods's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Teahouse of the Gods on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
