Stealth adventure · iPhone & Android
Righteous Bandit
Stay out of the lantern light.
1724. His father is dead, and the tax register still asks for the dead man's share. Vược leaves the village — and what follows is a life lived against the register: grain taken from the granary in the rain, a drowning child pulled from the river, and a rebellion that grows larger than anyone meant it to.
The App Store version is available in the United States.
- 6chapters
- 37missions
- 12optional side tales
- 25illustrated story scenes
Six chapters, from the village to the cage
Each chapter is a stretch of Vược's life, told in short illustrated scenes between the missions. Every chapter also has two side tales you can play or skip.
Chapter 11724
Lôi Động
Vược is twelve. His father has died, and the house is taxed for the dead man's share as well.
The granary in the rain, the headman's house, and rice shared out in the dark.
7 missionsChapter 21729–1739
The Fish
On the rivers of Hải Dương the people start calling him Quận He — and his old classmate Nghiêm is sent to take him.
River landings and paddy boats; swim and dive with a breath meter.
7 missionsChapter 31741
The Righteous Army
In the hills of Chí Linh, Vược joins Kình's righteous army.
Grain stores, a camp that falls in the night, and the cliffs of Đồ Sơn.
5 missionsChapter 41743
Fire Buffalo
The siege of Đồ Sơn and the citadel of Kinh Bắc. The war grows bigger than anyone meant it to.
A buffalo pen where no one may be killed, a charge of fire buffalo, and battles beside your comrades.
7 missionsChapter 51746
The Official's Robe
Vược goes to the capital in an official's robe.
Broad daylight: crowds for cover, conversations to overhear, and no killing.
6 missionsChapter 61747–1751
Bird in a Cage
The last years, and the last fight in the rain.
Battles only, ending in a duel with Nghiêm.
5 missions
The light is where you get caught
Granaries, wharves and garrisons at night. Guards carry lanterns, and their light is what gives you away. Many missions are won without drawing a blade — some say it outright: fighting solves nothing here.
- HiddenIn the dark, you are nobody.
- Half seenA guard has noticed something. Get out of the light.
- SeenThey are alerted, and the whole guard comes after you.
- Sneak or runA light push on the joystick sneaks; a full push runs, and running makes noise.
- HideSlip into a jar or another hiding place until the lantern passes.
- Take and shareTake from the rich, and leave rice at the homes of the poor.
- Untie and carryCut captives loose and carry them out — or feed the rich man's dog instead of fighting it.
The people
The characters are inspired by real people of 18th-century northern Vietnam.
Vược
The outlaw the people called Quận He
A village boy from Lôi Động who grows into the bandit the poor protect and the court hunts.
Inspired by Nguyễn Hữu Cầu (1712–1751)
Phạm Đình Nghiêm
The classmate sent to take him
He studied beside Vược as a boy, passes the doctoral examination, and is sent to bring him in.
Inspired by Phạm Đình Trọng (1715–1754)
Nguyễn Thị Sen
Kình's daughter
She lives in the righteous army's camp at Chí Linh. She can read.
Inspired by Nguyễn Thị Quỳnh
Nguyễn Kình
Leader of the righteous army
He leads the rising in the hills of Chí Linh.
Inspired by Nguyễn Cừ (?–1741)
The story told in this game is fiction. The people were real.
Who is on watch
Every kind of guard asks something different of you — and some of them never draw a blade at all.
Lantern guard
Nods off at his post. No spear, but his lamp still finds you.
Village watchman
A villager on patrol, and not a very careful one.
Spear soldier
The full garrison soldier, and he fights back.
Sabre soldier
Guards the boats and strikes twice in a row.
Shield soldier
Blocks ordinary blows. Wait until his shield is open.
Musketeer
The first enemy who doesn't need to come close.
Scribe
Never fights. He only shouts — and in the capital, being exposed costs you your post.
Squad leader
Sets the pace of the big battles, and his red-lit strikes can only be dodged.
When it comes to steel
- TapStrike.
- HoldBlock — it costs stamina.
- Swipe sidewaysDodge. A white flash can be blocked; a red one can only be dodged.
- Swipe upFinish a guard who is down.
How it plays
Stealth first
Know how exposed you are at every moment, from Hidden to Seen, and use the dark, the crowds and the hiding places.
Steel when it comes to it
Tap to strike, hold to block, swipe to dodge. Some foes parry everything: strike only when they glow.
A story between every heist
Short illustrated scenes carry the story from mission to mission, and you can return to any scene you have reached from the Scenes menu.
Side tales
Twelve optional missions — a ghost boat, a blind ferryman, a fish seller — that you can play or skip.
Play it anywhere
Fully offline, with no account and no in-app purchases. Progress is saved on your device.
Built for two thumbs
A floating joystick on the left and action buttons on the right, with art lit by lanterns and rain, and field recordings of night, water and street.
Screenshots
At a glance
- Platforms
- iPhone (iOS 15 or later) and Android 7.0 or later, portrait
- Content
- 6 chapters and 37 missions, 12 of them optional side tales
- Setting
- Northern Vietnam, 1724 to 1751
- Connection
- Plays fully offline, no account needed
- Price
- Free, with ads; no in-app purchases
- Progress
- Saved on your device
- Developer
- ISEMI
Questions
Is it free?
Yes, and there are no in-app purchases. The game shows ads: a small banner on the menus, an occasional ad after a mission is won, and an optional ad you can watch to get back up where you fell, once per attempt.
Do I need an internet connection?
No. The whole game plays offline; without a connection it simply shows no ads.
Where is my progress saved?
On your device only — there is no account and no server. Deleting the game deletes its progress.
Can I replay the story?
Yes. Every scene you have reached stays open in the Scenes menu.
Is it a true story?
The story is fiction, but the people were real: the characters are inspired by figures of 18th-century Vietnam, among them Nguyễn Hữu Cầu, known as Quận He.
Which devices can play it?
iPhones with iOS 15 or later and Android phones with Android 7.0 or later. The game plays in portrait; there is no iPad version.