A reverse Journey to the West roguelite — play as the Demon King, stop Sun Wukong. Draft monsters, place 24 magic traps, and defend your Demon Throne across 10 escalating stages.

You are not the hero. You are the Demon King.The pilgrims have left Chang'an. Sun Wukong leads the way — battle-hardened and relentless. Your Demon Throne is the last obstacle between him and the Buddhist scriptures. Hold the line, or watch the journey west succeed.I Am the Demon King: Stop Sun Wukong is a roguelite tower defense auto-battler set in a reverse Journey to the West.HOW IT WORKSEach run unfolds in three phases:1. Build Phase — Draft monster cards and drag them onto the battlefield grid. Spend Qi to activate magic traps on the ground.2. Battle Phase — Combat starts automatically. Your demons hold their positions; the pilgrims and heavenly soldiers flood in from the right.3. Rewards — After each stage, pick one of three: recruit a new unit, equip powerful gear, or learn a spell.Clear all 10 stages and you stop the journey west — for now.8 DEMON KINGSEach Demon King has a unique passive that defines your strategy:- Bull Demon King — Boosts ATK for all demon-faction allies.- White Bone Demoness — Enemies she defeats rise again as skeleton soldiers on your side.- Scorpion Queen — Stacks venom across multiple targets, melting high-HP enemies.- Iron Fan Princess — Dramatically empowers fire and wind trap synergies.- Yellow Wind Demon — Grants haste to all units at the start of each wave.- Ox-Head — Massively increases front-row units' maximum HP.- Red Boy — Deals bonus damage to human-faction enemies.- Spider Demoness — Slows all incoming enemies on first contact.24 MAGIC TRAPSBuild your killing ground with 24 trap types — Miasma, Landslide, Thunder, Frost, Flame Pit, Soul-Drain, and more. Stacking complementary traps creates devastating combos.FACTION SYNERGIESField 3 or more units from the same faction to unlock powerful bonuses:- Demon: ATK +10% (3+) / ATK +25%, Dodge +8% (5+)- Underworld: First hit negated each round (3+) / Summon a wraith at battle start (5+)- Celestial: Crit +5% (3+) / Crit +12%, ATK +8% (5+)- Human: DEF +10% (3+) / DEF +25%, Healing +30% (5+)ASCENSIONComplete your first run to unlock Ascension — permanent talents that carry over between runs. Earn Merit after every run and spend it on 8 tiers of upgrades. Each ascension also raises enemy difficulty, so the challenge always keeps pace.MORE MODES- Classic 7v7 — Pure auto-battler. Build a 7-unit roster and fight through a 10-node Journey West map.- Daily Challenge — Global same-seed competition with daily leaderboard resets.- Bestiary — Defeat enemies to unlock lore entries for the full cast of Journey to the West characters.ABOUT THIS DEMO- I Am the Demon King mode: stages 1–5 out of 10- 3 Demon Kings available (8 in the full game)- All core mechanics included- 45-minute playtime limit per sessionThe full game includes all 10 stages, all 8 Demon Kings, the Ascension system, Daily Challenge, Classic 7v7, and the full Bestiary.

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Reverse Journey to the West: You are the Demon King, not the hero Roguelite auto-battler × tower defense gameplay 20 unique Demon Kings + 30 magic traps for endless builds 8-tier Ascension system, 100 stages of permanent progression Hand-drawn cartoon art, Chinese mythology theme

Reverse Journey to the West: You are the Demon King, not the hero Sun Wukong and his pilgrims march to raze your lair. Command your monster horde, lay magic traps, and defend your throne to the last.<ul class="bb_ul"><li>Roguelite auto-battler × tower defense gameplay</li><li>20 unique Demon Kings + 30 magic traps for endless builds</li><li>8-tier Ascension system with 100 stages of permanent progression</li><li>Hand-drawn cartoon art, Chinese mythology theme</li></ul>

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上午天云

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上午天云

Release Date

29 June, 2026

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