After-State: WoLong – a surreal afterlife deduction game revealed by Right Mind – a new global game publisher and IP operator!
With 10 games already released and 5 more in the launch pipeline, Right Mind wants to emphasize character-driven, emotionally resonant games and prioritize titles that deliver unique emotional value.
One of the games representing these core values is the newly revealed After-State: WoLong. Play as Zhuge Liang-the East's legendary mastermind. Face off against Sherlock Holmes in the Underworld Olympics and unravel a deadly closed-circle mystery trapped within a snowed-in mountain lodge!
“We're openly inspired by ‘The Melancholy’ by Haruhi Suzumiya - the idea that the extraordinary is hidden inside the ordinary, and that a story can pull players out of the mundane into something that genuinely moves them. That’s why we’ve named our new publishing label ‘Right Mind’ after the right brain - the hemisphere of emotion, intuition, and sensory thinking. I guess you could call us the right-brain publisher. In an industry where publishing is mostly data- and market-driven (left-brain), Right Mind is deliberately feeling-first. In other words, we genuinely believe the games that leave a mark reach people through feelings, not just mechanics.And you can find the proof of that in our current roster that includes, among others, ‘Eastern Era’ (martial-arts sect survival), ‘Dread Flats’ (first-person Chinese horror), and ‘Trials of Innocence’ (courtroom detective drama). Three genres, one throughline - every title is built to stir emotions.
We want to continue this approach with our upcoming game - a surreal afterlife deduction adventure, ‘After-State: WoLong’, to give players something the AI age is quietly taking away: wonder, meaning, and experiences worth feeling.” – said Zhang Zishao, Right Mind Operations Lead.
ABOUT AFTER-STATE: WOLONG
After-State: WoLong is a surreal afterlife deduction game. Play as Zhuge Liang-the East's legendary mastermind. Face off against Sherlock Holmes in the Underworld Olympics and unravel a deadly closed-circle mystery trapped within a snowed-in mountain lodge. Expect an unpredictable string of serial murders, supernatural tricks and setups never to be seen in the real world, and an abundance of witty, highly entertaining dialogue.
AFTER-STATE: WOLONG MAIN FEATURES
Top-Down Investigation Mode: Explore sweeping overhead maps that meticulously recreate every corner of the crime scenes.
Zhuge Liang's “Yin-Yang” System: As a master of reading hearts, detect the anomalies in the suspects' testimonies. Present your deductions from alternate angles, weaving truths and bluffs to break their psychological defenses.
Deduction Duels with Holmes: Face off against the ultimate master of observation. Every move must be calculated; a single misstep against Holmes will cost you the entire game.
After-State: WoLong is being developed for PC by CnD Games and published by Right Mind.