Anshi beginner guide — Your First Run and the Core Loop

Anshi is a casual game from xchongsu, released on Oct 7, 2026 for Windows, Mac at $0.99 in the US. The first thing to understand is what kind of loop the game asks you to repeat, because that is what every other page here builds on. The store page describes it in one line: Anshi is a single-player card strategy game with no gameplay randomness. Use your hand to direct pieces against each level's Boss, balancing Health and Morale before the final showdown. That sentence is the shortest honest summary available, and the sections below expand it into the order a new player actually meets it.

What Anshi Is

xchongsu developed Anshi and xchongsu published it. It arrived on Oct 7, 2026, as a full release rather than an Early Access title. The listed genres are Casual.

Detail	Value
Developer	xchongsu
Publisher	xchongsu
Release date	Oct 7, 2026
Platforms	Windows, Mac
Price (US)	$0.99
Genres	Casual
Achievements	Not listed
Multiplayer	Single-player only
Early Access	No
Demo	Yes

The First Hour

Each piece has its own skills and action cycle. Combine them with the cards available in two distinct phases to challenge each level's Boss. The game includes nine levels and two modes: Normal Mode : Tackle independent levels with a fixed party and hand, planning your card plays and action cycles. Tower Mode : Choose your party and hand, recruit defeated Bosses, and manage your team through a series of challenges. Shift the Cycles Inspect both sides' actions, targets, and upcoming skills, then use your cards to shift your own pieces' action cycles. Bring a needed skill forward, respond to the …

Read the first hour as a tutorial you are meant to repeat rather than a level to clear. The systems that matter later — the ones this wiki covers on the gameplay page — are all introduced here in a forgiving form.

Core Systems

Three things carry most of the play: what you control, what changes between attempts, and what you keep. The store description names them, and the features page lists the rest.

System	What the store page says
Genre	Casual
Modes	Single-player only
Controller support	Not listed
Steam Workshop	No
Early Access	No

Mistakes That Cost Early Progress

The failures below are the ones the store description and category list make predictable:

• Treating the opening as a checklist to finish rather than a loop to learn.
• Ignoring the systems the game introduces before you need them.
• Buying or planning around content the store page does not list.
• Skipping the release date page if you are unsure what you are buying.

Where to Go Next

If you want the loop explained in full, start with the gameplay page. If your question is about buying, the release date page and the price page cover the official numbers. Everything else lives on the guides index.