Updated · August 2026
Reap and Rush How to Play
Reap and Rush is a single-player action roguelike from Beijing Pacifier Technology. You are an underworld envoy after mortal lifespans stretched, reincarnation stalled, and Zhong Kui vanished. Steam copy still sells horde clearing plus workplace duties: feed a Yaoguai, help a misplaced god, or untangle a fox spirit in cultivation.
The pre-launch Q&A is the best length estimate we have: four maps, five difficulty tiers, 200+ Fate Stones, 30+ skills, about five hours through difficulties 1–3 and 10+ hours if you push the top tiers. Demo saves do not import. Continue-save exists and has been the source of many hotfixes, so treat “Continue” as powerful and slightly dangerous until you learn which bugs were patched.
The three-layer loop
Combat is layer one: dash, orbit packs, spend Yin Laws, and do not stand in Blood Cocoon zones you cannot read. Buildcraft is layer two: Fate Stones, Yin Spells (also called Yin Laws in patch text), Soulstones, Tributes, Paper Crafts, and pets. Meta-progression is layer three: Book of Life and Death sealing, Headwind Express warehouse, Story Collection, Spirit Beast Cafe, and Wangxiang Property exchanges with Di Ting.
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Named spaces you will actually visit
Patch notes mention Chenghuang / City God shops and storehouses, Lishan Mausoleum terracotta, the First Emperor chessboard, Against the Wind Express / Headwind Express, Training Grounds, and an Arena that incorrectly granted a cash achievement. Learn the names so a freeze or black screen report makes sense when you search.
First-session checklist
- Set borderless windowed (now the default) and pause-when-unfocused if you alt-tab.
- Bind Interact and Support Chest Drop—those keys were added in 1.0.3.
- Pick one envoy and stay for three runs. White Crow and Bingyi have the most public patch mentions.
- Seal only after the Book of Life and Death unlocks; 1.0.3 stopped Seal unlocking too early.
- If a save looks cursed, use the July 28 Repair Save Data button after a backup.
Then jump to starter builds and difficulties. How to play is literacy, not a finished meta.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I import the demo?+
Official Q&A said no. The full client was iterated too far.
Is it multiplayer?+
Steam lists single-player. The launch letter said co-op is only a possible future idea.
Where do codes fit?+
See the Codes page. August 6 added a Carrot rumor for Five Flowers.
Controller or keyboard?+
Both. Full controller support is listed; several pad UI bugs were patched in August.