Revolution: Young Mao
Historical visual novel where wrong decisions can end your run
Runzhi · Released Jun 30, 2026
- Reviews
- Mostly Negative
- 25% of 252
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 3 months ago
- Jul 5, 2026
What is Revolution: Young Mao?
A free, first-person visual novel set around 1929, following the early Red Army's struggles. You click through illustrated text and make decisions at key moments; choices change dialogue and scene details, but the main storyline follows historical events.
For you if...
- +you prefer story-focused games without action or stat grinding
Not for you if...
- −you want to reshape history through major branching storylines
What players say
25% of 252 reviews are positive
Players praise learning about Mao, while some criticize the game's political framing as propaganda.
Screenshots and trailer
Revolution: Young Mao system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Revolution: Young Mao?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 or higher
- Processor
- 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo
- Graphics
- OpenGL 2.0 or DirectX 9.0c compatible
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 or higher
- Processor
- 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo
- Graphics
- OpenGL 2.0 or DirectX 9.0c compatible
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
Does Revolution: Young Mao have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Revolution: Young Mao run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 10
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: Simplified Chinese, English.
Does Revolution: Young Mao use AI-generated content?
Yes. The developers disclose AI-generated content on the game's Steam page:
AI-Assisted Production
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Visual Novel
- Historical
- Political Sim
- Education
- Interactive Fiction
- Incremental
- Word Game
- Adventure
- 2D
- First-Person
- Text-Based
- Dialogue Heavy
- Linear
- Free to Play
- Choices Matter
- Colorful
Recent updates
- Jul 5, 2026 · 2026.07.05 | Ver 0.9.5.3 (Extra Kuomintang defeat art added)
- Jul 4, 2026 · 2026.07.04 | Update 0.9.5.2 Version (Four Crossings of the Chishui River DLC Bet
- Jul 1, 2026 · v0.9.5.1 Update | 2026.07.01
1 DLC available.