Loulan Kingdom, once a real oasis along the ancient Silk Road is coming back to life in the new action-RPG Loulan: The Cursed Sand. Developed by ChillyRoom, the game will launch on PS5 and PC (Steam), focusing on a single-player story of love, loss, and redemption in the desert. Loulan Kingdom: A Real Place Behind the Legend Loulan Kingdom might sound like a a myth from a fantasy game but it was once real. It existed in solid history. Long centuries back, Loulan stood beside the rim of a desert in what is now Xinjiang, China. People built their lives around an oasis and a salty lake called Lop Nur. Traders, monks, and travelers stopped there to rest, swap stories, and trade silk, spices, and ideas. Loulan sat right on the Silk Road, the ancient trade route that connected East and West. Loulan: Where Cultures Met The first contemporaneous mention of Loulan, in Chinese records, is from 126 BCE, a letter to the Chinese emperor. Loulan city was a hub, people from all over met there. You could hear different languages, see clothes from faraway lands. When researchers sifted the dunes they stumbled on carved wooden tablets, strands of silk, … Continue reading Loulan The Cursed Sand: The Real Lost Kingdom Behind the New Action-RPG