Lin Zhi, who was about to achieve financial freedom, was suddenly struck down by the system and broke his back. There was no way he could work, so he could only rely on playing games to achieve his goal of living a carefree retirement life at the age of 35.
When Zhiyue's first game was released, people didn't think much of it. There are many designers who are only good for a short time. But when they came out with Terraria, Subnautica, Hollow Knight, the indie game circle had already sounded the bells of a new king's coronation.
Until then, everyone thought Zhiyue was just a slightly better independent game studio, until they released Dark Souls.
Many game companies were left with only one thought: Can this thing really be called an independent game studio?!