← Immersion shelf

Level up, in Chinese.

Games bury you in menus, quests and chat - functional reading practice with a motivation engine attached. Story-heavy titles double as interactive audiobooks with full Chinese voice acting. 11 picks on the shelf, shelved below from elementary to full immersion.

Elementary ≈ HSK 3–4 · 1 pick

Genshin Impact 原神yuán shénSwitch voice language to Mandarin: fully voiced story, fantasy vocabulary.

Intermediate ≈ HSK 4–6 · 6 picks

Honkai: Star Rail 崩坏：星穹铁道bēng huài xīng qióng tiě dàoFree-to-play RPG with full Mandarin voiceover and text log.Chinese Parents 中国式家长zhōng guó shì jiā chángLife sim of growing up in China - pure cultural vocabulary.The Invisible Guardian 隐形守护者yǐn xíng shǒu hù zhěInteractive spy movie, fully voiced - your choices drive the story.My Time at Portia 波西亚时光bō xī yà shí guāngChinese-made cozy crafting sim - friendly text and voices.Love and Deepspace 恋与深空liàn yǔ shēn kōngFully-voiced romance in 3D - hours of intimate dialogue.Honor of Kings 王者荣耀wáng zhě róng yàoChina’s national game - hero voice lines everywhere you look.

Full immersion native pace · 4 picks

Black Myth: Wukong 黑神话：悟空hēi shén huà wù kōngJourney-to-the-West action epic - classical-tinged Mandarin VO.Chinese Paladin 仙劍奇俠傳xiān jiàn qí xiá chuánThe classic Chinese RPG - poetic script, xianxia vocabulary.Paper Bride 纸嫁衣zhǐ jià yīFolklore horror puzzle series, fully voiced in Mandarin.Unheard 疑案追声yí àn zhuī shēngSolve crimes by EAVESDROPPING on Mandarin audio - the listening-practice game.

More of the shelf

By kind

TV & shows45Movies35YouTube29Podcasts23Cartoons21Music16Games11Apps16Reading4

By level

Getting started≈ HSK 1–2 · 18Elementary≈ HSK 3–4 · 26Intermediate≈ HSK 4–6 · 85Full immersionnative pace · 71

← The immersion shelf · Graded stories · Dictionary

The shelf lives inside the app

All 200 picks ride along offline in LinZi, graded to the same levels - next to the flashcards, stories and dictionary that make immersion stick.

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