{
  "schema_version": "1.0",
  "updated": "2026-07-27",
  "project": {
    "name": "YaoBound",
    "chinese_name": "灵妖西行",
    "official_url": "https://yaobound.com/",
    "genre": "Chinese mythology creature-collecting role-playing game",
    "status": "In development",
    "developer": "Independent YaoBound project",
    "publisher": "Independent YaoBound project",
    "platforms": "To be announced",
    "release_date": "To be announced"
  },
  "scope": {
    "bondable_spirits": 150,
    "story_regions": 10,
    "permanent_tower_floors": 100,
    "active_party_size": 3,
    "reserve_party_size": 3
  },
  "short_description": {
    "en": "Bond with 150 spirits and retrace the Journey to the West three centuries after the gods fall silent.",
    "zh-CN": "取经功成三百年后，与百五十种灵妖结契，重走一条无人应答的西行古路。"
  },
  "source_boundary": {
    "classical_source": "Journey to the West",
    "original_to_yaobound": [
      "the world three centuries after the pilgrimage",
      "Eclipse Marks",
      "the missing-merit mystery",
      "the protagonist A-Yan",
      "new spirit bonds, factions, characters, and plot"
    ],
    "modern_franchise_affiliation": "None claimed"
  },
  "editorial_assets": [
    "https://yaobound.com/og.png",
    "https://yaobound.com/water-curtain-ravine.png",
    "https://yaobound.com/water-curtain-cave.png",
    "https://yaobound.com/favicon.png"
  ],
  "citation": "YaoBound (yaobound.com)"
}