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Steel Sword Story S
The classic 2D side-scrolling action game has evovled! With twice the content, better controls, and higher accessibility, Steel Sword Story S is bigger and better than ever!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“Actually a very cool and polished pixel action game. The simple visual style works really well, and the overall design stays focused and clean without unnecessary complexity.”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedLatest official news
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Steel Sword Story S Update Now Live!
Hello everyone, As we promised, the classic 2D side-scrolling action game Steel Sword Story has been upgraded and updated to Steel Sword Story S today! The original version will remain playable after
Steel Sword Story to be Updated to Steel Sword Story S on June 11!
Hello everyone, Steel Sword Story, the classic 2D side-scrolling action game that came to Steam in 2019, will receive a major overhaul update on June 11, 2024, becoming Steel Sword Story S! The origin
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Action · Indie · Pixel Graphics · 2D · Retro · Singleplayer · Side Scroller · Great Soundtrack · Atmospheric · Dark Fantasy · Conspiracy · Controller (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Official site | https://tkool.jp/act/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/8.1/10 (32bit/64bit) Processor: Intel Core2 Duo 2.0GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9/OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU Storage: 500 MB available space