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Wandering Sword
Wandering Sword is a Chinese martial-arts RPG where you play a young swordsman caught up in a feud and nearly dies. Escaping the event puts you on the path of pursuing the highest form of martial arts and exploring the pugilistic world to become the great hero you are always destined to be.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
38 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game is great, fantastic, scratches the itch for many of my -tisms. I love it. But it has huge issues. (TL;DR MAJOR horrible quest issues. Unclear directives. Bad UI navigation. Large companion roster, 2/3rds are…”
“This game is a wonderful game. This game is an indie 2.5D chinese wuxia game. The game is heavily open world and doesn't hold your hand as you explore the game and its mechanics. If none of those factors dissuade your…”
36 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game is a wonderful game. This game is an indie 2.5D chinese wuxia game. The game is heavily open world and doesn't hold your hand as you explore the game and its mechanics. If none of those factors dissuade your…”
“This is my first time playing this type of game and I am gratefully surprised I have broken the seal. This game is simply beautiful with its animations and colouring, even though it's pixelated. Story line is keeping me…”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This is my first time playing this type of game and I am gratefully surprised I have broken the seal. This game is simply beautiful with its animations and colouring, even though it's pixelated. Story line is keeping me…”
“Fun game to play in the original language... not sure it makes much sense in the translation. The art style is obviously "inspired" by the Octopath series, looks good but hardly original. For all the intricacies, combat…”
“After ~100 hours into this game, I have say this is one of the best RPG game I have played so far. Hands down, Wandering Sword puts other games and even triple A series into shame. It offers very solid story progression…”
15 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Fun game to play in the original language... not sure it makes much sense in the translation. The art style is obviously "inspired" by the Octopath series, looks good but hardly original. For all the intricacies, combat…”
“Very nice game. At first you may be discouraged by the graphics, but for those of us who were born in the 80's, they're pretty good. And the scenery is beautiful. The story is pretty damn engaging and the character…”
“My first wuxia rpg and I loved it! Good story, great music, satisfying progression systems. I liked the art style, some of the longer side quests, and the values of the main character. He's a classic do-gooder. I…”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Amazing. Absolutely amazing. Spent 84 hours on my first playthrough. 10/10, wish I had no life so I could easily do it again.”
“One of my favorite games I've played in the past few years. The story is pretty decent if you're a fan of the genre, the game is still fun after multiple play throughs, The story is very heavily affected by the quests…”
“Very nice game. At first you may be discouraged by the graphics, but for those of us who were born in the 80's, they're pretty good. And the scenery is beautiful. The story is pretty damn engaging and the character…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is great, fantastic, scratches the itch for many of my -tisms. I love it. But it has huge issues. (TL;DR MAJOR horrible quest issues. Unclear directives. Bad UI navigation. Large companion roster, 2/3rds are…”
“It takes too long to get all Martial arts to make builds. It takes too long to get all companions to create a good party. It takes too long to get all Recipes. Side areas are boringly easy. Basically everything in this…”
“This game... it's a big one. I enjoyed my time with it, although I have some gripes. There is a A LOT of missable stuff. Normally, I wouldn't say this, but you would do well to play this game with a companion guide.…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Played a small fraction of this game and I have to say it is BLOODLESS. Sadly, this is a problem with many modern games. No cojones. I think what finally did me in was when someone told the protagonist not to be…”
“[h3] Story [/h3] -Excellent, but not fully immersive. Most quests offer multiple endings, and the side stories are outstanding and memorable. The main storyline, however, feels somewhat flat. The storylines of Northern…”
“My first wuxia rpg and I loved it! Good story, great music, satisfying progression systems. I liked the art style, some of the longer side quests, and the values of the main character. He's a classic do-gooder. I…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is great, fantastic, scratches the itch for many of my -tisms. I love it. But it has huge issues. (TL;DR MAJOR horrible quest issues. Unclear directives. Bad UI navigation. Large companion roster, 2/3rds are…”
“我冲着剧情和95%好评来的，努力坚持了2h实在玩不下去了，这个Pixel画风和UI交互，我眼睛灰常难受。 关了之后专门对比了一下仙剑1，也没到这地步啊。我觉得像素风没问题，但是3000多那个分辨率颗粒度还这么粗，我看就木有这个必要了吧。之后看谷歌搜索都感觉眼睛没那么难受了。”
“I hope they fix the UI. It's so close to being good. This game feel so bad on a controller.”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“It takes too long to get all Martial arts to make builds. It takes too long to get all companions to create a good party. It takes too long to get all Recipes. Side areas are boringly easy. Basically everything in this…”
“Edit: Adding my "I played sixty more hours" review. You can find the original review like 20 hrs deep blow the dashes. This game is so freaking refreshing in the RPG space. Characters you care about and enjoy, numerous…”
“Combat had a surprising amount of depth even without the absurd end-game abilities or ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ miridian skills (that some end-game bosses also have cause ♥♥♥♥ you here's 3 stacks of internal damage for trying to attack…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“It takes too long to get all Martial arts to make builds. It takes too long to get all companions to create a good party. It takes too long to get all Recipes. Side areas are boringly easy. Basically everything in this…”
“This is probably one of the best games I've ever played in my life. The setting, characters, and gameplay are all just great. "Hero's Adventure" is another game that has a similar premise but that game needs WAY more…”
“Combat had a surprising amount of depth even without the absurd end-game abilities or ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ miridian skills (that some end-game bosses also have cause ♥♥♥♥ you here's 3 stacks of internal damage for trying to attack…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“This is what I wanted/expected Octopath Traveler to be. A great cast of characters with an actual interconnecting storyline that develops every character. Everyone gets their moment to shine. The mechanics of the game are also really fun and engaging, especially if you are a fan…”
— a player, Steam review · 88 hrs played“Review: Wandering Sword – A Masterpiece of Martial Arts (With One Warning) After two full playthroughs and 80 hours of gameplay this Lunar New Year, I can confidently say that Wandering Sword is one of the most rewarding RPG experiences I’ve had in years. While it clearly takes…”
— a player, Steam review · 80 hrs played“Highly recommend this game if you like old school JRPGs and wuxia settings in games. This game was the first one I installed on my steamdeck as there was no mac version that I could run on my laptop :( Wow, what a relaxing and nice game. It has exploration, beautiful graphics…”
— a player, Steam review · 81 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:22 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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【v1.24.32 Update】Bug Fixes
Greetings Swordsmen!We’ve just released another update packed with key fixes and improvements. Here’s what’s new in v1.24.32:🔧 Bug FixesFixed a bug where players could get stuck when talking to the Pe
Limited Edition Wandering Sword Vinyl Soundtrack Now Available!
Greetings, swordsmen!We’re excited to announce that the official Wandering Sword Original Soundtrack is now available as a limited-edition vinyl, brought to you in collaboration with Raccoon Records a
Wandering Sword Winter Sale + Wartales Bundle Now Live!
Winter Sale Begins — Wandering Sword Hits One Of It's Lowest Price Yet!Greetings Swordsmen!We’re excited to announce that Wandering Sword is now part of the Steam Winter Sale — with one of our best di
【v1.24.31 Update】Bug Fixes & Optimizations
Greetings Swordsmen!We’ve just released another update packed with key fixes and improvements. Here’s what’s new in v1.24.31:🔧 Bug FixesZhenwu's Sword Intent Lv.5: Fixed an issue where this effect did
【v1.24.30 Update】Bug Fixes & Feature Improvements
Greetings, swordsmen!We've rolled out a new update with various fixes, optimizations, and feature enhancements. Here's a full breakdown of what's been addressed in this version:⚔️ Bug FixesFixed an is
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | RPG · Martial Arts · Pixel Graphics · Turn-Based · Story Rich · Open World · Adventure · Strategy · Singleplayer · 2.5D · Drama · Turn-Based Combat (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | Simplified Chinese, English, Traditional Chinese |
| Achievements | 110 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows® 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10 64-bit Processor: AMD FX-4350 / Intel® Core™ i3-3210 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: [Integrated graphics not supported]AMD Radeon™ RX 560 (4GB VRAM) / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 (4GB VRAM) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 7 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card