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Xuan-Yuan Sword: The Gate of Firmament
The “Xuan-Yuan Sword” is an epic oriental RPG series with 25 years of history.It elaborates on the very heart of this series, the idea of "one, looking at the same thing from different angles, may come to different conclusions. " through a variety of historical incidents in different times.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“[h1]ℕ𝕠𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕡𝕠𝕚𝕝 𝕒𝕟𝕪𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕢𝕦𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕤𝕥 𝕧𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕒𝕘𝕖, 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕊𝕦𝕜𝕠𝕟𝕘 𝕐𝕦 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕤 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞, 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕠𝕥𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖![/h1] I don't know how to feel about this game! There's really something elusive about it, and as I'm writing this review I can't help but feel like... in spite of…”
— a player, Steam review · 98 hrs played“7.5/10 Honestly I did not expect this game would be this good, but here it is, the game is good and I like it. So this game is a party based game with a combat mechanic of real time with pause, so you can manage your party to heal, attack or defend when in combat. Also, there is…”
— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs played“Looks and plays like an abandoned MMORPG”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 18:23 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
HOW TO SET UP PS4 or Xbox CONTROLLER
Since Steam has rolled out official support, players are able to use PS4 or Xbox controller to play the gate of firmament without installing any extra software or drivers. 1. To get your controller se
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · Story Rich · Historical · Singleplayer · Romance · CRPG · Mythology · Martial Arts · Great Soundtrack · Fantasy · Adventure · Anime (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese * * |
| Achievements | 45 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://swd.softstargames.com.tw/home/tw |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP,Windows 7,Windows 8 (32 or 64 bit) Processor: Intel Core Duo2 3.0Ghz or AMD equivalent (or better) Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GForce 9800GT or ATI equivalent (512MB or better) DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 25 GB available space Sound Card: Direct compatible sound card for audio Additional Notes: Keyboard and mouse are required