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Xuan-Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains

Turn-based RPG crossing medieval Eurasia with monster capture and fusion

DOMO Studio, SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT · Published by 方块游戏(CubeGame), Gamirror Games · Released Jul 25, 2023

RPG

Reviews
Very Positive
82% of 1,206
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
73% of 15 in 30 days
Players
28
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 years ago
Sep 4, 2023
Minimum PC
DirectX 7 GPU
0.5 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Xuan-Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains?

This turn-based, party-based RPG follows Frankish knight Septem from Venice through the Middle East to Tang-era China on a mission to find the Invincible Arts of War. You fight enemies, capture monsters, and combine monsters and items to create new ones as Septem becomes entangled in regional power struggles.

For you if...

  • +you like capturing monsters and combining them into new ones
  • +you enjoy story-led journeys through historical settings and mythology
  • +you like two-dimensional art inspired by Chinese ink painting

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer real-time action over turn-based battles
  • −you dislike math problems in quest puzzles

What players say

82% of 1,206 reviews are positive · 73% of 15 in the last 30 days

Players praise the story's historical conflicts and cross-cultural setting. They criticize awkward English text and combat that becomes too easy with rapid leveling. Older reviews also report crashes and launch problems.

Players over time

▼ -20% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 44 players on Nov 1, 2026.

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How many players finish Xuan-Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains?

27% of Steam players have unlocked «The Pursuit of Kingcraft», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Xuan-Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains screenshot 1

Xuan-Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 7 GPU, 0.5 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10
Processor
1.8 GHz Processor
Graphics
3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7
Memory
512 MB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 7.0

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Does Xuan-Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Xuan-Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
50
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.

Does Xuan-Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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