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Wandering Sword

2.5D wuxia RPG with tiled turn-based or real-time combat

The Swordman Studio · Published by Spiral Up Games · Released Sep 14, 2023

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Reviews
Very Positive
93% of 39K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
94% of 477 in 30 days
Players
3,816
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
9 months ago
Feb 6, 2026
Minimum PC
RX 560
8 GB RAM · 7 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 80/100 (critic reviews)

What is Wandering Sword?

A single-player, open-world wuxia RPG with pixel-art characters and 3D environments. You explore five regions, complete main and side quests, recruit martial artists, learn techniques, and fight on tiled battlefields in turn-based or real-time mode. Choices can lead to multiple endings.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy long, story-heavy RPGs with many side quests
  • +you like developing martial arts builds and party members
  • +you prefer Chinese wuxia settings rendered in pixel art

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer short RPGs with little optional content
  • −you dislike tactical grids and party management
  • −you want a setting outside martial arts fiction

What players say

93% of 38,604 reviews are positive · 94% of 477 in the last 30 days

Players praise the interconnected story, cast, character-building systems, and amount of side content. The dominant complaint is that unmarked quest requirements and timing can lock out companions, storylines, and endings, making a guide feel necessary; players also criticize awkward interface navigation and repetitive battles.

Players over time

▲ +39% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 4,654 players on Nov 1, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 20263,816
Nov 6, 20262,476
Nov 5, 20262,608
Nov 4, 20262,707
Nov 3, 20262,741
Nov 2, 20262,624
Nov 1, 20264,654
Oct 31, 20264,012
Oct 30, 20262,729
Oct 29, 20262,604
Oct 28, 20262,854
Oct 27, 20261,974
Oct 26, 20261,885
Oct 25, 20263,258
Oct 24, 20262,056
Oct 23, 20261,447
Oct 22, 20261,267
Oct 21, 20261,346
Oct 20, 20261,352
Oct 18, 20262,270
Oct 17, 20262,089
Oct 16, 20261,334
Oct 15, 20261,448
Oct 14, 20261,495
Oct 13, 20261,599
Oct 11, 20263,000
Oct 10, 20261,848
Oct 9, 20261,868
Oct 8, 20261,627
Oct 7, 20262,698
Oct 6, 20262,474
Oct 4, 20262,460
Oct 3, 20262,180
Oct 2, 20262,047
Oct 1, 20262,038
Sep 30, 20261,640
Sep 29, 20261,651
Sep 27, 20262,695
Sep 26, 20262,478
Sep 25, 20262,691
Sep 24, 20261,816
Sep 23, 20263,300
Sep 23, 20261,261
Sep 22, 2026997
Sep 21, 20261,595

How many players finish Wandering Sword?

16% of Steam players have unlocked «Dawn Of A New Champion», 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

Wandering Sword screenshot 1

Wandering Sword system requirements

Minimum: RX 560, 8 GB RAM, 7 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows® 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10 64-bit
Processor
AMD FX-4350 / Intel® Core™ i3-3210
Graphics
[Integrated graphics not supported]AMD Radeon™ RX 560 (4GB VRAM) / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 (4GB VRAM)
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
7 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows® 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10 64-bit
Processor
AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200 / Intel® Core™ i5-6400
Graphics
Radeon™ RX 580(6GB VRAM) / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 ti (6 GB VRAM)
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
7 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Wandering Sword have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Wandering Sword run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • The native resolution is not the default one
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
110
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: Simplified Chinese, English, Traditional Chinese.

Does Wandering Sword 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 Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

3 DLC available.

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