Half Sword
Physics-based medieval combat simulator with mouse-controlled weapons and permanent death
Half Sword Games · Published by Game Seer Publishing · Released Jan 30, 2026 · Early Access
ActionAdventureIndieSimulation
Reviews trending up: 74% positive in the last 30 days vs 64% overall
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 64% of 31K
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 74% of 1,036 in 30 days
- Players
- 690
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 3 months ago
- Jul 13, 2026
What is Half Sword?
You play a commoner seeking knighthood in this single-player combat simulator set in fifteenth-century Europe. You fight in brawls and tournaments, earning renown and money to buy or forge weapons and armor.
For you if...
- +you like mastering precise, technical melee combat
Not for you if...
- −you avoid graphic gore and dismemberment
What players say
64% of 31,232 reviews are positive · 74% of 1,036 in the last 30 days
Players praise the melee combat, while recent complaints focus on frequent crashes and poor performance.
Screenshots and trailer
Half Sword system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 1060, 8 GB RAM, 15 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Half Sword?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 (64Bit)
- Processor
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700HQ, Ryzen 5 3500U
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB), AMD Radeon RX 580
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 15 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- SSD recommended
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10/11 (64Bit)
- Processor
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700, AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 15 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
- Notes
- SSD recommended
Does Half Sword have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Half Sword run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Half 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 Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Early Access
- Gore
- Physics
- Combat
- Medieval
- Swordplay
- Realistic
- Historical
- Simulation
- Fighting
- Action
- Sandbox
- Singleplayer
- Third Person
- Immersive
- Hack and Slash
Recent updates
- Jul 13, 2026 · Patch 0.6.1.5 - Quality of life and balancing for Abyss, Combat, Settings
- Jun 30, 2026 · Hotfix 1 for 0.6.1.4 - New combat scenario & bugfixing
- Jun 29, 2026 · Patch 0.6.1.4 - Bones adjustement, Gear Randomization, Crossbow tweaks
- Jun 26, 2026 · Expectations for Update 0.6.2
- Jun 26, 2026 · 0.6.1.3 Hotfix 1
1 DLC available.
