Stranger of Sword City

Stranger of Sword City

Steam Deck Verified

Experience Inc. · Dungeon Crawler · Jun 6, 2016

It depends on what you're after.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $3.99.

66%
Mixed
639 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 49 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 34 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 639 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
40% of themes are praise30% are divided30% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay is quite interesting in that you get random item drops with varying degrees of quality, so kind of like a typical dungeon crawler.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
However, the presentation does show its limitations, with minimal animations and a somewhat static feel that may not appeal to players accustomed to more dynamic visuals.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The dark color palette, atmospheric music, and sparse sound effects reinforce the sense of tension that defines dungeon exploration.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
The interface is easy to navigate and works very well with a controller (even better than mouse + keyboard, which I usually prefer).
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Gameplay48 reviews
Graphics44 reviews
Audio29 reviews
Interface17 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters136 reviews
69%
Difficulty52 reviews
81%
Controls15 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat49 reviews
71%
Crashes34 reviews
47%
Bugs6 reviews
67%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
66%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
44
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.