Swords and Soldiers HD

Buy78%

Mostly Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS

Ronimo Games · Strategy · Dec 2, 2010

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Price
$5.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
25
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio0 of 6
Subtitles0 of 6

Should I buy Swords and Soldiers HD?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

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
60% of themes are praise20% are divided20% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
63 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
All of them are quite different and you have to adjust your gameplay, which is a good thing for sure.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story is also very kid-friendly while still being light-hearted and enjoyable for adults.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Colorful cartoony graphics, a juvenile goofy sense of humor, and simple concepts make this easily accessible for all ages and--quite frankly--a delight for something casual to waste time on.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
NARRATOR: With tons of single-player missions, brutal skirmishes, and a highly addictive local multiplayer mode, Swords & Soldiers HD remains an easy recommendation.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I got this game today (6/20/18) for free, was excited to have another couch co-op game in my Library..
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Sound design reinforces this approach, with punchy effects and playful audio cues that make every spell cast and unit clash feel impactful without becoming overwhelming.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay63 reviews
Story40 reviews
Graphics32 reviews
Multiplayer28 reviews
Co-op12 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat
75% still recommend
Characters
50% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
73% still recommend
Interface
43% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Valve Anti-Cheat enabled

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$5.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.89.

7 points recordedtoday · $5.99

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