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Games like Wandering Sword

If Wandering Sword is your kind of game, the closest matches are 英雄群侠传II, 古龙风云录 and Hero's Adventure: Road to Passion — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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Wandering Sword is a tactical turn-based RPG set in a Chinese martial-arts world, developed by The Swordman Studio and published by Spiral Up Games. Released in 2023 with a price of $18.74, the game features pixel art visuals and offers multiple endings across a substantial single-player campaign. The title is marked as playable on Steam Deck. Players and reviewers have highlighted the strategic turn-based combat, character progression mechanics, and the richness of the martial-arts setting as key attractions. The game holds a 96 percent positive rating from over 2,200 Steam reviews. Strategic elements include tactical positioning, ability management, and environmental interaction, with players progressing through branching narrative paths. The campaign length is described as massive, offering extensive content for fans of the genre.

About Wandering Sword: Wandering Sword is a Chinese martial-arts RPG where you play a young swordsman caught up in a feud and nearly dies. Escaping the event puts you on the path of pursuing the highest form of martial arts and exploring the pugilistic world to become the great hero you are always destined to be.

2023StrategyIndieAdventureRPG18.74 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 80Windowsby The Swordman Studio
Wandering Sword — Steam game cover

Players who liked Wandering Sword also play

Steam players who put hours into Wandering Sword also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. 英雄群侠传II

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Wandering Sword fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Wandering Sword.

    高自由度水墨风格武侠

    2019StrategyIndieAdventure11.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. 古龙风云录

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Wandering Sword fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Wandering Sword.

    《古龙风云录》是一款大型武侠RPG,拥有古龙作品授权,还原古龙笔下武侠世界。玩家在武侠世界里探索百态江湖,体验超百万字剧情,奇遇各路豪侠,选择并养成你的伙伴,最终一起解开当年回雁峰谜团……

    2024StrategyAdventureRPGDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Hero's Adventure: Road to Passion

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Wandering Sword fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wandering Sword.

    Hero's Adventure:Road to Passion is a wuxia open-world RPG. You will commence your journey as an underdog in the tumultuous Martial World and will be met with a wide array of choices as you navigate your own heroic saga.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. LIVE A LIVE

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Wandering Sword fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Wandering Sword.

    The legend is alive! LIVE A LIVE, originally only released for the Super Famicom in Japan, is being revived on Steam! Experience this legendary RPG, brought alive in the same HD-2D visual style as OCTOPATH TRAVELER.

    2023AdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Reformers

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Wandering Sword fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wandering Sword.

    This is a retro RPG game, in which players play the role of world-changing changers, and have a special ability - soul alliance, soul alliance is able to sign a contract with the soul of the monster, the ability to fight together, since the future of the world will be changed by you.

    2017IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Path of Kung Fu

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Wandering Sword fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wandering Sword.

    Path of Kung Fu is a Wuxia RPG that blends classic martial arts storytelling with open-world freedom. Master kung fu, navigate the Jianghu's bloody conflicts, and rise from a novice to a legendary hero. Subscribe to top-rated Workshop MODs to elevate your experience to the next level!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Xuan-Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Wandering Sword fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Wandering Sword.

    This Game is one of the most popular RPGs in the Chinese Speaking Area and has won many awards around Asia. The game story takes place in an era of collision between East and West, covering a wide range, spanning Eurasia, the Arab World, Francia, and China.

    2023RPG6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 河洛群俠傳 (Ho Tu Lo Shu : The Books of Dragon)

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Wandering Sword fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Wandering Sword.

    Ho Tu Lo Shu: The Books of Dragon offers a highly freedom to play in an wuxia style open world. With realistic art style and rich character development, you can explore a vast wuxia world and create your own adventure with the company of various memorable characters.

    2018StrategyAdventureRPG17.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Wandering Sword

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Monster Hunter Wilds

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Wandering Sword cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with Wandering Sword.

    The unbridled force of nature runs wild and relentless, with environments transforming drastically from one moment to the next. This is a story of monsters and humans and their struggles to live in harmony in a world of duality.

    2025ActionAdventureRPG69.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. No Man's Sky

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Wandering Sword cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Wandering Sword.

    No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.

    2016ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Wandering Sword cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Wandering Sword.

    You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.

    2015RPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Pathologic 2

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Wandering Sword cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wandering Sword.

    Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.

    2019IndieAdventureRPG6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Starfield

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Wandering Sword cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Wandering Sword.

    Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4.

    2023RPG49.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Mirror's Edge™

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Wandering Sword cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Wandering Sword.

    In a city where information is heavily monitored, couriers called Runners transport sensitive data. In this seemingly utopian paradise, a crime has been committed, & you are being hunted. You are a Runner called Faith and this innovative first-person action-adventure is your story.

    2009ActionAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. OCTOPATH TRAVELER II

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Wandering Sword cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Wandering Sword.

    This game is a brand-new entry in the OCTOPATH TRAVELER series, the first installment of which was initially released in 2018 and sold over 3 million copies worldwide.

    2023RPG23.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Hero's Adventure: Road to Passion

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Wandering Sword cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wandering Sword.

    Hero's Adventure:Road to Passion is a wuxia open-world RPG. You will commence your journey as an underdog in the tumultuous Martial World and will be met with a wide array of choices as you navigate your own heroic saga.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Wandering Sword at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Wandering Sword on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wandering Sword.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~73% under Wandering Sword on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Wandering Sword.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Wandering Sword on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wandering Sword.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Wandering Sword on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Wandering Sword.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Wandering Sword on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Wandering Sword.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Wandering Sword on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Wandering Sword.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Wandering Sword on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Wandering Sword.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~73% under Wandering Sword on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Wandering Sword.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wandering Sword.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wandering Sword.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wandering Sword.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wandering Sword.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Wandering Sword.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wandering Sword.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wandering Sword.

    USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

    2025IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wandering Sword.

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Wandering Sword

Does Wandering Sword run on Steam Deck?
Wandering Sword is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Wandering Sword cost?
Wandering Sword is listed on Steam at 18.74 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Wandering Sword?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Wandering Sword are 英雄群侠传II, 古龙风云录, Hero's Adventure: Road to Passion.
Who developed Wandering Sword?
Wandering Sword was developed by The Swordman Studio and published by Spiral Up Games.

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