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Also Otome and Romance, like Sword Daughter.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- 2015
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- Updated May 4, 2026
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Date Warp
Why this: Shares multiple endings with Sword Daughter.
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A Little Lily Princess
Why this: Also Based On A Novel and Romance, like Sword Daughter.
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Why this: Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Romance, like Sword Daughter.
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- Released: 2015
- Developer: Hanabira
- 50% of 105 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- 22 endings to uncover
- Hand drawn artwork stands out
- Nostalgic 80s gamebook vibes
- Atmospheric
- Melancholic
- Nostalgic
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About Sword Daughter
The closest matches to Sword Daughter: The Confines Of The Crown, Solstice, Cinders, Date Warp, and A Little Lily Princess. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Sword Daughter is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Confines Of The Crown, Solstice and Cinders — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, melancholic and nostalgic, and single out its branching narrative and choice mapping. 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.
About Sword Daughter: Choose a path to adventure! Will you sneak into the dragon's lair, or challenge the beast openly? Will you fight for vengeance or for glory? Will you be tempted by elven romance? Will you be buried underground forever? Relive classic 1980s fantasy in this remastered gamebook.
Is Sword Daughter worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 50% of 105 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 3 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 1.9 h played before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- 22 endings to uncover
- Hand drawn artwork stands out
- Nostalgic 80s gamebook vibes
- Path menu lets you jump between branches
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“It had a lot of potential, but it failed in what I think the developer was trying to accomplish. While there are 22 different endings, all the paths leading up to any of those endings are way too short. The story doesn't give the player…”
“Trite, stereo-typical and cliche-ridden are the nicest things I can say about the text of this CYOA tale. I am not sure there is a massive audience for a story where you play a pathetic damsel in distress that every man instantly falls in…”
People who play it also play: The Confines Of The Crown, Solstice, Cinders
Frequently asked about Sword Daughter
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What games are most similar to Sword Daughter?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sword Daughter are The Confines Of The Crown, Solstice, Cinders.
Who developed Sword Daughter?
Sword Daughter was developed by Hanabira and published by Hanako Games.