The Best Swordplay Games

Update, : Year 500 added at rank #27.
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Hellish Quart (2021)

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early access PC Windows

A physics-based, realistic, 3D sword dueling game set in the 17th century. Currently, it features an arcade mode, survival mode, modern HEMA mode, duels vs. AI, wooden weapons sparring, and a local multiplayer mode. Optional VR mode. Early Access.


  • arts
  • swordplay
  • 3d
  • martial
  • historical
  • pve
  • fight
  • character
  • medieval
  • pvp
  • vr
  • customization
  • realistic
  • physics
  • third-person

2

Bushi (2022)

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PC Windows ps1

Wield your bow and sword against fierce opponents as you navigate obstacles with dynamic parkour in the samurai-themed arena brawler, Bushi! Inspired by the cult classic GunZ The Duel and The Legend of Son-Goku.

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  • archery
  • arts
  • swordplay
  • parkour
  • tps
  • martial
  • hack-and-slash
  • pvp
  • versus
  • character
  • arena
  • shooter
  • beat-em-up
  • customization
  • 3d

3

COGEN: Sword of Rewind (2022)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows

Rewind, rethink, redo. COGEN is a brand-new kind of 2D action game where there's no time for death.


  • dynamic
  • 2d
  • souls
  • swordplay
  • manipulation
  • tutorial
  • time
  • attack
  • score
  • metroidvania
  • scroller
  • futuristic
  • narration
  • platform
  • mech

4

SpiderHeck (2022)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 4

Spiders with laser swords! Duel to the death against your friends or choose to team up and hold back swarms of savage enemies. Swing, stab and shoot with style, effortlessly performing movie-worthy parkour.


  • local
  • swordplay
  • multiplayer
  • 2d
  • cooperative
  • fight
  • physics
  • parkour
  • wave
  • 4-player
  • pvp
  • funny
  • online
  • futuristic
  • comedy

5

Armed with Wings: Rearmed (2017)

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PC Windows

You are the sword; cut down your foes with steel and thunder. You are the wings; explore the skies and uncover unreachable mysteries. Embark on a journey through a vicious world ruled by darkness and imperial tyranny - the lands of Blackmist.


  • 2d
  • swordplay
  • hack-and-slash
  • puzzle
  • side-scrolling
  • beat-em-up
  • stylized
  • exploration-driven
  • scroller
  • platform
  • ninja
  • action
  • assassin
  • non-interactive
  • combo

6

The Vale (2021)

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Xbox One PC Windows

CLOSE YOUR EYES. BECOME A WARRIOR: Feel your enemy’s rasping breath; a foot shifts on swampy ground; the crack of steel on wooden shield. The Vale is an audio based action adventure that sets out to breathe new life into medieval combat and fantasy narrative.

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  • swordplay
  • action-adventure
  • hunting
  • medieval
  • rpg
  • magic
  • story
  • immersive
  • fantasy
  • combat
  • experimental
  • first-person
  • cube
  • 3d
  • audio

7

HAYAI (2022)

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PC Windows IOS iPhone

You are Ronin. Survive against an onslaught of enemies using a unique, mouse-based combat system. Draw your attack, felling your enemies in one swoop!

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  • spectacle
  • attack
  • score
  • swordplay
  • hack-and-slash
  • beat-em-up
  • arts
  • hand-drawn
  • twin-stick
  • martial
  • anime
  • retro
  • stylized
  • 2d
  • arcade

8

Unsouled (2021)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X/s Xbox One Nintendo Switch

Unsouled is a 2D action RPG game requiring immense elaborate control. Take a break from repetitive attack and dodge action by challenging yourself with the world of Unsouled.

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  • souls
  • swordplay
  • pve
  • 2d
  • post-apocalyptic
  • rpg
  • top-down
  • action-adventure
  • pixel
  • stylized
  • zombies
  • controller-support
  • atmospheric
  • difficult
  • fight

9

Panzer Paladin (2020)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

The game consists of 17 levels, during which players take control of either the slow but powerful Paladin mech Grit or the small but swift Squire pilot Flame. When commanding Grit, the player can pick up discarded melee weapons dropped by defeated enemies and use them in battle against them. The combat mechanics include a high-versus-low attacking and blocking system (similar to Zelda II), along with a rock-paper-scissors style weapon triangle system that grants your weapons damage bonuses or reductions depending on the weapon used by the enemy.[4][5][6]


  • mech
  • swordplay
  • platform
  • retro
  • demons
  • anime
  • 2d
  • boss
  • old-school
  • boss-fight
  • pixel
  • 1980s
  • nes
  • hockey
  • mythology

10

Wanted: Dead (2023)

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Playstation 5 Xbox Series X PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One Xbox Series X/s

Wanted: Dead is a new hybrid slasher/shooter from the makers of Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive. The game follows a week in life of the Zombie Unit, an elite Hong Kong police squad on a mission to uncover a major corporate conspiracy.


  • shooter
  • cover
  • hack-and-slash
  • action-inclined
  • half-animal
  • anime-driven
  • swordplay
  • rpg
  • conspiracy
  • kong
  • cyberpunk
  • anime
  • narrative
  • rhythm-game
  • straight-faced

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