Gorgeous scenery and graphics
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The game is gorgeous to look at”
Steam review · 28.4 h played ↗
Xuan-Yuan Sword VII
Worth buying? What 207 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 207 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 62%Mixed · 62%SOFTSTAR, DOMO Studio2020Action RPG · RPG · Action
$34.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A short, linear, cutscene-heavy Chinese-fantasy action RPG with a heartfelt sibling story, great music and scenery, but simple combat and rough polish. Skip it if you want depth or a long game.
Great for
Wuxia fans who want a short, story-focused, linear action RPG, ideally bought on sale
Main risk
Short, thin story padded by long cutscenes and shallow, repetitive combat
What players love
Fun combat and tough bosses
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The swordplay has weight to it, feels good, animations are fluid and it never gets stale.”
Steam review · 19.4 h played ↗
Likable characters and heartfelt story
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The characters are the real stars of this game.”
Steam review · 20.7 h played ↗
Beautiful music and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The soundtrack is banger, i usually lower the music volume in games but nope, not this one.”
Steam review · 19.4 h played ↗
Fun Zhuolu chess minigame
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“The real bomb is the Chinese checkers. You can sit there for hours.”
Steam review · translated · 23.3 h played ↗
Good value, short and focused
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“it is highly recommended for people who want to enjoy a story rich RPG but don't have a lot of free time.”
Steam review · 19 h played ↗
What players complain about
Weak, short or confusing story
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“Unfortunately, the story fell flat.”
Steam review · 13.3 h played ↗
Shallow, repetitive combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Very little depth to combat”
Steam review · 21.8 h played ↗
Extremely linear with little to explore
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“There is no freedom whatsoever, it feels like you are just running in a tunnel towards the end.”
Steam review · 15.7 h played ↗
Stiff faces, repeated NPCs and dated visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Almost no facial expression even for main characters as if they are walking zombies”
Steam review · 16.9 h played ↗
Too many long, slow cutscenes
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“There is no way to quicken those boring long ass talks”
Steam review · 11.8 h played ↗
Poor optimization, frame drops and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“This is one of the worst optimized games I have ever played.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnsupportedController support50 GB
Minimum
OS64-bit Windows 7, 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1) or 64-bit Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5 4590 or AMD equivalent (or better)
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 960 or equivalent (or better)
Storage50 GB available space
Recommended
OS64-bit Windows 7, 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1) or 64-bit Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i7 7700 or AMD equivalent (or better)
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA RTX2060 or equivalent (or better)
Storage50 GB available space
OS64-bit Windows 7, 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1) or 64-bit Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5 4590 or AMD equivalent (or better)
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 960 or equivalent (or better)
Storage50 GB available space
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