Fun, addictive physics-based combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“This is one of the most satisfying games I've ever played.”
Steam review · 21.1 h played ↗
Half Sword
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 72%Mostly Positive · 72%Half Sword Games2026Fighting · Simulation · Action
$24.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A uniquely deep physics-based medieval fighter that is gory and addictive, but it's rough Early Access with poor optimization, crashes and floppy controls. Skip it if you want the demo's feel or a polished game.
Great for
Fans of janky physics sandboxes, armored medieval combat, gore and crafting who can forgive Early Access
Main risk
Crashes, lost saves and poor performance, plus clunky physics that feel worse than the free demo
What players love
Devs update often and listen to feedback
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“the devs are actively posting updates every Wednesday to Steam and the Discord server.”
Steam review · 82 h played ↗
Optimization improved after patches
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“now i can run it on mid to high with 60-80 fps”
Steam review · 128.8 h played ↗
Deep progression and high skill ceiling
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“the skill ceiling is there, it's rewarding getting proficient in a weapon”
Steam review · 22.9 h played ↗
Brutal gore and dismemberment
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“awesome and really fun especially the gore physics”
Steam review · 7.3 h played ↗
Weapon and armor crafting and customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“I've enjoyed designing my own weapons and armor.”
Steam review · 88 h played ↗
What players complain about
Poor optimization and low fps
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“There are levels in which I, with my AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 5080 and 64gb DDR5 memory, get 10-20 FPS.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
Worse physics and controls than the demo
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“they went backwards in gameplay everything handled great in the demo and it seems like they rebuilt the entire physics system and it flopped.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
Fragile player, unfair and glitchy AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Bro I just pressed W and fell over”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
Frequent crashes and fatal errors
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“This crap crashes every 5-10 min with "Fatal error" Avoid this !”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Abyss zombies are frustrating
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The zombies are unreasonably tanky, will still be considered alive even if split in half at the waist or above”
Steam review · 12 h played ↗
Lost saves and progress
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“there's been a serious problem with saves for the past month and a half that the devs have not fixed.”
Steam review · 17 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported15 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 (64Bit)
ProcessorIntel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700HQ, Ryzen 5 3500U
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB), AMD Radeon RX 580
Storage15 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10/11 (64Bit)
ProcessorIntel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700, AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
Storage15 GB available space
OSWindows 10 (64Bit)
ProcessorIntel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700HQ, Ryzen 5 3500U
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB), AMD Radeon RX 580
Storage15 GB available space
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