Wandering Sword

Item: Wandering Sword
Rating: 88
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-07-13

Summary

Authentic Wuxia experience with beautiful pixel art
Addictive, tactical, and deep combat system
Rich and engaging story, but also fragmented
Extensive martial arts progression and diverse builds
Confusing quest design and inconsistent difficulty
Abundant content and high replayability

Emotions

Satisfaction34%Frustration10%Disappointment10%Excitement7%Admiration5%

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 77%
Unhelpful reviews: 23%
Protest reviews: 0%

88%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
12%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 4440
Negative points: 2421
Gameplay points: 1008
Perf. points: 13
Rec. points: 717
Misc points: 453

Point	Description	Importance
Authentic Wuxia Experience Description The game is highly praised for its authentic and immersive Wuxia (martial heroes) theme, story, and atmosphere. Many players feel it perfectly captures the essence of classic Wuxia novels and games, evoking strong nostalgia. Importance 92%	The game is highly praised for its authentic and immersive Wuxia (martial heroes) theme, story, and atmosphere. Many players feel it perfectly captures the essence of classic Wuxia novels and games, evoking strong nostalgia.	92%
Rich & Engaging Story Description The game's story is consistently highlighted as rich, engaging, and well-written, with both main and side quests contributing significantly to the narrative depth. Players appreciate the intricate plot, character development, and emotional impact. Importance 49%	The game's story is consistently highlighted as rich, engaging, and well-written, with both main and side quests contributing significantly to the narrative depth. Players appreciate the intricate plot, character development, and emotional impact.	49%
Addictive & Enjoyable Gameplay Description Players find the game highly addictive and enjoyable, leading to extensive playtime and high replayability. The engaging gameplay loop and satisfying content keep players immersed for long periods. Importance 36%	Players find the game highly addictive and enjoyable, leading to extensive playtime and high replayability. The engaging gameplay loop and satisfying content keep players immersed for long periods.	36%
Tactical & Visually Stunning Combat Description The combat system is praised for its tactical depth, visual flair, and flexibility, offering both turn-based and real-time options. Players enjoy the variety of skills, character builds, and the overall satisfaction of mastering battles. Importance 29%	The combat system is praised for its tactical depth, visual flair, and flexibility, offering both turn-based and real-time options. Players enjoy the variety of skills, character builds, and the overall satisfaction of mastering battles.	29%
Beautiful Pixel Art Style Description The game's HD-2D pixel art style is widely appreciated for its beauty and unique charm, often compared favorably to games like Octopath Traveler. Players find the visuals appealing and immersive, despite initial reservations for some. Importance 24%	The game's HD-2D pixel art style is widely appreciated for its beauty and unique charm, often compared favorably to games like Octopath Traveler. Players find the visuals appealing and immersive, despite initial reservations for some.	24%
Abundant Content & Replayability Description The game offers a substantial amount of content, including extensive main and side quests, and has high replayability due to multiple endings and a New Game+ system. Developers are consistently updating the game with new, high-quality content, enhancing the overall experience. Importance 20%	The game offers a substantial amount of content, including extensive main and side quests, and has high replayability due to multiple endings and a New Game+ system. Developers are consistently updating the game with new, high-quality content, enhancing the overall experience.	20%
High-Quality Domestic Title Description The game is recognized as a high-quality domestic (Chinese) title, often considered a benchmark for its genre. Players commend the developers' dedication, the game's overall polish, and its excellent value for money. Importance 12%	The game is recognized as a high-quality domestic (Chinese) title, often considered a benchmark for its genre. Players commend the developers' dedication, the game's overall polish, and its excellent value for money.	12%
Diverse Character Builds Description The game offers extensive character building options and diverse playstyles, allowing players to experiment with various weapon types, skills, and martial arts combinations. This variety enhances replayability and strategic depth. Importance 7%	The game offers extensive character building options and diverse playstyles, allowing players to experiment with various weapon types, skills, and martial arts combinations. This variety enhances replayability and strategic depth.	7%