Swag and Sorcery

Wait54%

Mixed · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

Lazy Bear Games · Pixel Graphics · May 9, 2019

Player review score
54%
Mixed
Price
$12.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
48
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio1 of 9
Subtitles9 of 9

Should I buy Swag and Sorcery?

Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Monetization: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 190 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 62 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
27% of themes are praise18% are divided55% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The whimsical world and expressive art style seem to promise a dynamic management experience, yet the systems underneath feel rigid, letting only a narrow band of viable progress paths.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art style is cozy, the music and sound effects are fitting and pleasant, and the gameplay itself isn't bad, but...
Monetization
Players who bring up Monetization mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I think I was most excited that it was a pay-up-front model with no microtransactions so the full range of content would be there and success would rely on the player's performance, but I have found myself wanting a very dull, predictable, achievable set of items for combat/grinding and just hording for the fashion stage.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Graphics36 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Monetization7 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
59% still recommend
Crashes
67% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
35% still recommend
Story
48% still recommend
Difficulty
59% still recommend
Combat
60% still recommend
Interface
25% still recommend
Bugs
22% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$12.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.59.

10 points recordedtoday · $12.99

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