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Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Fantasy
OpenCritic72IGDB75
Stranger of Sword City is a first person turn-based RPG dungeon crawler.
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Nostalgic, unpretentious, plot-driven and cool.
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Digitally DownloadedMatt SainsburyApr 20164.5/5 starsExplicit narrative aside, I found Stranger of Sword City to be a real winner of a dungeon crawler.
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Video ChumsA.J. MaciejewskiApr 20169/10Stranger of Sword City is not only a fantastic reinterpretation of old-school RPGs; it's also one of the most gratifying games that I've ever played.
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Hardcore GamerJason BohnMar 20164/5Stranger of Sword City takes the thirty year old first-person dungeon crawling formula and tweaks it enough to make it feel fresh.
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Cubed3OfisilJul 20164/10The few good bits of Stranger of Sword City, like its immersive atmosphere and beautiful 2D art, amongst others, get drowned in a sea of problems.
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GameSpotJustin ClarkApr 20165/10Stranger of Sword City does much to stand out from the herd, but it might not be for the better.
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IGDB rating 6.9/10 from 14 ratings.
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