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Chinese Paladin：Sword and Fairy cover art

Chinese Paladin：Sword and Fairy

SOFTSTAR TECHNOLOGY(BEIJING) · 2017-10-11

Steam

RPG

Franchise: The Legend of Sword and Fairy · Modes: Single player

Releases: Jul 31, 2001 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

*** This game is only available in Chinese language ***

28
playing now
50%
positive of 2.6k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

28 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Li Xiaoyao, the protagonist of the game, is an orphan who lives with his aunt in a small fishing village near Suzhou, China. When his aunt falls sick, Li travels across the sea to a mystical island in search of a cure for his aunt. He meets a maiden Zhao Ling'er, whom he falls in love with. Forced by Zhao's nanny to marry Zhao and remain on the island forever, he manages to escape with the medicine and succeeds in healing his aunt. However, he loses the memory of his encounter on the island after being tricked into consuming a memory-erasing drug. He meets Zhao again, saving her from a group o(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 28 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 122 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~15/week).
  • · Review velocity up 31% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 22% of 6,171 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 65k–157k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,618 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2024-11-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
383820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5032026-08-06 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 27 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 46 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 31 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 46 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 11 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 44 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 50 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 35 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 49 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 15 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 46 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 17 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 42 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 5 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 16 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 31 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 3 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 22 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 38 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 17 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 23 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 29 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 15 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 28 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$4.99$1.992017-10-122026-07-092017-10-12 — best price $3.392018-01-04 — best price $4.992018-06-21 — best price $3.392018-11-01 — best price $4.992018-12-20 — best price $3.392019-02-11 — best price $4.992019-11-26 — best price $3.392020-01-02 — best price $4.992021-02-11 — best price $2.492021-05-05 — best price $4.992021-10-14 — best price $2.492021-12-01 — best price $4.992022-01-27 — best price $2.492022-04-05 — best price $4.992022-06-23 — best price $2.492022-11-29 — best price $4.992023-03-16 — best price $2.492023-07-13 — best price $4.992024-03-14 — best price $2.242024-07-11 — best price $4.992024-09-07 — best price $2.242024-10-21 — best price $4.992024-12-19 — best price $1.992025-02-03 — best price $4.992025-09-29 — best price $1.992026-01-05 — best price $4.992026-06-25 — best price $1.992026-07-09 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

32
achievements tracked
95.4%
earned "The first win"
37.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)44710%32

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGClassicStory RichTurn-Based

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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