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Chinese Paladin：Sword and Fairy

SOFTSTAR TECHNOLOGY(BEIJING) · 2017-10-11

Steam

RPG

Franchise: The Legend of Sword and Fairy · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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

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

Chinese Paladin：Sword and Fairy is an RPG released in 2017, priced at $4.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and Mixed (49% of 2633 reviews).

44
playing now
49%
positive of 2.6k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

44 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 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
  • · 44 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 10% of 13,891 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 66k–158k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,633 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 3 of 6 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

6962026-09-15 13:00 — 49 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 6 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 25 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 55 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 9 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 30 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 26 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 24 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 17 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 37 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 25 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 15 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 29 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 49 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 16 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 51 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 63 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 6 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 38 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 45 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 9 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 20 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 44 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
637Oct 2017Aug 2026Oct 2017 — avg 63 · peak 264Jan 2018 — avg 10 · peak 29Apr 2018 — avg 9 · peak 28Jul 2018 — avg 10 · peak 27Oct 2018 — avg 8 · peak 28Jan 2019 — avg 10 · peak 31Apr 2019 — avg 8 · peak 23Jul 2019 — avg 11 · peak 31Oct 2019 — avg 12 · peak 37Jan 2020 — avg 16 · peak 61Apr 2020 — avg 23 · peak 111Jul 2020 — avg 23 · peak 56Oct 2020 — avg 20 · peak 53Jan 2021 — avg 36 · peak 89Apr 2021 — avg 46 · peak 119Jul 2021 — avg 40 · peak 98Oct 2021 — avg 51 · peak 163Jan 2022 — avg 28 · peak 75Apr 2022 — avg 35 · peak 81Jul 2022 — avg 36 · peak 95Oct 2022 — avg 23 · peak 57Jan 2023 — avg 40 · peak 122Apr 2023 — avg 25 · peak 68Jul 2023 — avg 37 · peak 98Oct 2023 — avg 22 · peak 56Jan 2024 — avg 30 · peak 77Apr 2024 — avg 55 · peak 173Jul 2024 — avg 31 · peak 77Oct 2024 — avg 25 · peak 65Jan 2025 — avg 22 · peak 66Apr 2025 — avg 20 · peak 46Jul 2025 — avg 24 · peak 71Oct 2025 — avg 22 · peak 63Jan 2026 — avg 23 · peak 57Apr 2026 — avg 22 · peak 65Jul 2026 — avg 36 · peak 111Aug 2026 — avg 25 · peak 71
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGClassicStory RichTurn-Based

Census log

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

Players also track

Shadows: AwakeningTorchlight IIISword and Fairy 5

Similarity via IGDB.

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