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Live by the Sword: Tactics cover art

Live by the Sword: Tactics

Labrador Studios · 2022-10-28

SteamMicrosoft Store

IndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jun 23, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 27, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 28, 2022 (Xbox One), Oct 28, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S)

Live By The Sword: Tactics is a streamlined tactical RPG that blends classic and contemporary gameplay elements. The game is set in a world recovering from the ravages of war, you must navigate the treacherous landscape to prevent further turmoil. Single Player and Multiplayer modes available.

72%
positive of 74 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 31% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 58% of 25,753 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.5k–3.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 74 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2023-03-16)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 0 of 1 observed days · $13.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
101020212026Week of 2021-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$24.99$1.492021-06-232026-09-132021-06-23 — best price $15.042021-07-09 — best price $24.992021-10-12 — best price $14.992021-10-24 — best price $24.992021-11-24 — best price $18.742021-12-02 — best price $24.992022-02-05 — best price $24.992022-07-07 — best price $24.992022-08-28 — best price $24.992022-12-20 — best price $24.992023-03-16 — best price $1.492023-04-17 — best price $7.492023-05-24 — best price $7.492023-06-30 — best price $10.492023-08-28 — best price $1.492023-10-04 — best price $1.492023-11-17 — best price $1.492023-12-21 — best price $1.492024-01-29 — best price $4.492024-03-14 — best price $1.492024-06-27 — best price $1.492024-09-05 — best price $1.492024-11-11 — best price $2.992024-12-20 — best price $1.492025-02-14 — best price $4.642025-03-13 — best price $7.492025-06-26 — best price $7.492026-09-13 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play on TVRemote Play Together

7 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil

Player tags

IndieRetroFantasyColorfulStrategyTacticalClass-BasedMultiplayerSingleplayerStrategy RPG

Census log

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

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