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Sword and Fairy 3

SOFTSTAR TECHNOLOGY(SHANGHAI) · SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT · 2021-04-14

Steam

RPG

*** This Game is only available in Chinese *** 《仙剑奇侠传三》是经典仙侠RPG游戏，主题为「轮回」。故事环绕在两把剑，述说着主角两个前世与今生的纠葛。『魔剑养成』、『阵战』等趣味玩法，加上多支线多结局的经典游戏剧情，带你领略一次荡气回肠的仙侠历险、体验一段凄美委婉的浪漫旅程。

70
playing now
84%
positive of 2.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$7.99
steam price (US)

70 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 70 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 130 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~16/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 13,932 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 41k–93k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,065 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $5.19 at Steam (2024-09-30)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
23823820212026Week of 2021-04-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

8832026-09-15 16:00 — 78 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 9 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 49 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 82 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 33 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 70 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 8 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 60 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 87 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 11 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 34 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 67 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 20 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 52 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 69 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 37 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 55 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 55 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 11 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 41 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 70 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
27537Apr 2021Aug 2026Apr 2021 — avg 275 · peak 738Jun 2021 — avg 96 · peak 263Aug 2021 — avg 82 · peak 201Oct 2021 — avg 108 · peak 362Dec 2021 — avg 64 · peak 171Feb 2022 — avg 62 · peak 150Apr 2022 — avg 73 · peak 177Jun 2022 — avg 65 · peak 155Aug 2022 — avg 69 · peak 157Oct 2022 — avg 54 · peak 128Dec 2022 — avg 71 · peak 245Feb 2023 — avg 48 · peak 113Apr 2023 — avg 56 · peak 157Jun 2023 — avg 58 · peak 137Aug 2023 — avg 70 · peak 179Oct 2023 — avg 51 · peak 142Dec 2023 — avg 57 · peak 159Feb 2024 — avg 73 · peak 180Apr 2024 — avg 56 · peak 140Jun 2024 — avg 48 · peak 120Aug 2024 — avg 52 · peak 132Oct 2024 — avg 48 · peak 138Dec 2024 — avg 45 · peak 116Feb 2025 — avg 42 · peak 119Apr 2025 — avg 39 · peak 98Jun 2025 — avg 52 · peak 149Aug 2025 — avg 51 · peak 122Oct 2025 — avg 45 · peak 115Dec 2025 — avg 46 · peak 157Feb 2026 — avg 56 · peak 154Apr 2026 — avg 47 · peak 121Jun 2026 — avg 52 · peak 133Aug 2026 — avg 48 · peak 126
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$7.99$5.192021-04-152026-07-092021-04-15 — best price $6.792021-06-24 — best price $6.792021-10-14 — best price $5.592021-11-24 — best price $6.792021-12-23 — best price $6.792022-01-27 — best price $6.392022-03-28 — best price $6.792022-05-03 — best price $6.792022-11-22 — best price $5.592022-12-22 — best price $6.792023-03-16 — best price $6.792023-11-21 — best price $6.392024-03-14 — best price $6.392024-06-27 — best price $5.592024-07-31 — best price $5.592024-09-30 — best price $5.192024-11-27 — best price $5.192024-12-19 — best price $5.192025-06-26 — best price $5.192025-10-01 — best price $5.192025-12-18 — best price $5.192026-03-19 — best price $5.192026-06-25 — best price $5.192026-07-09 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam WorkshopSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

2 supported languages: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-04-15 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

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

Player tags

3DRPGCuteDramaMagicRetroCartoonFantasyRomanceColorful

Census log

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