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Xuan-Yuan Sword: The Gate of Firmament cover art

Xuan-Yuan Sword: The Gate of Firmament

DOMO Studio · 方块游戏(CubeGame) · 2016-02-25

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RPG

Franchise: Xuan-Yuan Sword · Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 25, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 23, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Sep 28, 2017 (Xbox One), Dec 13, 2024 (PlayStation 5)

The “Xuan-Yuan Sword” is an epic oriental RPG series with 25 years of history.It elaborates on the very heart of this series, the idea of "one, looking at the same thing from different angles, may come to different conclusions. " through a variety of historical incidents in different times.

23
playing now
71%
positive of 1.6k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$2.99
steam price (US)

23 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 11:00 UTC (census sample)

In ancient times, the Heavenly Emperor opened the Gate of Firmament, connecting the Heavens and Earth. Mortals could ascend to the Gate to obtain divine power in order to assist in the search for the Emperor's missing daughter. Unscrupulous individuals took advantage of the Emperor's gesture, and caused the mortal world to descend into chaos. The lives of the common folk were filled with anxiety and weariness. The god Fuxi and the goddess Nüwa took pity on the people, and along with Zhuanxu, convinced the Queen of Huaxu (華胥之主, based on Lady Huaxu 華胥氏) to close the Gate forcibly with great sacr(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

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  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 28% of 6,171 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 39k–93k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,557 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.99-80%
Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.24 at Fanatical (2020-12-15) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 16 of 17 observed days · $22.75 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

2302026-08-12 01:00 — 2 players2026-08-12 17:00 — 6 players2026-08-13 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 00:00 — 4 players2026-08-14 16:00 — 5 players2026-08-15 08:00 — 8 players2026-08-16 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-16 16:00 — 9 players2026-08-17 08:00 — 8 players2026-08-17 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 15:00 — 11 players2026-08-19 07:00 — 9 players2026-08-19 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 15:00 — 13 players2026-08-21 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-21 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-22 14:00 — 21 players2026-08-23 06:00 — 12 players2026-08-23 21:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 13:00 — 14 players2026-08-25 05:00 — 8 players2026-08-25 21:00 — 4 players2026-08-26 13:00 — 18 players2026-08-27 06:00 — 8 players2026-08-27 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 14:00 — 13 players2026-08-29 03:00 — 3 players2026-08-29 19:00 — 6 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 23 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$2.992016-02-252026-08-282016-02-25 — best price $12.742017-12-21 — best price $7.492018-11-27 — best price $14.992019-12-03 — best price $14.992020-04-28 — best price $14.992020-12-22 — best price $7.492021-04-30 — best price $7.492021-08-19 — best price $14.992021-11-21 — best price $14.992022-01-15 — best price $11.012022-02-07 — best price $14.992022-03-11 — best price $11.012022-05-03 — best price $6.742022-06-07 — best price $11.012022-07-22 — best price $13.492022-08-26 — best price $13.492022-09-30 — best price $13.492022-11-21 — best price $13.492023-01-05 — best price $14.992023-02-06 — best price $13.492023-03-24 — best price $13.492023-05-16 — best price $13.492023-06-23 — best price $5.992023-10-03 — best price $13.492023-12-04 — best price $13.492024-01-10 — best price $13.492024-01-31 — best price $14.992024-03-14 — best price $4.492024-05-01 — best price $5.992024-07-20 — best price $11.012024-09-10 — best price $13.492024-10-18 — best price $11.012024-12-04 — best price $14.992025-04-23 — best price $3.742025-12-18 — best price $2.992026-08-17 — best price $2.992026-08-28 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

45
achievements tracked
39.5%
earned "Traveling Start!"
9.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

3 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8878%45

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

Player tags

RPGCRPGJRPGAnimeFantasyRomanceAdventureMythologyHistoricalStory Rich

Census log

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

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