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Xuan-Yuan Sword VII

SOFTSTAR · 2020-10-28

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ActionAdventureRPG

Franchise: Xuan-Yuan Sword · Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 28, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 10, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Sep 30, 2021 (Xbox One), May 30, 2024 (Nintendo Switch)

Xuan-Yuan Sword VII is an ARPG rooted in Chinese history and mythology. Players take on the role of Taishi Zhao, a calm and reliable swordsman who was accidentally involved in a tragic fate. To protect his beloved family, he starts a journey in this chaotic realm to find the truth.

8
playing now
63%
positive of 9.6k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$34.99
steam price (US)

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

At the end the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang, the regent of Han, seized the imperial throne and established the Xin dynasty. During this time, various auspicious signs as well as ominous phenomenons, such as the unearthing of a stone bovine and a white stone carved with writing, and the discovery of ancient tombs were prevalent. A peculiar bamboo scroll was unearthed from the tomb of the Marquis of Liu, and was swiftly delivered to the court astrologer. Unexpectedly, on the night the scroll was received, a fire broke out, and all within the court astrologer residence perished. The scroll als(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 8 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 48 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity down 38% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (3,435 reviews).
  • · Top 11% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 192k–431k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,576 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$49.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $10.49 at Fanatical (2024-05-09)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 4 of 5 observed days · $39.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.0k2.0k20202026Week of 2020-10-01: 1,992 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 709 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2,009 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,426 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 136 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1302026-08-06 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 6 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 13 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 6 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 8 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 5 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 4 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 10 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 3 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$49.99$10.492020-10-282026-08-282020-10-28 — best price $34.992021-01-08 — best price $34.992021-01-23 — best price $34.992021-02-07 — best price $34.992021-02-24 — best price $31.492021-03-12 — best price $34.992021-03-26 — best price $31.492021-04-11 — best price $31.492021-04-26 — best price $31.492021-05-11 — best price $31.492021-05-26 — best price $31.492021-06-24 — best price $24.492021-10-05 — best price $31.492021-12-01 — best price $25.712022-01-31 — best price $24.492022-05-17 — best price $31.492022-08-05 — best price $25.712022-12-22 — best price $19.242023-02-02 — best price $31.492023-04-05 — best price $31.492023-07-13 — best price $34.992023-08-28 — best price $15.742023-10-25 — best price $15.742023-12-11 — best price $17.492024-02-03 — best price $34.992024-03-14 — best price $13.992024-05-09 — best price $10.492024-06-15 — best price $31.492024-08-02 — best price $25.712024-09-15 — best price $31.492024-12-05 — best price $31.492025-04-30 — best price $12.242026-08-28 — best price $49.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

44
achievements tracked
96%
earned "Recruit"
60.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing3 DLC

9 supported languages: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, German, Russian, Japanese, Spanish - Latin America, Korean, French

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,10717%44

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

Player tags

RPGActionFantasyAdventureAction RPGHistoricalOpen WorldStory RichAtmosphericMartial Arts

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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