Quick answers to common questions about Sword Sage: Awakening. As a pre-launch title, some answers are necessarily incomplete and will be updated as more is confirmed.
Sword Sage: Awakening has not released yet. It is listed as "Coming soon" with no confirmed date, so every detail below reflects pre-launch material and is subject to change before launch.
What kind of game is Sword Sage: Awakening?
It is an action RPG (categorized as Action, Adventure, and RPG) rooted in Chinese myth and folklore, with a setting that blends mythology and science fiction. It is single-player.
Who do you play as?
You play as Pei Sanniang, a novice disciple of the Yuangong Sect who serves as a Yaoguai Vanquisher. She hunts the Yaoguai that plague Guannandao.
What is the story about?
A thousand years ago, the drunken Supreme White Gibbon Sage leaked the forbidden celestial books, unleashing calamities and monsters. Pei Sanniang inherits the burden of that event and travels across the land to confront its consequences. See story for the full setup.
How does combat work?
Combat blends fluid swordsmanship with heavy leg attacks, celestial artifacts, and Taoist spells. Its signature mechanic, Evade Cyan, Strike Red, fuses evasion and counterattack into one motion and replaces a traditional dodge roll. See the combat system page for details.
What does "Evade Cyan, Strike Red" mean?
It is the protagonist's secret technique. The "evade" half is a flexible, non-blocking avoidance of an enemy's attack, and the "strike" half is an immediate counterattack into the opening that avoidance creates. The two are performed as a single action. See Evade Cyan, Strike Red.
What are Yaoguai?
Yaoguai are the supernatural creatures that serve as the game's enemies, warped by the power of the leaked celestial books. See Yaoguai.
Where does the game take place?
In Guannandao, an ancient world scarred by the catastrophe of the leaked books, whose people forged "mechanical wonders" to survive. The region is also romanized as Jiannandao in some materials.
What platforms is it on?
PC (Windows), via Steam. No Mac, Linux, or console version is confirmed in the verified store data. See platforms and release.
When does it release? Is it free?
There is no confirmed release date; the game is listed as "Coming soon." It is a paid title, not free to play.
What languages are supported?
English, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. English and Simplified Chinese include full audio.
Who is making it?
The game is developed by Sword Panda Limited and published by 4Divinity.
What is not yet confirmed?
The release date, supporting characters, the antagonist, named enemies and bosses, specific locations within Guannandao, full weapon and skill lists, and detailed system requirements are all still unconfirmed. This wiki adds such details only once the game or an official source confirms them.