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Steel Sword Story S

Steel Sword Story S overview

8bits fanatics | Jun 20, 2019 | game

Released

0players observed · 9 September 2026 - 17:19:13 UTC

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  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak3
  • Units sold (VGI)2,372
  • Revenue (VGI)$9,126
  • Review score69% positive

Steel Sword Story S dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak3
  • Units sold (VGI)2,372
  • Revenue (VGI)$9,126
  • Review score69% positive
  • Total reviews87
  • Release dateJun 20, 2019
  • Developer8bits fanatics
  • PublisherPLAYISM

Genres: Action, Indie

Company pages: Developer: 8bits fanaticsPublisher: PLAYISM

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Game overview

Overview

Steel Sword Story S comes from 8bits fanatics and is published by PLAYISM. It arrived on Steam on Jun 20, 2019, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Steel Sword Story S's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 9 September 2026 - 17:19:13 UTC, with a tracked peak near 3. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 69% positive across 87 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Steel Sword Story S is available in 3 languages including:

EnglishJapaneseSimplified Chinese

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedIntel Core2 Duo 2.0GHz4 GB RAMDirectX 9/OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU500 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listedIntel Core2 Duo 3.0GHz 以上8 GB RAMDirectX 9/OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU / NVIDIA GeForce GTX750 以上1 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Steel Sword Story S has sold up to 2,372 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $9,126. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Steel Sword Story S overview details

Steel Sword Story S combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Steel Sword Story has evolved into Steel Sword Story S Steel Sword Story is a classic dark fantasy 2D side-scrolling action game, originally released for Steam in 2019. The game folder includes its own Pixel Game Maker MV project data, which can be enjoyed alongside the game itself as a piece of gamedev reference material. And now, Steel Sword Story has evovled! With twice the content, better controls, and higher accessibility, Steel Sword Story S is bigger and better than ever! S-Class Changes New special moves such as Uppercut and Ground Slash! The map is now twice as big, with brand new areas to explore! New bosses, new mob enemies, and new items! New story segments, mainly in the final stage, that reminisce events that happened in the past and reveal truths of the story untold in the original Steel Sword Story. 60fps for a smoother gameplay experience! (depending on your PC specifications) ※ Important ※ The original Steel Sword Story will still be playable after the game is updated to Steel Sword Story S. You may select the version you want to play from the launcher. If you're interested, we suggest playing both to compare how much the S update changes the game! About the Game Steel Sword Story S - Improvements ■ Brand New Story Chapters The update adds new story segments that delve into secrets left untold in the original Steel Sword Story and add depth to the game's world. ■ New moves, new bosses, an expanded map, and more exclusive new content! The original was already a classic, deceptively small action game, but the game experience has been powered up signifi…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Steel Sword Story S is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 9 September 2026 - 17:19:13 UTC, a tracked peak of 3, and 69% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameSteel Sword Story S
Steam App ID978190
Typegame
Release dateJun 20, 2019
Developer8bits fanatics
PublisherPLAYISM
Price$9.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction, Indie
CategoriesSingle-player, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 9 September 2026 - 17:19:13 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak3
Positive reviews60
Negative reviews27
Total reviews87
Positive percent69%
Review typeMixed
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJun 20, 2019
Official Steam feed update (UTC)11 June 2024 - 06:03:00 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)9 September 2026 - 17:19:13 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)9 September 2026 - 17:19:13 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)9 September 2026 - 17:19:13 UTC

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support emailhttps://playism.com/contact/consumer/
Support URLNot available
Legal noticeNot available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

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SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/978190
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/978190/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/978190
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Steel Sword Story S

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Steel Sword Story S?

Steel Sword Story S's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 9 September 2026 - 17:19:13 UTC, with a tracked peak of 3 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Steel Sword Story S growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Steel Sword Story S?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (50%), Malta (10%), United Kingdom (10%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (37%), Russia (9.2%), United Kingdom (7.9%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (44.2%), Russia (8.9%), United Kingdom (7.7%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (32.3%), Russia (8.7%), China (8.6%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Steel Sword Story S?

Steel Sword Story S currently sits at 69% positive across 87 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 60 positive reviews and 27 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Steel Sword Story S have?

Steel Sword Story S currently has about 2K tracked Steam followers as of 10 March 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Steel Sword Story S?

Steel Sword Story S is currently listed at $9.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

69% positive, 60 positive, 27 negative

Price and discount

$9.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 21 June 2019

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

PGMMV Side-ScrollerBundle #40938 - 15% off$30.94
Steel Sword Story SBuy Steel Sword Story S #321341$9.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/8.1/10 (32bit/64bit) Processor: Intel Core2 Duo 2.0GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9/OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU Storage: 500 MB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: WindowsR 7/8/8.1/10 (32bit/64bit) Processor: Intel Core2 Duo 3.0GHz 以上 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9/OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU / NVIDIA GeForce GTX750 以上 Storage: 1 GB available space

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