Developer posts and news about this game.
The playtest will run from 1pm Pacific on 07-23-2025 through 07-27-2025. New features include a 1v1 tournament event, a queue for ranked duels, 1-handed weapons and shields, and much more. The first Othari Raid of the Playtest will start at 4:00pm Pacific Time and registration fo
The next playtest will start at 1pm Pacific on 07-23-2026 and will run through 07-27-2026. This playtest features a new 1v1 tournament event, a queue for ranked duels, 1-handed weapons and shields, and much more. The tournament consists of a group stage where you are put in a gro
This playtest will run from 1pm Pacific on 05-21-2025 through 05-25-2025. It features major additions to the game including a massive expansion to the T1 dungeon, a new boss, a party system, a revive system, helmets and of course the Great Hunt world event. The Othari Raid will r
The next playtest will start at 1pm Pacific on 05-21-2026 and will run through 05-25-2026. This playtest features a massive expansion to the T1 dungeon, a new boss, helmets, a party system, combat tweaks, visual improvements and much more. A preview of a portion of one of the new
Playtest 9 will run from 1pm Pacific on 03-26-2025 through 03-31-2025. This playtest features major additions to the game including proximity voice chat, reworked animations, a compass, end boss rewards, and of course the Othari Raid world event. The Othari Raid will run every 4
Playtest 9 will start at 1pm Pacific on 03-26-2026 and will run through 03-31-2026. This playtest features the Othari Raid, proximity voice, new animations, new npcs, a new sword type, a new vendor, performance optimizations, QoL and more. Introducing the Othari Raid The Othari R
Major Updates and New Features This month I've focused on the new Othari Raid Event which is a co-op PvE focused event where an army of Othari swarm the sect outpost and players must defend with turrets, guards and the sect elders. Killing NPCs during the event gives special raid
Major Updates and New Features Since playtest 8, in addition to working on addressing all of the player feedback, I've redone a lot of the animations, added proximity voice chat, a friend system with cross server dms, and tons more. Name Change I decided to change the name of the
Playtest 8 will run from 1pm Pacific on 12-17-2025 through 12-23-2025. This playtest features major additions to the game including a massive open world, potion crafting, sword smelting, cultivation expansion, combat changes and more. A rundown of the biggest changes is here: Tha
Playtest 8 will start at 1pm Pacific on 12-17-2025 and will run through 12-23-2025. This playtest features tons of new content including a giant open world where you can siege the Othari castle, gather herbs to craft potions, explore the underground mines and find new bosses and
Major Updates and New Features This month I've primarily been working on a new map but I've also made some core combat changes, loot changes, a few ability tweaks, and more. Here is a video sneak peak of the new map. Combat Changes Riposte Damage Reduction: The base incoming dama
Playtest 7 will start at 1pm Pacific on 9-3-2025 and will run through 9-8-2025. This playtest features tons of changes based on your feedback from playtest 6 as well as a greatly expanded quest line, new 1vX NPC code that is unparalleled in the slasher genre, a new enemy type, ne
I'll be hosting a 2v2 tournament on Saturday August 30th at 1pm pacific time on the NA East freeform server. To participate, please join discord and see the signup instructions. If you don't have a partner, you can just show up and pair up with someone that day. The 2v2 tournamen
Huge thanks to everyone who tried the game this playtest. It was awesome to hop on and fight with you all. Had a blast in duels, 3v3s and getting stream sniped with Firebox in the tower by players hunting my bounty. Counting only new players who hadn't launched the game before th
Join us this weekend (July 17-21) for Swordai playtest 6 and battle the upgraded Flame Acolytes, experience the new Endboss, duel Elder Xun, fight the updated Puppeteer, take the new Combat Trial, and much more. Playtest 6 features everything from major QoL improvements, control
Playtest 6 will start on 7/17/2025 and features a ton of improvements based on your feedback and new content. There is a new End boss with a massive persistent health pool (per region eg. NA/EU/ASIA). When a region defeats him, players who dealt damage to him will get special rew
Major Updates and New Features This patch contains all the new features for playtest 5 which starts on 4/30/2025. Between now and then I will just be working on bug fixes and QoL. Bosses: There are two new bosses, the Basalt Golem in the tier 1 area and the Ice Wraith in the tier
Major Updates and New Features A pretty substantial update today containing some significant progress on items and loot as well as some performance optimization and an engine update to UE 5.5. Because of the engine update the download for this patch will be big as most of the fil
Major Updates and New Features The latest patch notes reflect what has been added since the last Steam update, alongside a sneak peek at the exciting features planned for this weekend. Recent Patch Highlights - Improved Weapon Mechanics: Introduced unique charge speeds, stamina d
As the year comes to a close, I want to take a moment to thank everyone for your continued support and enthusiasm for Swordai. It’s been an amazing journey developing this project alongside such an engaged and passionate community. Whether you’re climbing the tower, perfecting yo