Steam app 2397300 · updated 11 Oct 2026, 23:05 UTC
Half Sword is a physics-based medieval combat simulator featuring historically accurate XV-century arms and armor. We are not afraid to show the brutal nature of medieval combat with in-depth blood and gore features.
716 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
9 months, February 2026 to October 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
14 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
30 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 353 hourly samples from 16 Sep, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
16 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 364 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
This game depicts realistic, physics-based medieval combat. It contains frequent and extreme violence, including blood, gore, dismemberment, and exposed anatomy (bones and organs). Brutality is a core part of the gameplay loop.
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50 developer announcements, May 2025 to Oct 2026 · times in UTC
Apologies for keeping you waiting. A little late of a WIP Wednesday, this video showcases a couple minutes of just messing around in the Crypt and a full showcase of the new Energy System for the upcoming Update. We hope this additional…
HSG Community ManagerHear! The Jester of Frankenburg is calling for you to join the lists! Lend us your quills and voices, We are seeking passionate linguists that are also native speakers of the following languages and know of their 15th century counterparts…
HSG Community ManagerThis WIP features percussion instruments, some call it the backbone of music; we see it as an opportunity to keep the beat on your enemies. Whether you're banging the drums, striking the triangle or, rattling the tambourine these assets…
HSG Community ManagerIn this showcase, we can see what Frank has been cooking up to improve and expand upon crossbow gameplay. Based on player feedback, the reloading of the crossbows has been improved. In addition to improved reloading for the player, NPCs now…
HSG Community ManagerEnjoy this time lapse of the Enforcers by our senior 2D artist Miłek. This WIP Also features two new tracks by our composer Goodmalware. Dust to Dust Always a King Giovanni Ricci’s Men: The EnforcersGiovanni Ricci tolerates many things.…
HSG Community ManagerA brief preview of the coming Crypt mode that team has been cooking up. Also featured is a new track Peste by Goodmalware.
HSG Community ManagerGamescom went amazing, thank you all who were able to attend and drop by! This week for our WIP post we have another alla tedesca cuirass, built based on reconstructions of similar cuirasses. This one is more of a south German style made in…
HSG Community ManagerA simple yet elegant design this is a cuirass found in central German paintings, from Italian workshops.
HSG Community ManagerJoin us at Gamescom for a special sneak peek! Halle 10.2 | Stand E020g - D021g Here's a sample of what the teams cooking up.
HSG Community ManagerA treat from our VFX/SFX masterminds, GalaxyHighMarshal & Melqo.To start, we have a warm fire with ember crackles. We can use these for a few things, like a campfire, a destructive fire spreading, or burning Willie...Water sprays for leaks…
HSG Community ManagerCuirass criers, rejoice!A Germanic cuirass seen in Polish art. Its design is inspired by several East European and some North German depictions of similar large breastplates on cuirasses. No exact surviving examples exist, so it is an…
HSG Community ManagerDo not fret friends, we have many more Cuirasses to spoil you with. This week, however, we thought we would share some coming mace designs.Bauer: a small one-handed war pick/mace hybrid found in German speaking lands as well as in…
HSG Community ManagerA sleek design, this German cuirass features both the back and front plates formed from a single piece of steel. It is based on manuscripts depicting similar cuirasses. This could potentially have been a munitions cuirass used in the…
HSG Community ManagerThis week we have some unique swords to showcase, which is your favorite? Ratkovic: A Slavic type of sword, featuring the "Schiavonesca" cross guard and typical pommel. popular amongst mercenaries from Slavic lands, Balkan lands and around…
HSG Community ManagerAnother Italian export; this cuirass is based on the oil painting Saint George the dragon slayer by Friedrich Herlin, ca. 1460.The cuirass is of an alla tedesca design, probably originating in south Germany around 1460-1470. It features…
HSG Community ManagerHi everyone! No new content as we're focusing on 0.6.2, but a Quality of Life & Balancing patch thanks to your feedbacks. We know we say no more patch but... feels like it should help you having fun while waiting for the big one! Patch…
Patch notesIt's is Wednesday my Ragamuffins! No matter the century, Milan was setting the standards for fashion! This Milanese cuirass dates to approximately c. 1475 - 1480 and is modeled after a museum piece from the Musée de l'Hôtel de Ville.
HSG Community ManagerThis week, we have an Italian-style cuirass influenced by elements of English styles and some Central European harnesses. Based on a recreation of historical references throughout Central Europe, it dates to approximately 1475–1480.
HSG Community ManagerHey hey hey! Just like the last time we have uploaded a bit outdated version of patch (new one was sent to testing when this one was uploading) So lets call THIS patch 0.6.1.4.(1) I will write all the changes for 0.6.1.4 and 0.6.1.4.(1)…
Patch notesPatch notes 0.6.1.4 Hello! Thank you for breaking so many bones already. This patch is aiming to tune this new feature based on your feedbacks, on top of various asks from the community: Bone snapping tuned, added Bone Fragility slider to…
Patch notesPatch 0.6.1.3 is out, and with it we will probably finish working on 0.6.1 and switch our attention to 0.6.2. We have several huge features planned for the next big update, so it might take some time again. That doesn't mean that we will…
HSG Community ManagerHey hey hey! Sorry, latest patch was a bit outdated and didn't contain changes made in last couple days, so we upload a patch to that patch, let's call it 0.6.1.3.(1) differences are: Breaking limbs on picking up objects fixed. Still be…
Patch notesPatch notes 0.6.1.3 Alley map optimization and making barrels physics logic more elegantAdded rocks u can pick up. Randomly thrown on all exterior maps New Shields and Pavises Joint dislocation, snapping bones by pulling and twisting…
Patch notesWIP Wednesday has returned begun on Steam! We are returning to our weekly WIP posts. This content was previously not posted on Steam prior to Early Access Release. Starting off we have a German cuirass. With no surviving examples, we…
HSG Community ManagerPatch notes 0.6.1.2 Fixed Height and Weight sliders resetting to wrong values after reentering Inventory Added Height and Weight sliders for the opponents in Free Mode. They are multipliers, so a Knight with full Weight will still have more…
Patch notesWas checking feedback whole day in between developing, building and testing, Tried to address here as much of it as I could and added some things on top from myself. Patch 0.6.1.1 Reduced run speed. Faster than 6.0, slower than 6.1, Less…
Patch notesKept you waiting- It's been a while since you heard from us last time, and we sincerely apologize for such a long period of radio silence. More than anything, we want to make a game that you will love to play, and we want to thank you all…
HSG Community ManagerLet's address some of the most common feedback we have received from our community since the release of Half Sword into Early Access. Firstly, we would like to thank everyone playing, giving feedback, and reviewing the game. We would not be…
HSG Community ManagerHi everyone, In this new hotfix, we focused on blood optimization, alongside other performance improvements. Blood: Reworked blood with partial implementation of in-house next gen blood system (RT Blood) that should offer better…
Patch notesHi everyone, In this new hotfix, we focused on blood optimization, alongside other performance improvements. Blood: Reworked blood with partial implementation of in-house next gen blood system (RT Blood) that should offer better…
WillieHi everyone, In this quick hotfix, we focused on some bugs that appeared with the previous physics changes: Physics - Muscle progression wasn't always triggered when spending stamina; it is now fixed - Stealing an enemy weapon was sometimes…
Patch notesHi everyone, In this quick hotfix, we focused on some bugs that appeared with the previous physics changes:Physics Muscle progression wasn't always triggering when spending stamina, it is now fixedStealing an ennemy weapon was sometime not…
WillieHi everyone, In this hotfix we started looking at your feedback on physics + rolled some additional fixes on the AMD blood polling, as it seems some AMD GPUs were still impacted: Physics Lowered character physics substepping intervals.…
Patch notesHi everyone, In this hotfix we started looking at your feedback on physics + rolled some additional fixes on the AMD blood polling, as it seems some AMD GPUs were still impacted:Physics Lowered character physics substepping intervals.…
WillieHi everyone, In this hotfix we focused on the outdoor maps, as it seems to cause you a lot of troubles, and did some more blood optimization on performance. In this third hotfix you could find:Further foliage optimization, notably on Forest…
WillieHi everyone, In this hotfix we focused on the outdoor maps, as it seems to cause you a lot of troubles, and did some more blood optimization on performance. In this third hotfix you could find: - Further foliage optimization, notably on…
Patch notesHi everyone, As promised we're starting on optimization & content updates. In this second hotfix you could find:Partial Slums map foliage optimization, more to come soon.Retirement bug fix (Constant new character creation window)Forged…
WillieHi everyone, thank you for your feedbacks, we read, listen a lot, and started to work on it right away.We noticed that there is a lot of performance issues. Be assured that we are looking into solving this as good as we can with our tiny…
WillieHello everyone! The wait is finally over! Half Sword is officially releasing into Early Access today!We made it to the 30th of January! We are extremely happy to finally open the gates. We know you have been sharpening your blades (and your…
Sugar BreadHello everyone!Half Sword is finally releasing into Early Access! Release Date: 30th of JanuaryYou have a whole week to prepare! Thank you for waiting for this extra month, we hope you rested well on your holidays and now you are ready for…
Sugar BreadHello everyone!We have an important announcement about Half Sword’s release this year.We’ll start with the bad news, we won’t be making it before the end of the year.Now the good news. The game is almost ready for release and only needs a…
Sugar BreadDay 7: The Fool’s WheelThe Jester brought the idea from Burgundy, or so the talk goes. Said he’d once seen such a thing at a duke’s tourney, a marvel of iron and noise that scattered knights like dice from a cup. The Baron liked the sound…
Sugar BreadDay 6: The Lord’s Hall Aye, the Baron’s hall, some call it the feast hall, but around here we call it the Furnace. You’ll know why soon enough. It sits high in the great tower, windows like arrow slits staring down over all of Frankenberg.…
Sugar BreadDay 5: The Cellar Beneath Gottfried’s Inn Gottfried’s a shrewd one, make no mistake. Folks drink their fill upstairs, singing and stamping, never knowing what lies beneath their feet. That cellar of his, stone-laid, old as the town itself…
Sugar BreadDAY 4: Crossbows In Half Sword, crossbows aren’t just animated, they’re simulated. Every part of the weapon follows real physics: the limbs flex under tension, the string strains with stored energy, and the bolt releases with true…
Sugar BreadNote to Willie enthusiasts: yes, our posts showcases some new faces, but rest assured, Willie isn't going anywhere. DAY 3: East Tower The old armory, aye. Once held the lord’s steel and banners, neat and proud. Now it’s a place best left to…
Sugar BreadDay 2: Back Alley of Frankenberg Ah, that alley? Best keep your boots dry and your mouth shut if you wander there. Used to be a shortcut behind the tavern — quiet, smelled of yeast and old wood — till the baron lost his patience with the…
Sugar BreadHey everyone, We’ve been working hard to prepare new content for Half Sword ahead of the Steam Next Fest, but the truth is, the team’s had their hands full. Between polishing existing systems, adding new features, and improving performance…
Sugar BreadMost noble lordes and wayfaring vagaboundes, Within the monethes now at hand, we shall shewe you alle the newe places and divers craftes whereby to cleve and shatter thy foemen. Meane-while, we wolde fain wite how ye fare and what ye thinke…
HSG Community ManagerHello everyone, Here's a small update addressing some of the frustrations you mentioned in the previous build: Falling down is now harder Getting up is faster Rebalanced damage, more damage to vital organs, less to non vital, Improved…
Patch notesEverything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
| Name | Platforms | Released |
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| Half Sword - Supporter Edition | Windows | 30 Jan 2026 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
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| Launch | HalfSwordUE5.exe | windows |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
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WinAppDataLocal | HalfSwordUE5/Saved/SaveGames | *.sav |
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