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2026PCSteam Deck playable23.99 €

Half Sword is a physics-driven medieval combat simulator with authentic 15th-century arms and armor. Every swing feels weighty and brutal because movement, momentum and impacts are fully simulated.

  • Historical setting
  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The closest matches for Half Sword are Chivalry 2, Mordhau and For Honor. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Half Sword special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Mordhau

Melee combat with weapons or fists

Brutal medieval battles for up to 64 players where directional swings, parries and feints decide every duel. A steep skill curve meets chaotic, often hilarious battlefield mayhem.

For Honor

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A weighty melee brawler where knights, vikings and samurai clash using a stance-based system that rewards parries, feints and reading your opponent. Tense PvP duels and team battles are the heart of it, with a short campaign on the side.

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A chaotic medieval multiplayer melee game where swings, blocks and counters with swords and axes decide large-scale battles. Timing and positioning matter far more than character stats.

Bushido Blade

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

An unconventional samurai sword-fighting classic where a single well-placed hit can be lethal. With no health bars, roomy 3D arenas and tense duels, it emphasizes realism and risk over typical fighting-game conventions.

The Last Blade 2

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

An elegant SNK 2D weapon-based fighter set in late-Edo Japan, built around parries, timing and precise special moves. Hand-drawn anime fighters and an atmospheric soundtrack make it a genre classic.

Bushido Blade 2

Historical setting

An unconventional 3D sword-fighting classic set in feudal Japan with no life bars: a single well-placed hit can decide a duel. Realistic weapons, stances and injuries make every fight tense and deadly.

The Last Blade

Historical setting

An SNK arcade weapon-based fighter set in late 19th-century Japan, built around precise parrying, selectable styles favoring speed or power, and atmospheric hand-drawn visuals.

Samurai Shodown II

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A classic SNK 2D weapon-based fighter where you pick one of 15 warriors and duel. Few, heavy hits, precise timing and spacing make every match tense.

Samurai Shodown III

Historical setting

A weapon-based one-on-one fighter set in feudal Japan where heavy sword strikes, precise parries and timing decide every duel. Its darker tone and redesigned cast set the third entry apart from its more playful predecessors.

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