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Stranger of Sword City

Critic score10 critics
First release
Jun 05, 2014
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · Fantasy

Stranger of Sword City is a first person turn-based RPG dungeon crawler. The main character is Human but you get to change the appearance, gender, and class. You can create a team of up to 6 characters with customizable ages, races, and talents. Higher ages give more bonus points for stats but come with less life points. You can have 16 registered characters at one time. Races include: Human, Elf, Dwarf, Migmy, and Ney. Classes include: Fighter, Knight, Samurai, Wizard, Cleric, Ranger, Ninja, and Dancer. Classes can be changed up to five times. Each class change will half that characters current level but you get to keep one skill learned from the previous class. The game includes the new and old art styles allowing you to switch whenever you want. The games was originally released in Japan under the name "Tsurugi no Machi no Ihoujin: Kuro no Kyuuden" on Playstation Vita and under the name "Tsurugi no Machi no Ihoujin: Shiro no Oukyuu" on Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows.

Also known as The Stranger in Alda, Stranger of the Village of the Sword, StrangerOfSwordCity.exe, Tsurugi no Machi no Ihoujin: Shiro no Oukyuu

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Storyline
"A story of gods and humans, fate and will... The plane you were travelling on disappeared mysteriously. The plane was never found. There was no trace of survivors... You awake in a cold night, under a starry yet unfamiliar sky. It's Sword City, Escario, where shining butterflies soar... A land inhabited by strange creatures, fierce monsters, and mysterious labyrinths. You are a Chosen One... A Stranger of Sword City."Read more

"A story of gods and humans, fate and will... The plane you were travelling on disappeared mysteriously. The plane was never found. There was no trace of survivors... You awake in a cold night, under a starry yet unfamiliar sky. It's Sword City, Escario, where shining butterflies soar... A land inhabited by strange creatures, fierce monsters, and mysterious labyrinths. You are a Chosen One... A Stranger of Sword City."

Release dates
Xbox 360
Jun 05, 2014
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Aug 22, 2014
PlayStation Vita
Jan 22, 2015
All 8 release dates
Xbox One
Mar 22, 2016
Xbox One
Mar 24, 2016
Xbox One
Mar 29, 2016
PlayStation Vita
Apr 26, 2016
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jun 06, 2016
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
anime, character customization, jrpg, multiple endings, dungeon crawler
… All 9, visible encounters, turn-based combat, digital distribution, drpg

At a Glance

Critic Score
75

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Steam users rate this Mixed, 553 reviews in all languages, recorded 14 October 2026

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