Swordship

Critic reviews

• 3rd-strike.com

  Jessica · Mar 25, 2023

  8.8

  Swordship offers a fun challenge with its unique dodging mechanic. Learning the gameplay is hard and getting those high scores is harder, but you will definitely be enjoying yourself. Our advice is to get a pair of headphones, plug in some different music that you actually enjoy, and dodge away!

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• Xbox Tavern

  Daniel Eustace · Jan 08, 2023

  5.8

  The roguelike elements are fun to start with however as you progress through the levels you need to pick up more crates which I felt left the game more as something to be played in quick 10-minute sessions here and there. I would have liked to have seen a little more depth to the experience and less rinse and repeat.

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• Pure Nintendo

  David Temple · Dec 31, 2022

  8.0

  Swordship offers enough challenge from the start to keep the player engaged, and loads of replay opportunity for those seeking the thrill of mastering shmups (or, in this case, anti-shmups).

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• NoobFeed

  JoshuaBurt · Dec 12, 2022

  8.0

  Overall, Swordship is a fun and interesting arcade title that flips the genre on its head. Its high intensity dodge ‘em and puzzle-style action creates a fun gameplay loop. The addition of upgrades and difficulty changes adds to the title’s replayability and while the game is somewhat difficult and lacking in accessibility features, the game still manages to be an exceptional example of arcade-like brilliance.

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• GameSpew

  Richard Seagrave · Dec 07, 2022

  7.0

  Swordship is very much worth playing. It’s a simple concept but one that’s been executed rather well. And it is somewhat fun outwitting your enemies and making them destroy each other as you vie to collect valuable cargo.

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• NintendoLife

  Tom Massey · Dec 05, 2022

  7.0

  Swordship is a clever, original, and interesting concept. It looks good, sounds good, and plays well. There’s just that RNG irritant that means, while you can learn enemy behaviours, you sometimes get lost in the fray.

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