Games Like Half Sword

A physics-based, realistic 3D sword-fighting game. Immerse yourself in a cinematic adventure, utilizing real sword-fighting martial arts and a variety of historically accurate weapons to survive brutal duels in 17th century Poland. Featuring single-player modes and a LOCAL 2-player mode.

Why similar: Swordplay 20.4% ★, Fighting 15% ★, 3D Fighter 13.4%, Historical 11.6%, Medieval 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A highly accurate physics-based sword fighting game that mirrors the technical precision found in Half Sword.

Fight & strategize your way through spectacles and arenas -- rise from lowly slave to Grand Champion and earn your freedom. Or... die trying. This Gladiator RPG Roguelite features in-depth career management and a unique physics simulated combat system. To those who are about to die, I salute you!

Why similar: Blood 15.3% ★, Swordplay 12.4% ★, Fighting 8.6% ★, Gore 8.2%, Immersive 8% ★

Why You'll Like It: A brutal gladiatorial combat simulator that shares the physics-based, high-lethality approach to melee fighting.

Gladio Mori is a physics-driven multiplayer gladiator combat game featuring dismemberment, organ-specific damage, and a fully customizable move editor. Craft your own fighting style or use community created movesets to fight your way to glory.

Why similar: Swordplay 22.3% ★, 3D Fighter 11.1%, Physics 10.8%, Fighting 10% ★, Medieval 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on physics-based 1v1 duels where precise blade control and body movement are essential for survival.

Explore, fight, survive and unravel mysteries in this unique and unforgiving 3D isometric RPG set in an original dark, low fantasy world. Exanima's exceptional attention to detail and realistic simulation of all things aim to provide a deeply immersive and dynamic gameplay experience.

Why similar: Physics 49.6%, Medieval 37.9%, Simulation 6.1%, Action 4.4%, Singleplayer 2%

Why You'll Like It: Features a complex, physics-driven combat system that emphasizes weight and momentum in a dark, unforgiving environment.

Blade & Sorcery is a built-for-VR medieval fantasy with full physics driven melee, ranged and magic combat. Become a powerful warrior, ranger or sorcerer and devastate your enemies.

Why similar: Swordplay 30.7% ★, Gore 16.9%, Fighting 14.4% ★, Physics 10.6%, Medieval 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for physics-based VR combat, offering deep interaction with medieval weaponry and realistic gore.

MORDHAU is a multiplayer medieval slasher. Create your mercenary and fight in brutal battles where you will experience fast paced combat, castle sieges, cavalry charges, and more.

Why similar: Swordplay 25.1% ★, Medieval 19%, Gore 14.9%, Fighting 12.4% ★, Historical 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A skill-based medieval slasher that rewards precise directional attacks and mastery of weapon weight.

A thrilling story-driven action RPG, with a rich open world, set in 15th century Medieval Europe. Experience the ultimate medieval adventure - through the eyes of young Henry - as you embark on a journey of epic proportions.

Why similar: Swordplay 22.4% ★, Medieval 21%, Immersive 16.6% ★, Historical 12.5%, Realistic 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the series' focus on authentic medieval life and challenging, skill-based combat mechanics.

Chivalry 2 is a multiplayer first person slasher inspired by epic medieval movie battles. Players are thrust into the action of every iconic moment of the era - from clashing swords, to storms of flaming arrows, to sprawling castle sieges and more.

Why similar: Swordplay 29.4% ★, Gore 15.1%, Medieval 14.8%, Historical 12.4%, Hack and Slash 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers large-scale, visceral medieval combat that captures the chaotic and bloody nature of historical warfare.

Story-driven open-world RPG that immerses you in an epic adventure in the Holy Roman Empire. Avenge your parents' death as you battle invading forces, go on game-changing quests, and make influential choices. Explore castles, forests, villages and other realistic settings in medieval Bohemia!

Why similar: Medieval 31.1%, Swordplay 29% ★, Historical 18.9%, Realistic 12.7%, First-Person 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a deeply immersive, realistic medieval RPG experience with a combat system rooted in historical sword techniques.

A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.

Why similar: Medieval 40.5%, Sandbox 17%, Historical 13.6%, Realistic 9%, Third Person 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines large-scale medieval warfare with a robust, physics-influenced directional combat system.

VR horror-slasher with physically correct combat system and dynamic battles across arenas in the dark fantasy world.

Why similar: Swordplay 33.9% ★, Gore 27.1%, Medieval 14.9%, Physics 8.2%, Sandbox 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A VR-focused combat simulator that emphasizes brutal, physics-based melee encounters against waves of enemies.

Battle Talent is a challenging physics-based rogue-lite sword-fighting game, and now includes multiplayer mode, team up with friends to defeat enemies! You can create your own fighting style in a mega seamless procedural dungeon. With over 80 enemy variants, 100 weapons, and 60 perks.

Why similar: Swordplay 28.6% ★, Gore 16.7%, Fighting 12.3% ★, Physics 10.6%, Sandbox 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A VR action-roguelike that features physics-based weapon interaction and satisfyingly visceral combat.

Vanquish your foes with a single strike in 1v1 weapon-based fighter Die by the Blade. Dive into a samuraipunk world and wield a range of traditional Japanese weapons to determine your moveset. Outwit your opponent in intense, tactical battles and master the art of the one-hit kill!

Why similar: Blood 26.3% ★, Swordplay 22.2% ★, Fighting 15.3% ★, Gore 14.2%, 3D Fighter 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A one-hit-kill sword fighting game that emphasizes the tension and lethality of historical dueling.

Every strike is lethal in this blood-soaked sword fighting game. Slash, clash, parry, dodge and watch limbs fly. Choose your move carefully - the first cut is also the last.

Why similar: Blood 28.9% ★, Swordplay 23.9% ★, Fighting 17% ★, Historical 11.6%, Hack and Slash 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes 2D dueling game where a single well-placed strike determines the outcome of the fight.

Swordsman is a realistic sword-fighting game. Customize your warrior, battle different factions in epic arenas, and defeat powerful enemies to unlock their special boss weapons on your journey to save the world from evil.

Why similar: Swordplay 28.8% ★, Fighting 16.1% ★, Gore 15%, Medieval 8.7%, Hack and Slash 8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on realistic swordplay mechanics where armor penetration and weapon physics are key to defeating opponents.

Gloria Victis is an MMORPG with an emphasis on realism, set in a low-fantasy medieval open world. Enjoy MMO with skill-based non-target combat, open PVP with territory control, deep crafting system and player-driven economy – all that served with beautiful graphics and an immersive atmosphere.

Why similar: Medieval 36.4%, Swordplay 29.4% ★, Realistic 13.3%, Sandbox 8%, Simulation 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A medieval MMORPG that emphasizes realistic, non-target combat mechanics and historical authenticity.

Renown is an intense medieval multiplayer survival experience set in a vast, ever-evolving world. Whether alone or rallying allies, gather resources, build powerful strongholds, and engage in brutal battles for dominance.

Why similar: Medieval 36.5%, Sandbox 21.7%, Hack and Slash 17.7%, Simulation 9.6%, First-Person 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore medieval survival game that features skill-based combat and realistic damage models.

Fight alone or with friends in For Honor, a third-person hero-based melee fighting game. Enter the chaos of war as a Knight, a Viking, a Samurai, a Wu Lin, or an Outlander. Fight in brutal PvP and team-oriented modes, or play the thrilling story campaign.

Why similar: Medieval 39.2%, Swordplay 23.9% ★, Fighting 15.3% ★, Gore 8.5%, Third Person 4%

Why You'll Like It: Features a highly technical 'Art of Battle' system that requires players to master stances and timing.

Indie souls-like with innovative fight system where you practice your Katana on the path for endless improvement; again and again.

Why similar: Swordplay 23.4% ★, Blood 23.1% ★, Fighting 14.1% ★, Gore 11.4%, Historical 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A technical sword-fighting game that emphasizes precision and learning enemy patterns in a lethal environment.

Besiege castles and raid villages in Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, a fast-paced medieval first person slasher with a focus on multiplayer battles

Why similar: Medieval 33.6%, Swordplay 24.4% ★, Gore 21.3%, Historical 4.9%, First-Person 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: The original multiplayer slasher that defined the genre's focus on visceral, first-person melee combat.

Blade of Darkness is a hardcore fantasy action-adventure with unique combat mechanics and role-playing elements that pioneered the “soulsborne” genre. Pick one of four characters to hack and slash through a gory quest to save the world from the forces of Chaos.

Why similar: Gore 42.8%, Combat 23.1%, Hack and Slash 15.2%, Third Person 12.1%, Action 6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic action game known for its weighty, impactful melee combat and brutal finishing moves.

Endorphin Vice is a physics-based sandbox game for exploring realistic gore and wound reactions. Customize your environment with tactically designed objects and gear. Play as a vigilante, using military tactics and tools to create and test various scenarios and effects.

Why similar: Gore 26.4%, Physics 22.1%, Sandbox 14.5%, Realistic 14.3%, Combat 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based sandbox that allows for deep experimentation with ragdoll movement and combat interactions.

Tales Of Glory is setting a new standard for medieval melee fights, bringing best of both worlds by combining large scale battles and full physics one vs many combat, everything packed into a 30+ hours sandbox campaign

Why similar: Swordplay 26.8% ★, Gore 18.9%, Fighting 16.7% ★, Medieval 15%, Historical 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A large-scale VR medieval combat simulator that focuses on the intensity of battlefield encounters.

Gladius is an immersive VR sword fighting game set in ancient Rome. As a gladiator, you will choose your weapons, train against different enemies, and finally fight for your freedom in an epic battle against the mightiest warriors and mythical creatures of the time. Win the crowd and you will win your freedom.

Why similar: Swordplay 24.2% ★, Fighting 16% ★, Gore 15.9%, 3D Fighter 10%, Historical 8%

Why You'll Like It: A VR simulator specifically focused on the brutal, physics-based combat of the Roman arena.

Goofy Ragdolls and Physics Simulated duels that will challenge your tactics. Customise & Upgrade your Gladiator, dismember opponents in the arena and climb the Leaderboard. All for free!

Why similar: Swordplay 17.7% ★, Gore 17%, Fighting 14.1% ★, Physics 13.5%, Medieval 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based gladiator game that leans into the chaotic and often humorous nature of ragdoll combat.

Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!

Why similar: Medieval 71.4%, Sandbox 24.9%, Singleplayer 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty mercenary simulation that captures the harsh, unforgiving nature of medieval life and combat.

Fight for control during the Friso-Hollandic Wars. Set in the medieval 13th century, the game features a strategy campaign and historical battles. Fight alongside your army in 3rd person battles and command your troops in this strategy-action game.

Why similar: Swordplay 26.7% ★, Medieval 18%, Gore 15.9%, Historical 15.6%, Sandbox 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A medieval strategy and action hybrid that incorporates realistic combat mechanics into its sandbox world.

Toribash is an innovative free-to-play online turn-based fighting game where you’re able to design your own moves. Complete control over character's body, hundreds of game mods and bloody mess with full body dismemberment - you've never been able to annihilate your enemies like that before!

Why similar: Fighting 26.8% ★, 3D Fighter 19.9%, Blood 17.6% ★, Gore 14.4%, Physics 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: A unique turn-based fighting game where you control every joint of your character to execute physics-based strikes.

A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.

Why similar: Sandbox 80.2%, Simulation 13.8%, Singleplayer 6%

Why You'll Like It: An unforgiving sandbox simulation where the brutal, limb-severing combat system is a core part of the experience.

Paint the Town Red is a chaotic first person melee combat game set in different locations and time periods. The voxel-based enemies can be punched, bashed, kicked, stabbed and sliced completely dynamically using almost anything that isn't nailed down.

Why similar: Blood 38.7% ★, Gore 23.2%, Fighting 20.2% ★, Physics 11.1%, First-Person 3.5%

The golden age of violent flash games now in your VR headset. Fully physics based combat with melee and firearms featuring copious amounts of blood, gore and destruction.

Why similar: Gore 23.9%, Swordplay 23.6% ★, Physics 17%, Blood 15.2% ★, Sandbox 10.4%

In a land torn asunder by incessant warfare, it is time to assemble your own band of hardened warriors and enter the fray. Lead your men into battle, expand your realm, and claim the ultimate prize: the throne of Calradia!

Why similar: Medieval 45.2%, Sandbox 15.4%, Historical 11.3%, Realistic 7.5%, Hack and Slash 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: The classic foundation for directional medieval combat that remains a staple for fans of realistic warfare.

The Bloodline is a sandbox adventure RPG that lets you play your way. Reforge bonds between kingdoms, explore the wilds, craft and plan adventures and wield mighty weapons or magic as you prepare for what is to come…

Why similar: Swordplay 31.1% ★, Medieval 17%, Physics 16.4%, Combat 10.7%, Sandbox 10.5%

GoreBox is a chaotic physics-driven sandbox where creativity meets destruction. Use the Reality Crusher to spawn, manipulate, and obliterate anything. Customize, battle with friends, roleplay, or face devious creatures. In this world, your imagination rules—and chaos is your playground!

Why similar: Gore 41.3%, Physics 26%, Sandbox 20.2%, First-Person 6%, 3D 3.8%

A sandbox game that enables players to watch or take part in a warzone. Players will have access to a variety of tools and features that give them access to customize and change the battlefield however they like.

Why similar: Gore 23.4%, Physics 18.2%, Sandbox 18.2%, Blood 18.1% ★, Realistic 10.9%

HARD BULLET is a physics-based action game, where enemies flood the neon-lit city bringing destruction to its streets. Use slow-motion, a huge arsenal, and brutal combat to survive and unlock new weapons. Prepare for the next RIDE by mastering your skills in Sandbox and Arena modes.

Why similar: Gore 37.3%, Physics 25.1%, Sandbox 18%, Simulation 8.9%, First-Person 6.2%

You are Wendigo. A hard-hearted contract killer tasked with annihilating a fanatical cult. With your trusted arsenal at the ready, experience what has been called "The most violent game in VR". EARLY ACCESS includes RAID, ARENA and SANDBOX modes with a story campaign and much more on the way.

Why similar: Gore 45.6%, Blood 33.1% ★, Sandbox 8.7%, Realistic 8.6%, Action 2.7%

GORN is a ludicrously violent VR gladiator simulator, made by Free Lives, the developers of Broforce and Genital Jousting.

Why similar: Blood 24.3% ★, Gore 20.4%, 3D Fighter 19.4%, Fighting 15.6% ★, Swordplay 10.6% ★

A FPS WW1 & Revolutionary War battle simulator with a focus on Workshop Content, rag-doll physics, intelligent AI, massive battles, procedural AI cover system, real-time building system and FPS combat!

Why similar: Historical 29.7%, Sandbox 26%, Realistic 13.3%, Simulation 10.6%, First-Person 7.7%

Bodycam is the first tactical multiplayer FPS with a true body-camera view in Unreal Engine 5. Close-quarters combats feel raw and loud. Every angle, callout, and bullet matters. Play Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and Body Bomb on photoreal maps where teamplay, tactics, and clutch skill are key.

Why similar: Realistic 34.2%, Physics 31.3%, Combat 19.7%, First-Person 9.6%, Action 5.2%

Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

Why similar: Blood 39.7% ★, Gore 22.6%, Physics 17%, Sandbox 15.3%, Simulation 3.4%

MAXIMUM Action is a brutal and satisfying physics-based first person shooter influenced by Hong Kong cinema, heroic slow motion bloodshed, and old-school FPS ACTION.

Why similar: Blood 36.7% ★, Gore 28.6%, Physics 15.6%, Sandbox 8.6%, First-Person 5.3%

Sword With Sauce is a fast-paced stealth-action game where you pick weapons, gadgets, and a playstyle to eliminate enemies. Go in loud or stay unseen—it's your choice.

Why similar: Blood 47.6% ★, Gore 21.6%, Hack and Slash 8.6%, First-Person 8%, Sandbox 6.8%

Heavy Metal! Deep Combo System! Lot of Cinematics! Discover Legendary Warriors Forged in War! Destroy the dark empire! and save the world of his tiranity!!! Dark or Light?! Only one will Survive!!! Prepare your sword! And Anihilate all your enemies!

Why similar: Swordplay 28.2% ★, 3D Fighter 17.1%, Gore 14.5%, Medieval 12.9%, Hack and Slash 11.2%

Be the leader of wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places, and fantasy worlds. Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created, make your own wobblers in the unit creator and send your army off to fight your friends in multiplayer.

Why similar: Physics 26%, Sandbox 22.3%, Realistic 17%, Historical 15.7%, Simulation 10.8%

UNDEAD CITADEL hurls you into a brutal, physics-driven VR adventure through a cursed citadel teeming with relentless undead. Slash, stab, shoot, or explode through hordes of enemies using swords, axes, bows, and more. Every hit feels real as you fight your way through fast-paced medieval battles.

Why similar: Swordplay 28.1% ★, Fighting 20.8% ★, Gore 17.2%, Medieval 14.1%, Physics 13.8%

Experience True HEMA Combat in VR. Step beyond button mashing. Death Duel VR uses physics-based leverage to let you authentically execute historical European martial arts techniques against live opponents. Master real guards, leverage, and tactics in heart-pounding PvP duels to the death.

Why similar: Swordplay 32.4% ★, Historical 15.7%, Physics 15.5%, Medieval 14.3%, Realistic 9%

STANDBOX is a single-player physics sandbox about bullying a ragdoll. Shoot him, push him, watch him get back up until he doesn't.

Why similar: Blood 31.2% ★, Gore 22.2%, Physics 19.4%, Sandbox 14.6%, Combat 5.4%

RAGDORE is a physics-driven sandbox where limbs fly, bones snap, and movement changes with every injury. Experiment with traps, crushers, trampolines, and more in colorful maps designed for creative destruction and dynamic ragdoll mayhem.

Why similar: Blood 32.7% ★, Gore 27.3%, Physics 13%, Sandbox 9.3%, Realistic 7.7%

A VR game focused on laser sword fighting. Cut your enemies and environment to pieces in a physics-based world. Use your powers to pull and push any object! Deflect enemy projectiles with your blade! Rebuild your destroyed temple! Train and become a master!

Why similar: Swordplay 29.7% ★, Gore 19%, Physics 15.2%, Fighting 15% ★, Combat 8.3%

Realistic Ragdoll Sandbox is an immersive game that stands out for its realistic ragdoll physics, which together with various creation and damage tools, provides the player with a mix of realism and fun.

Why similar: Physics 29.1%, Sandbox 23.9%, Gore 14.6%, Simulation 9.9%, Third Person 8.6%

Prepare the perfect heist in a fully destructible, simulated voxel world. Tear down walls with vehicles or use explosives to create your own shortcuts. Shape the environment to your advantage in the most creative ways you can imagine. Play solo or with up to 12 players in multiplayer.

Why similar: Physics 34.9%, Sandbox 22.6%, Realistic 16%, Simulation 7.8%, First-Person 7.7%

The ultimate swordmaking game. Forge unique weapons with freeform blade shaping and modular hilts, perfectly balanced to your customers’ needs. Master the art of smithing and uncover the secrets of Eren Keep, a last haven of a dying world – or so they say.

Why similar: Swordplay 39.3% ★, Medieval 25.4%, Physics 21.8%, Simulation 7%, 3D 4.5%

A highly customizable virtual stressball and physics sandbox about mutilating ragdolls in various ways using an overwhelming amount of weapons and tools.

Why similar: Blood 38.9% ★, Gore 22.6%, Physics 17.8%, Sandbox 14.2%, Simulation 5.6%

VALHALL is a blend of multiple genres, combining first & third person directional physical combat slasher with a survival experience set in a brutal world of Vikings. Survive, feel Thor's power, become an einherjar, and enter the ultimate battlefield!

Why similar: Swordplay 29.1% ★, Gore 15.7%, Historical 13.9%, Medieval 12.9%, Hack and Slash 10.5%

Step into the wild world of Nightclub Simulator VR! Experience an exclusive party where you can dance, mingle, fight, or flirt your way through a chaotic nightclub scene. Interact with lifelike NPCs, build relationships, cause a little mayhem, or just enjoy the music. Your night, your rules.

Why similar: 3D Fighter 22.2%, Physics 19.7%, Gore 18%, Sandbox 12.4%, Hack and Slash 12.1%

King of Bones is a fast-paced dinosaur fighting game with physics-driven skill-based combat. Dash, dodge, stomp, headbutt, and smash your way through multiple unique game modes and over two dozen unique species as you fight to dominate the arena.

Why similar: Blood 23.5% ★, Fighting 19.2% ★, 3D Fighter 12.2%, Physics 12.1%, Gore 10%

Drunken Wrestlers 2 is a funny physics-based multiplayer fighting game. Features include character customization and a powerful mod editor integrated with Steam Workshop.

Why similar: Blood 31.3% ★, Fighting 27.9% ★, Physics 17.4%, 3D Fighter 17.1%, Simulation 4.2%

A destruction and mayhem sandbox playground. Become immersed in the deep story that unfolds before you, with plenty of lore and secrets to uncover along the way. Play around with ragdoll enemies (including unique bosses) and cause chaos wherever you go.

Why similar: Swordplay 22.7% ★, 3D Fighter 18.3%, Gore 12.1%, Physics 10.6%, Sandbox 10.2%

War of Rights is a first person multiplayer game featuring massive 400 player battles with a focus on historical authenticity, teamplay and immersion. It is set during the perilous days of the American Civil War, in the Maryland Campaign of September, 1862.

Why similar: Historical 46.1%, Realistic 20.1%, Gore 13%, Simulation 9%, First-Person 6.3%