Xuan-Yuan Sword: The Gate of Firmament
Skip · RPG · 2016
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 30, under the fair line, at $14.99.
- Length
- 20.2h 53.2h to 100%
- Value
- $0.74/hr
- Reviews
- 71% of 1,560 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 8 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
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About the game
The “Xuan-Yuan Sword” is an epic oriental RPG series with 25 years of history.It elaborates on the very heart of this series, the idea of "one, looking at the same thing from different angles, may come to different conclusions. " through a variety of historical incidents in different times.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, Nvidia GForce 9800GT or ATI equivalent (512MB or better), 25 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
64 discounts in the 11 years on record, a median of 70 percent off across all of them, roughly 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 8 days ago.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 50 percent on value. It is pricier than 78 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 65 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Jade Empire™: Special Edition ($14.99, scores 44) beats it on value, while it beats Xuan-Yuan Sword VII ($34.99, scores 8).
More about Xuan-Yuan Sword: The Gate of Firmament
Of the 361 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 2 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to September 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 58 percent of the 224 reviews written there were positive, against 71 percent overall, and those are 17 percent of everything written about it.
Finishing takes 20.2 hours; clearing it takes 53, which is 2.6 times the campaign.
The drop-off
40% start to 3% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
Score: 6.0 Interesting concepts and what seems to have potential for a fun cast of characters and narrative ultimately falls short because of the localization. The art and setting are unique, which is what drew me to check this game out, but the graphics, gameplay, enemy design and variety, etc., are fairly budget. This doesn't necessarily bother me, as I play many games that have less, but with the localization...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
The reason for closing the Sky Gate is very far-fetched. In fact, there could be a better solution to find the daughter of the Emperor of Heaven. The game exaggerates the danger of this choice but does not explain in detail why the Emperor of Heaven is described as a madman who disregards any other consequences in order to find his daughter, and why the small team of players cannot carry out this action secretly. It...
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Cite this score
Xuan-Yuan Sword: The Gate of Firmament scores 30/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/427030/xuan-yuan-sword-the-gate-of-firmamentReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 26, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.