The Legend of Sword and Fairy 7

About

The Legend of Sword and Fairy 7 is an action RPG that swaps the series’ traditional turn-based battles for fluid third-person combat. You play as Xiu Wu, a warrior sent to capture a rebel leader, only to get trapped in the Demon Realm after a botched mission. Fighting off enemies while managing spirit energy and weapon mechanics, the game blends exploration with real-time swordplay. The story follows Xiu Wu’s fall to the Human Realm after a betrayal leaves him injured and stranded, setting up a cross-realm quest to survive and uncover secrets. The combat overhaul is a major draw, offering faster pacing than earlier entries while retaining the series’ strategic depth. With multiple platforms including PS5 and PC, it’s accessible to a broad audience. Though not universally praised for its story pacing, the game’s visual style and action sequences earned it a 78% on Metacritic. Longtime fans appreciate the return to mythological themes, while newcomers might find the lore dense but rewarding.

Storyline

Xiu Wu, a deity warrior tasked to hunt down the fugitive leader of the celestial rebel group Heavenly Demons, infiltrates the Demon Realm but was detected and attacked by Garuda soldiers. Fighting off waves after waves of pursuers, Xiu Wu concludes the mission is a failure and decides to retreat but does not have enough spirit energy remaining to activate his magical Chunzi Sword and open a portal back to the Deity Realm. After managing to escape to the Yanbo Spring, one of Shennong's Nine Springs and a forbidden area to the demon tribes, he was intercepted by the demon lord Chonglou, who critically wounds and knocks him off a cliff towards the magma below. However, Chonglou decides not to really kill Xiu Wu and uses the dropped Chunzi Sword to open a portal that allowed him to fall through to the Human Realm.