Sword of the Sea is an adventure developed by Giant Squid, released 19 August 2025 on PlayStation 5 and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 4 hrs to finish.
What Sword of the Sea is
Sword of the Sea is an adventure game developed by Giant Squid and released in 2025. It is available on PlayStation 5 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 5.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In a world where the terrain flows in waves, ride the Hoversword to speed over shifting seas of sand. It controls like a snowboard, skateboard, and hoverboard all in one. Build momentum to achieve great speeds and catch big air as you explore skatepark-like ruins, lost in the tides of the Necropolis of the Gods. The Hoversword embodies the feel of snowboarding and skating games, but in an entirely new context of adventure. You are the Wraith – resurrected in a desolate world and tasked with restoring life to it as you explore submerged ruins and the vibrant, varied cultures within. Surf through sinking tombs, mysterious shipwrecks, and petrified battlefields – and bring giant shoals of fish…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 48 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Sword of the Sea holds a critic score of 84 out of 100. That places it above 81% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2025 averaged 78, so it scored 6 points above the year average.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 4 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 6.3 hrs, roughly 1.6 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-9400 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600, Requires a CPU with the AVX2 instruction set, 12 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070, 8GB or AMD Radeon RX 5600, 6GB or Intel Arc B570. A 12GB memory requirement is demanding — worth checking before you buy, because 8GB is still common in older and budget machines. Install size is roughly 15GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
Storefront pricing varies enormously by country: Pakistan is the cheapest region we track at $10.49 (about $10.49), while United Kingdom pays £24.99 — 3.2 times more. In Pakistan it is priced at Rs 10 on Steam, which is about $10.49.
What it launched against
Sword of the Sea launched on 19 August 2025, within three weeks of Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and Hell is Us. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Hell is Us.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Sword of the Sea yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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