Swordship
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Swordship is an adventure developed by Digital Kingdom, released 5 December 2022 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. It currently starts at $2.99 at GOG.
What Swordship is
Swordship is an adventure game developed by Digital Kingdom and released in 2022. It was published by Thunderful. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The world after global warming. Humanity has taken refuge in three gigantic underwater cities at the bottom of the ocean. Those who are expelled from the cities, for lack of space, barely survive on the burned lands. Meanwhile, the megacities exchange millions of containers loaded with goods every day. At the command of ultra-fast boats, a few inhabitants of the underwater cities started stealing these precious containers, in order to deliver them to the banished. Some are more successful than others.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $2.99 at GOG, 85% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Swordship launched on 5 December 2022, within three weeks of Pentiment, Marvel's Midnight Suns, Chained Echoes and World of Warcraft: Dragonflight. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Pentiment, Marvel's Midnight Suns, Chained Echoes, World of Warcraft: Dragonflight.
Official trailer
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