SWORN News

Medieval Steam roguelite you can play now feels like a new Hades game

The medieval King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table are usually depicted as heroes, fighting off the Anglo-Saxons as they try to take over Britain. In Sworn, a new co-op roguelite that takes inspirations from Diablo and Hades, Arthur is corrupted, and you must fight through a fallen Camelot to slay him and save the realm.

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Patch: Fixing Framerate Issues

Thank you to all who tested this weekend ahead of Next Fest tomorrow. It was invaluable to get your notes & logs as we triaged some remaining issues before the demo is officially live.

Today, we pushed a minor update aimed at addressing first & foremost the degrading FPS we were seeing players experiencing.

Fix Framerates getting throttled during longer play sessions
Fixed an audio issue with Gawain's Slam attack
Added some colliders around the hub elevator to prevent you from falling out
Fixed a bug where the hammer blessing 'Top Heavy' would soft lock your game
Fixed the Tome perk 'Ancient Knowledge' giving far more damage than intended
Updated the localization files

Open Playtest for Steam Next Fest [PLAY EARLY]

Hello again everyone!

[h2]We’re so excited to share that Camelot’s gates have reopened! You and your friends can play SWORN - as part of Steam Next Fest![/h2]

Tons of new content is available and we can’t wait to hear your feedback.

[h3]Open Playtest content[/h3]

Biome 2 - Cornwall Township
Weapon Blessings
Weapon Meta Progression
5 Difficulty Modes
End of run scoreboard
Upgraded SFX
Upgraded VFX

[h2]And better yet, the demo is available early — You can PLAY NOW! 🎮✅[/h2]

Please join us on Discord to stay updated, and engage with our community and our developers! We have dedicated feedback channels so we can learn from your in-game experience and gather insight to improve SWORN.

Any and all feedback, including bug reports and stability reports are very much appreciated during this play test!

We currently have the following list of known bugs:

Framerate decreases after 1 or 2 hours of playtime - to mitigate this please reboot the game.
This demo is currently English only, with no localisation
You can fall around the elevator in the hub, so be careful! Rebooting the game should fix this.

Thanks for reading. We look forward to hearing your thoughts!

[h3]PLAY THE DEMO[/h3]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1763250/SWORN/

The SWORN Open Playtest is LIVE!

Hello Squires,

After an incredibly exciting weekend for SWORN, we are pleased to announce the Playtest is OPEN to everyone!

Join the Open Playtest

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1763250/SWORN/

Thanks to all who joined the Closed Playtest over the weekend, we're overwhelmed by the thousands of players that jumped into Camelot to challenge Sir Gawain. The reception to SWORN, and the valuable feedback is appreciated by us all.

We're still in pre-alpha stages of development, there's so much to look forward to as we continue to improve and enhance SWORN. Please continue to share your feedback with us throughout this week!

📅 Open Playtest is live until March 31st.

Visit the SWORN Hub

Don't forget to register to the SWORN Hub — you can win custom gaming hardware, earn FREE exclusive in-game items and complete quests!

*Please note - Exclusive in-game items will appear in your inventory with the full release of SWORN in 2024.

Watch the trailer

SWORN is a 1-4 player action rogue-like developed by Windwalk Games, a team of veteran developers from Riot Games, Niantic, and Blizzard.

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Explore and reclaim a fallen Camelot in a dark retelling of the Arthurian legend that binds you and your companions in an oath to purge the corrupted Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. Fuse your characters’ strengths; master abilities and test thousands of builds in your quest to overthrow a grievous reign. Each run will be masked in glory and ignoble death.

Thanks again for all of your support over the weekend, and hello to the new players joining us for the Open Playtest. We're just getting started and can't wait to build an incredible community with you!

Follow SWORN on X: https://twitter.com/Sworn_EN

FAQ: https://www.sworngame.com/faqs

Join us on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/SWORN/

New King Arthur roguelike is basically a co-op Hades set in Camelot

The influence of Hades has been felt across the spectrum of roguelike games, and new challenger Sworn is certainly no exception. Taking the tried and tested format to the land of Arthurian legend, Sworn is a co-op action game that sees you fighting through a fallen Camelot to reclaim the kingdom from a corrupted King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. Coming to Steam in 2024, you can sign up right now for a chance to join the game's closed playtest.

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