Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris

Following the events of the SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization anime series, SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris finds Kirito in a mysterious but familiar virtual world, “Underworld,” where A.I.s behave like…

57 9 July 2020

Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Action Fantasy Science fiction

Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris is an adventure developed by Aquria, released 9 July 2020 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris is

Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris is an adventure game developed by Aquria and released in 2020. It was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on PhyreEngine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Following the events of the SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization anime series, SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris finds Kirito in a mysterious but familiar virtual world, “Underworld,” where A.I.s behave like humans. As players take control of Kirito, they will relive heart-pounding scenes from the series through intense combat. Players will also encounter fan favorite characters including Eugeo, Alice, Administrator, and many more. A wide world awaits Kirito and his friends in this exciting adaptation to the SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization series.

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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and science fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online, and includes co-op. Local play supports 1 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Sword Art Online series

Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris is the 24th of 32 entries we hold in the Sword Art Online series. It arrived 8 months after Sword Art Online: Unleash Blading. The next entry was Sword Art Online: Variant Showdown in 2022. Its critic score of 57 is 8 points below the series average of 65. The highest-rated entry is Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream at 75.

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How it was received

Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris holds a critic score of 57 out of 100. That places it above 13% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored 16 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris launched on 9 July 2020, within three weeks of The Last of Us Part II, Ghost of Tsushima, Fortnite and Carrion. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 7 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: The Last of Us Part II, Ghost of Tsushima, Fortnite, Carrion.