The Legend of Sword and Fairy (1995) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

The Legend of Sword and Fairy

The Legend of Sword and Fairy is a role-playing video game developed by the Taiwanese company Softstar Entertainment and its subsidiaries. The game incorporates elements of wuxia, shenmo and fantasy. Since its…

7 July 1995

What The Legend of Sword and Fairy is

The Legend of Sword and Fairy is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Softstar and released in 1995. It is available on Sega Saturn, DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

There are many subtle differences between the numerous versions of the game. The plot provided in this section is based on the PC game versions for Windows 95 and 98. The protagonist, Li Xiaoyao(李逍遥), is an ordinary 19-year-old boy who lives in a small fishing village near Suzhou(苏州), China. During a quest to seek a cure for his ill aunt, he travels to a strange island out at sea, where he meets a fairy named Zhao Ling'er(赵灵儿). He is forced to marry her and remain on the island forever, but manages to escape home with the cure for his aunt. However, he loses memory of his adventure on the island and does not remember Zhao when he meets her again. This time, Zhao's home has been destroyed by…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are drama, fantasy and romance. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the The Legend of Sword and Fairy series

The Legend of Sword and Fairy is the first of 11 entries we hold in the The Legend of Sword and Fairy series. The next entry was Sword and Fairy Inn in 2001.

See all 11 The Legend of Sword and Fairy games in release order →

What it launched against

The Legend of Sword and Fairy launched on 7 July 1995, within three weeks of Tekken 2, The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery, MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat and The King of Fighters '95.

Released around the same time: Tekken 2, The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery, MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat, The King of Fighters '95.

The Legend of Sword and Fairy — frequently asked questions