The Legend of Sword and Fairy
1995Windows, macOS, LinuxPlayable
Runs natively on PC through SDLPAL.
Project page on github.com.
Cover art and game details from IGDB.
- Original console
- PC
- Runs on
- Native PC
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Browser
- Method
- RebuildA new engine that recreates the game without its original code.
- Status
- Playable
- Latest release
- v3.0.2025.0616 ↗
- Last update
- Jun 2025
Listing updated .
About 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 release in 1995, the game has spawned a successful video game franchise in Taiwan and mainland China. It was also adapted into the 2005 Chinese television series Chinese Paladin.
- Released
- 7 Jul 1995
- Genre
- Role-playing (RPG)
- Themes
- Fantasy, Drama, Romance
- Modes
- Single player
- Series
- The Legend of Sword and Fairy
- Developer
- Softstar
- Publisher
- Softstar
- Rating
- 94/100 from 9 ratings
Screenshots, summary and details from IGDB ↗. They describe the original game, not the port.
The Legend of Sword and Fairy port: quick answers
- Do I need to own The Legend of Sword and Fairy?
- Yes. SDLPAL needs game files from a copy you own. PlayPorted links only to the project page and never to game files.
- Is the Legend of Sword and Fairy port finished?
- Yes, the project calls it playable. Its last update was Jun 2025, and the latest release is v3.0.2025.0616.
- Which systems does it run on?
- Windows, macOS and Linux.
- Is it an emulator?
- No. SDLPAL is a new engine that loads the original game's data, so no emulator is needed.
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