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Sword of the Sea

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App ID 2453160
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Giant Squid
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unreal Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK
Last Changenumber 30739746
Last Record Update 22 August 2025 – 22:16:22 UTC ()
Release Date 19 August 2025 – 16:00:53 UTC ()
❓ 81.88%
454 reviews
269
In-Game
+2
🗺️ Adventure 🗺 Exploration 🌫 Atmospheric 🎨 Stylized 🛹 Skateboarding

Surf across magnificent waves of sand and glistening waters on an epic quest to restore a lost ocean. From the visionary artist behind ABZÛ, The Pathless, and Journey, Sword of the Sea is an atmospheric surfing adventure with fast movement inspired by classic skateboarding and snowboarding games.

Additional Information

Developer Giant Squid
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Giant Squid
Store Release Date 19 August 2025 – 16:00:57 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://bsky.app/profile/giantsquidstudios.com
https://discord.gg/giantsquid
https://www.facebook.com/giantsquidstudios
https://www.instagram.com/giantsquidstudios/
https://www.reddit.com/r/swordofthesea/
https://x.com/GiantSquidology
https://www.youtube.com/@giantsquidology/
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 19 August 2025 – 16:00:53 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 20 August 2025 – 15:58:44 UTC () (1755705524)
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review_score 8
review_percentage 88
Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK, Intel_oneTBB SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK, Wwise SDK, XAudio2 SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game's graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 8 August 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 19452290
  • configuration:
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    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-10.0-beta
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 26 May 2023 – 22:30:13 UTC (), in changelist #18948916

Supported Languages

11 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🗺️ Adventure 🗺 Exploration 🌫 Atmospheric 👤 Singleplayer 🎨 Stylized 🛹 Skateboarding 🏂 Snowboarding 🌄 Action-Adventure 🌿 Nature 📚 Story Rich 🎨 Colorful 🎭 Fantasy 🍿 Cinematic 🫠 Surreal ☯ Minimalist 🧊 3D 🛹 Skating ⛷ Skiing 🤺 Swordplay 👤 Third Person

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Remote Play on TV Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support DualSense Controllers (USB Only) DualSense Controllers Gamepad Preferred

Accessibility Categories

Camera Comfort Custom Volume Controls Stereo Sound

Assets

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timestamp22 August 2025 – 17:42:53 UTC
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User File System

Key Value
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Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
[All OSes] %USERPROFILE%/AppData/Local/SwordOfTheSea/Saved/SaveGames *.sav
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