A medieval fantasy combat sandbox where every sword swing, spell and grab runs on physics, with a free-play Sandbox mode and the Crystal Hunt progression campaign.
Blade & Sorcery is a medieval fantasy action sandbox from Warpfrog, built around physics-driven melee, ranged and magic combat. It entered early access on SteamVR in December 2018 and reached its full 1.0 release on June 17, 2024. A standalone version, Blade & Sorcery: Nomad, has been sold on the Meta Horizon Store since November 2021 and later on the PICO Store, and it received the same 1.0 content on October 28, 2024.
How it plays
Fights are not decided by canned animations. Weapons and bodies have physical weight, so where and how hard you swing matters: you can parry, disarm, grab, throw, stab or choke enemies, and pick up almost anything in the world. Magic uses the same system, with fire, lightning and gravity spells alongside telekinesis and slow motion. At the start of a game you choose a warrior, ranger or sorcerer style.
Version 1.0 added Crystal Hunt, a progression mode set in the mountains of Eraden, where long-lost Dalgarian ruins have opened up. You take on challenges from outposts held by four factions of different difficulty, raid dungeons for gold and crystal shards, buy weapons and armor, and unlock skill trees. Road to VR put the campaign at more than seven hours, and it has a proper ending. Sandbox mode keeps every weapon and ability unlocked for free play, and the PC version has a large modding community.
Comfort
Meta rates Nomad as moderate. It is played standing or in room scale, and PICO asks for a play space of at least 1.5 by 1.5 meters. Fights are fast and physical, with a lot of arm movement. The violence is graphic, with blood and gore.
What to know before buying
- The PC VR version costs $29.99 on Steam; the price rose from $19.99 when 1.0 launched. Nomad also costs $29.99 on the Meta and PICO stores.
- PC VR and Nomad are separate purchases; Meta lists Nomad without cross-buy.
- Nomad runs on Quest 2, Quest 3, Quest 3S and Quest Pro, and on PICO headsets including PICO 4 and PICO 4 Ultra. There is no PlayStation VR2 version.
- It is single-player and uses motion controllers. The ESRB rates Nomad M for Mature for blood, gore and violence.
- Steam lists 10 languages, including English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese and Simplified Chinese. Steam user reviews are Overwhelmingly Positive.
