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Blade Symphony [Steam], a fighting game involving some fancy swordplay looks like it will come to Linux along with their free to play update.

They shared this on Twitter, which has a gif showing it off.

After weeks of work, this is Blade Symphony on a newer Source Engine version engine working on #Linux in 64-bit. #indiedev #gamedev #games pic.twitter.com/yf2qHzoBk6

— Puny Human (@punyhuman) August 4, 2017


They noted it was running at 300FPS in another tweet, nice! They've taken to reddit to talk about it too, but they aren't giving any promises just yet.

About the game

QuoteProve you are the world's greatest swordsman in Blade Symphony: a slash-em-up featuring a highly detailed and in-depth sword fighting system. Face down other players in tactical swordplay, 2 versus 2 team duels, sandbox FFA, or the Control Points game mode!


It sounds like a pretty detailed game too, with unique characters, each with over forty different attacks. You get to choose what type of sword you want as well, from a Katana to a Jian.

If this comes to Linux as it seems, count me in. Exactly the type of game I love!

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9 comments

lucifertdark Aug 4, 2017
Right now (as I type this) there are 4 players in game, going Free to Play might change that but it's pretty much dead in the water right now.
Wompo Aug 4, 2017
Quoting: lucifertdarkRight now (as I type this) there are 4 players in game, going Free to Play might change that but it's pretty much dead in the water right now.
Yeah, unfortunately so. It died off quite quickly after launch which is a shame because it's quite a unique versus fighting game. Also surprisingly intuitive for me. I usually suck at versus fighting games. :D
elmapul Aug 4, 2017
300 fps but the capture looks like 3...
lucifertdark Aug 4, 2017
Quoting: WompoYeah, unfortunately so. It died off quite quickly after launch which is a shame because it's quite a unique versus fighting game. Also surprisingly intuitive for me. I usually suck at versus fighting games. :D
It's a shame we still seem to be waiting for some games till after they've lost the attention of the Windows players, it's almost as if the developers are deciding they had all the money they're going to get from Windows players so they might as well see if they can squeeze a few more bucks out of us, before moving on to something else.
qptain Nemo Aug 4, 2017
Man this game has been crawling towards Linux for a while. I'm certainly glad it did reach the destination though.
hardpenguin Aug 4, 2017
Nice news :)
g000h Aug 4, 2017
Pleasingly, it is already in my Steam collection. Another one joining the Rebel Alliance. =P
Salvatos Aug 4, 2017
Not a game I expected to ever see on Linux. Not my type either, but glad to see more options being made available to us :)
Mezron Aug 4, 2017
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