20 Best Sword Fighting Games That TRULY Test Your Reflexes

NIOH and NIOH 2 is a very complex sword based game. I’m shocked it wasn’t mentioned. Low mid and high stance. Switching in battle is very fluid. Very satisfying combat.

Author — Mr. BLANK

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Ghost of Tsushima is amazing. The fact you can change stances mid-fight, selecting the combinations and the timing of slash with sound just astounds me. Admittedly, I have not played all the games on the list, but it is hard to divorce swordplay from all of the elements in GoT. I am thrilled with the graphics, the soundtrack and a phenomenal story-line. The entire package is what makes this my absolute favorite game of all time.

Author — David Woelke

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I think Sekiro has to be in front of the souls trilogy, it’s literally a FromSoft game focused on sword combat. Also a little surprised at the Nioh snub

Author — J. Harm

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Sekiro for me is the best sword fighting game and the posture system is one of the greatest mechanics to be ever introduced in gaming history.

Author — A5HEN

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Bushido Blade also was entirely unique in the fact that if I’m remembering right you could die with one hit. You had to take the game with a real world “if a sword hits me, I’m going to die”. You could take a hit or two but generally I wouldn’t count on it going in.

Author — Dondaileyii

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Yes for Ghost! One of my favorite games of all time. The different fighting stances make the combat much more interesting than other games. Thanks for making it #1!

Author — John Rausch

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