Key art: a farm kid swings a sword at skeletons climbing out of a plowed field at sunset

Sword & Soil

A top-down pixel-art action RPG with farming, fishing and real-time combat.

Free demo for Windows, Mac and Linux

Get the free demo on itch.io

On a Mac the app is not signed by Apple, so right-click it and pick Open the first time.

Made in Godot by Casey, solo developer at Critbyte Studios.

About

Sword & Soil is a top-down action RPG about running a family farm and fighting your way down the roads around it.

You grow crops, raise animals, fish and cook, then sell what you make in town. The money buys the weapons and armor you need for the monsters, dungeons and bosses outside town.

The story covers five towns. The free demo is chapter one.

Features

  • Real-time combat. Enemies wind up before they attack, so you can dodge or hit first.
  • Four classes, each with its own stats and class move.
  • Level up to 30, spend skill points and learn spells.
  • Seasonal and regrowing crops, farm animals, a beehive and farm buildings.
  • Fishing with five rod tiers, and cooking for meals that heal and give buffs.
  • Dungeons with ice, push-block and spring-pad puzzles, and a boss at the end.
  • Day and night, 12-day seasons, rain, snow and storms.
A Wizard casts Chill on three drowned in Blackford Marsh.

General Game Loop

  1. The Warrior watering crops on the farm

    Farm

    Till, plant, water and harvest. Some crops keep producing after the first harvest.

  2. The Warrior fishing

    Fish and cook

    Catch fish and cook them with your crops. Meals heal you and give buffs.

  3. The Warrior at a shop in town

    Sell and buy gear

    Sell crops, fish and loot in town. Buy better weapons and armor.

  4. The Warrior fighting the Brood Hollow slime boss

    Fight

    Clear roads, dungeons and bosses for XP, loot and the next part of the story.

Back to the farm.

Controls

Gameplay: the Warrior fighting on a forest road, with the hotbar, spell bar, health, mana and stamina bars on screen
  1. Move
  2. Sprint
  3. Attack
  4. Class move
  5. Cast spells
  6. Hotbar
  7. Use item or tool

Click a key to see it on the screen.

E to talk and interact. I for the bag, J for quests, M for the map, Esc for the menu. You can rebind every key, mouse buttons included, in Settings.

Classes

  • Warrior

    Strong up close and can take a few hits.

    Cleave: one swing hits the three squares in front of you.

  • Paladin

    The most HP and DEF of any class, and the only class that can wear plate.

    Bulwark: the next hit you take does 1 damage.

  • Monk

    Fights with fists and claws, with the stamina to keep moving and swinging.

    Rush: charge up to three squares and hit whatever stops you.

  • Wizard

    Fights from range with spells. Low DEF.

    Siphon: a staff swing that takes mana back from what it hits.