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Sword of the Sea

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2025

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Quick resume

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.

Global score

89/100

Genres

Adventure, Indie

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    Pros

    • Beautiful and immersive visuals
    • Smooth and satisfying movement mechanics
    • Relaxing and meditative atmosphere
    • Excellent soundtrack by austin wintory
    • Engaging exploration and secrets

    Cons

    • Short playtime (around 3-4 hours)
    • Performance issues on some hardware
    • Lack of challenge
    • No cutscene skip option initially
    • Price considered high by some for length

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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      "The game offers satisfying movement mechanics and some skill-based challenges like races and platforming, but overall the difficulty is low and accessible."

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      3

      "Many players report long play sessions, replayability through collectibles and new game plus, and habitual engagement with the game and its sequel."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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      "Players can experiment with different routes, choices, and uncover secrets, encouraging creative exploration within the game world."

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      "Players explore and discover secrets; some customization in movement and trick combos; world design encourages creative traversal."

    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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      "Strongly emphasized as a meditative, relaxing experience that helps players escape real-life stress."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily for intrinsic enjoyment; no indication of obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players experiment with different weapons, skills, and builds; exploration encourages trying new paths."

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    • Exploration

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      "Exploration of beautiful environments and discovery of collectibles and story elements is a core feature."

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    • Expression
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    • Fantasy

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      "Game features a surreal, imaginative world with fantasy elements and symbolic storytelling."

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    • Fellowship

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      "No social or community features; experience is solitary."

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    • Growth

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      "Players learn about characters and lore; some skill development in exploration and decision-making."

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      "Some skill development in mastering movement and tricks; lore discovery adds to knowledge growth."

    • Health

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      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires player attention and engagement; not designed for background or idle play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "No social or emotional relationship building; solitary experience."

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    • Leadership

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      -5

      "No leadership or group management roles present."

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      "No leadership or group management roles present."

    • Progression

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      3

      "Players collect and upgrade weapons, complete levels and challenges, and unlock achievements, showing progression."

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      "Players collect upgrades and achievements; new game plus and score challenges add progression elements."

    • Relaxation

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      5

      "Widely described as a chill, relaxing, and mood-enhancing experience with soothing music and visuals."

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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      "No social recognition or status systems; focus is on personal experience."

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    • Story

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      3

      "Narrative is minimal and wordless but present through cutscenes and environmental storytelling."

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    • Strategy

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      -2

      "Minimal strategic gameplay; light puzzle solving and navigation require some planning but are not complex."

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    • Thrill

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      "Some excitement from performing tricks and combos, but overall a controlled and chill experience."

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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      "No combat or destructive gameplay; focus on constructive exploration."

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    • Survival

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      "No threats or survival mechanics; stable and safe game environment."

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    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Expression. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value, Strategy.

    How to use the graph
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    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

    Last update: 30/04/2026