Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Pt.1 of the interview with Csaba Székely, AKA ForestWare, the developer of Sword Hero on what the game is about, the damage model, player freedom and more.

Kickstarter:
kickstarter.com/projects/itspossible/sword-hero

Steam page (you can find the demo there):
store.steampowered.com/app/1739080/Sword_Hero

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0:00 Intro
0:57 ForestWare's introduction
1:21 What is Sword Hero
2:25 Progression and damage model
8:12 Can you go anywhere in the world from the get go?
9:15 Main quest and player freedom
9:52 Player house feature
10:58 Will there be NPC companions?
11:50 All characters can get killed
12:29 About the story
13:38 Consequences of killing an important NPC
15:10 Inspirations
17:39 Interactivity with the environment
19:15 Adding more interaction details
22:18 About the Kickstarter