Sword Coast Legends

An action RPG set in the Forgotten Realms.

Sword Coast Legends is a 2015 action role-playing game set in the Forgotten Realms universe of Dungeons & Dragons. It was released for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Quick Facts

Developer

n-Space; Digital Extremes

Publisher

Digital Extremes

Director

Dan Tudge

Composer

Inon Zur

Platforms

Microsoft Windows
OS X
Linux
PlayStation 4
Xbox One

Released

Windows, OS X, Linux
October 20, 2015
PlayStation 4, Xbox One
July 19, 2016

Genre

Action role-playing

Modes

Single-player, multiplayer

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Development

n-Space developed the game in collaboration with Digital Extremes. It was released worldwide on October 20, 2015 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux, with PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions arriving in 2016. This was n-Space's final project before closing in 2016. On December 11, 2017, it was announced that Sword Coast Legends would no longer be available for retail after December 31, 2017, though servers would remain operational for the foreseeable future. Servers closed on July 25, 2018, and the game is now playable only offline.

Reception

The game received mixed reviews on all platforms according to Metacritic. PC Gamer described it as a straightforward cliché out of place in the new wave of cRPGs. IGN cited poor creation tools and an aversion to genuine decision-making as reasons for its lack of success. The Escapist gave the PC version three-and-a-half stars out of five, calling it a comfortable return to D&D rules but noting oversimplified combat and repetitive dungeons and quests. Slant Magazine gave it two-and-a-half stars out of five, stating the campaign remains serviceable but fails to impress. The Digital Fix rated the Xbox One version five out of ten, saying the game loses interest because by the time the next map loads, the player has forgotten why they went there.