Sword 'N' Board

Do not buy. Abandoned software. Not a complete game and will never be complete. Stay away and save your money!

This is an abandoned Early Access ripoff of Legend of Zelda. Hand drawn art replaces the more usual retro pixel graphics. Gameplay is very poor, there's a lot of bugs and collision issues. The controls are janky and really badly set up, it's obvious this is some kind of badly done console port. Graphics options are limited. There's too many flaws in this game to recommend it, and because it's abandoned they won't be fixed.

Save your money and don't buy this game! At this point the developer has definitely abandoned this project and it will live on as an incomplete forever early access game. The last time I opened this game was about 5 years ago and there have been no major improvements since.

The game starts up with a very nice catchy tune. Makes it sound familiar to some like some zelda game. The hack and slash is very generous with a bit hitbox so its easy to hit what comes towards you. Theres feces(xD), pumpkin jacks and worms to be wary about. After a lot of hack and slashing im not entirely sure what to do, although im guessing i gotta farm even more by killing more enemies, but im not sure. Theres some more interesting tunes in the game, but other than that there isn't that much to do. The art and feel is good so its alright to play just for a lil bit.

Sword 'N' Board is a charmingly offbeat action-adventure developed and published by Stuffed Castle Studios that leans heavily into imagination, creativity, and the spirit of childhood adventure. Framed as a heroic quest that unfolds within the exaggerated fantasy of a kid’s backyard, the game transforms an everyday setting into a whimsical battleground filled with monsters, secrets, and puzzles born from playful imagination. This premise gives Sword ’N’ Board a distinctive personality, grounding its mechanics in nostalgia while drawing clear inspiration from classic top-down adventure games. Players take on the role of Sidd, a young protagonist whose mission is deceptively simple—recovering a stolen video game console—but quickly escalates into a grand fantasy journey shaped by cardboard weapons, improvised tools, and imaginative foes. The world feels handcrafted and deliberately playful, with environments that encourage curiosity rather than rushing toward objectives. Exploration is central to the experience, and the overhead perspective allows players to clearly read enemy patterns, puzzle layouts, and environmental interactions, reinforcing the game’s roots in traditional 2D ad…

Um. No. Just no. I helped pledge this during my binge Kickstarter days and serves as a shining example of why I'll never back video games there again. There is no story, at all, despite being in my unplayed game library for years. You have a semi-randomly generated world with 3 enemy types. Whack them with a sword, collect their doo-dads, and upgrade your equipment. One dungeon requires bombs to enter, so some grinding and I get enough gems for a bomb. Can't buy it. Game won't let me This project is such a massive abortion that Kansas is probably going to regulate it.