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24 alternatives to The Swords

Story of a sword master's life and his the art of swords.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Swords launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Story!▲64

   Community Driven Story Writing

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Magnus▲270

   Shazam for art

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Blacksmith Lab▲56

   AdVenture Capitalist set in medieval times.

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Sailor's Dream▲91

   Beautifully designed narrative game for iOS

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Skillshare for iOS▲146

   Learn just about anything.

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Arcane Knight▲83

   A mounted combat challenge

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   That Dragon, Cancer▲122

   A videogame developer's love letter to his son

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Crafter Game▲71

   Stone age crafting RPG

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   App Masters - #474 - Trey Smith of Buildbox▲66

   Simplicity of Game Design

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    iSlash heroes▲69

    A new Slashing puzzle

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Invisible Dragons▲73

    A text based game with amazing UI

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Wheel▲108

    Themed video stories with the world

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Illustrated History of iOS▲230

    A visual journey through 10 years of iOS

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Glyyd▲60

    Simple yet challenging; minimal yet exciting

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Quest▲56

    An old-school, hand-drawn RPG

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Design This Castle▲55

    Design your dream castle in the hit mobile game

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Legend of Zelda▲64

    Breath of the Wild

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    League Of Stickman▲59

    He came from the shadows

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Brickies▲87

    A fresh and colorful take on the classic breakout game

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Monsters Saga▲57

    Become the Master of all Monster trainers

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Filmography▲95

    Prove your movie knowledge

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Flicky Ninja▲85

    An endless runner game

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Gameball▲91

    A real-time gaming experience for baseball fans.

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    AppStories▲147

    A weekly podcast exploring of the world of apps.

    2017 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →