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Steam Summer Sale Discount
🏝️ Still standing on the shore? Sword of the Sea is now 30% OFF! Sword of the Sea Time to dip your toes in the water 🌊
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Austin Wintory wins a GRAMMY for Sword of the Sea OST!
Steam post imageMassive congratulations to Austin Wintory on taking home the Grammy for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media! We’re honored to have his music bring our world to life. Thank y…
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Sword of the Sea - Accolades
Steam post image Thank you for supporting us on this epic sesh. View store page Sword of the Sea is OUT NOW. Sword of the Sea
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Nominate Sword of the Sea for Best Soundtrack
If Sword of the Sea was "music to your ears", consider nominating it for Best Soundtrack 🏆 Sword of the Sea marks the 3rd collaboration with composer Austin Wintory who blends a familiar yet entirely new soundscape con…
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Sword of the Sea has been nominated for 3 Categories 🏆
We are incredibly grateful to see Sword of the Sea has been nominated for Best Self-Published Indie Game, Best Soundtrack, and Best Visual Design in the Golden Joystick Awards 2025! We didn't realize it had made such a…
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Sword of the Sea Patch Notes 9/23/25
Hey surfers! We found a small issue and got a quick patch out to address it. Thanks for your reports and happy surfing! Fixes: Fixed issue where a trophy/achievement would not be awarded correctly if the final level was…
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Sword of the Sea - Soundtrack
The official soundtrack selection of Sword of the Sea. Presented by Austin Wintory. Sword of the Sea marks Austin's 3rd collaboration with Giant Squid, and 4th with its founder Matt Nava (who had been Journey's Art Dire…
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Sword of the Sea Patch Notes 9/19/25
Hey surfers! There’s a new patch out with some nice quality-of-life features and a bunch of bugfixes. Thanks again for playing Sword of the Sea! Updates: Added Invert Camera (Horizontal), Invert Camera (Vertical), and C…
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Sword of the Sea Patch Notes 8/29/2025
Hey surfers! We have another patch for you that takes care of a few more things we have managed to track down. Thanks again for your bug reports, and your support. Happy surfing! Updates: Added prompts to activate photo…
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Sword of the Sea Patch Notes
Hey surfers! This patch addresses several bugs and issues discovered at launch that we wanted to take care of as soon as possible. Thank you for submitting bug reports, they have been very helpful. And thank you for pla…
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Sword of the Sea - Official Launch Trailer
Carve your way forward on the ancient and powerful Hoversword, which moves like a snowboard, skateboard, and surfboard all in one. Build momentum to reach top speed and catch big air off the crests of giant waves. Pull…
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Launching in ONE WEEK!
Just 7 days until Sword of the Sea launches 🌊 The wait is almost over! On August 19th take your Hoversword and surf across breathtaking ruins, forgotten shipwrecks, and shifting sands all brought to life in stunning de…
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Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition 2025
Check out coverage from this year's Day of the Devs featuring a short segment with Creative Director Matt Nava explaining how it's all about movement and flow: Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition 2025 Skip to 02:0…
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Sword of the Sea: Hands-on Report
Catch-up on our Sword of the Sea Gameplay Preview! Read the full article here written by Sony Interactive Entertainment's O'Dell Harmon Jr.: https://blog.playstation.com/2025/06/05/sword-of-the-sea-hands-on-report/ Surf…
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Launch Date
We're excited to reveal that Sword of the Sea will officially launch on August 19th this year! COMING AUGUST 19th 2025! If you missed it, you can watch the Date Announcement Trailer here: Mark your calendars and prepare…
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Giant Squid Dev Blog
Steam post image One of the many ingredients in a Giant Squid game is fluid movement. Join our very own Joel Finney, the Lead Animator at Giant Squid, as he goes behind the scenes on how we made the animation of The Wra…
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