Sword and Sorcery

CONCEPT

An aesthetic sub-genre of fantasy, focusing on brutal barbarians and arcane wizardly magic.

Concept Images Related Pages

EditHistoryPage info

Games view all →]

• 7 Blades (Game)
• Adventures of Mana (Game)
• Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (Game)
• Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer (Game)
• Agony (Game)
• Alisia Dragoon (Game)
• An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire (Game)
• Arc the Lad (Game)
• Arc the Lad Collection (Game)
• Arc the Lad II (Game)
• Arc the Lad III (Game)
• Arc the Lad: End of Darkness (Game)
• Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits (Game)
• BS Zelda no Densetsu: Kodai no Sekiban (Game)
• Baldur's Gate (Game)
• Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (Game)
• Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal (Game)
• Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (Game)
• Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II (Game)
• Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast (Game)
• Barbarian (Game)
• Barbarian II (Game)
• Bard's Tale (Game)
• Battles of Prince of Persia (Game)
• BlackThorne (Game)
• Blade of Darkness (Game)
• Bloodborne (Game)
• Bound By Flame (Game)
• Breath of Fire 6 (Game)
• Brütal Legend (Game)
• Cadash (Game)
• Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (Game)
• Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate (Game)
• Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 (Game)
• Child of Light (Game)
• Children of Mana (Game)
• Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Game)
• Chrono Cross (Game)
• Chrono Trigger (Game)
• Code Vein (Game)
• Collection of Mana (Game)
• Conan (Game)
• Conan (Game)
• Conan: The Cimmerian (Game)
• Crash & Spyro Superpack (Game)
• Cross Edge (Game)
• Crusaders of Might and Magic (Game)
• Dark Cloud (Game)
• Dark Cloud 2 (Game)
• Dark Messiah of Might & Magic (Game)
• Dark Souls (Game)
• Dark Souls II (Game)
• Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin (Game)
• Dark Souls III (Game)
• Darkstalkers 3 (Game)
• Dawn of Mana (Game)
• Deep Down (Game)
• Delete (Game)
• Demon's Souls (Game)
• Demon's Souls (Game)
• Diablo (Game)
• Diablo II: Lord of Destruction (Game)
• Diablo II: Resurrected (Game)
• Diablo III: Reaper of Souls (Game)
• Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition (Game)
• Diablo IV (Game)
• Diablo: Hellfire (Game)
• Die by the Sword (Game)
• Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (Game)
• Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories (Game)
• Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days (Game)
• Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention (Game)
• Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten (Game)
• Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness (Game)
• Disgaea DS (Game)
• Disgaea Infinite (Game)
• Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness (Game)
• Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (Game)
• Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy (Game)
• Divinity: Original Sin (Game)
• Dota 2 (Game)
• Dragon Age Journeys (Game)
• Dragon Age Legends (Game)
• Dragon Age: Inquisition (Game)
• Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening (Game)
• Dragon Empires (Game)
• Dragon Knight II (Game)
• Dragon Quest Collection 25th Anniversary (Game)
• Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree’s Woe and the Blight Below (Game)
• Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (Game)
• Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (Game)
• Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (Game)
• Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation (Game)
• Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past (Game)
• Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (Game)
• Dragon Quest X: Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku Online (Game)
• Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (Game)
• Dragon Quest: Shounen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon (Game)
• Dragon Warrior (Game)
• Dragon Warrior I & II (Game)

Concept details

Name

Sword and Sorcery

Aliases

Swords and Sorcery

Games

• 7 Blades (Game)
• Adventures of Mana (Game)
• Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (Game)
• Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer (Game)
• Agony (Game)
• Alisia Dragoon (Game)
• An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire (Game)
• Arc the Lad (Game)
• Arc the Lad Collection (Game)
• Arc the Lad II (Game)
• Arc the Lad III (Game)
• Arc the Lad: End of Darkness (Game)
• Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits (Game)
• BS Zelda no Densetsu: Kodai no Sekiban (Game)
• Baldur's Gate (Game)
• Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (Game)
• Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal (Game)
• Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (Game)
• Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II (Game)
• Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast (Game)
• view all →

Franchises

• Has franchises: Golden Axe (Franchise), Darkstalkers (Franchise), The Witcher (Franchise), Dragon Age (Franchise), Gothic (Franchise), Conan (Franchise), Rastan (Franchise), Eragon (Franchise), Puzzle Quest (Franchise), Might and Magic (Franchise), Heretic (Franchise), Sacred (Franchise), Two Worlds (Franchise), Torchlight (Franchise), Dark Messiah (Franchise), Shadow of the Beast (Franchise), Dragon's Dogma (Franchise), The Legendary Axe (Franchise), RPG Maker (Franchise), Dragon Knight (Franchise), Barbarian Series (Franchise), Hinterland (Franchise), Zill O'll (Franchise)

Characters

• Has characters: Dark Link (Character), Link (Character), Count Dooku (Character), Luke Skywalker (Character), Conan (Character), Marth (Character), Tyris Flare (Character), Death Adder (Character), Geralt of Rivia (Character), Ax Battler (Character), Saruman (Character), Sauron (Character), Aqua (Character), Dovahkiin (Character), Ky Kiske (Character), Sol Badguy (Character), Claudio Serafino (Character), The Nameless Hero (Character), Darth Maul (Character), Smaug (Character), Dart Feld (Character), Arthur Pendragon (Character), Gilgamesh (Character), Corvus (Character), Gilgamesh (Character), Kassadin, the Void Walker (Character)

Locations

• Has locations: Temeria (Location), Daventry (Location), Spielburg (Location), Barren Lands (Location), Ardon (Location)

Objects

• Has objects: Bow (Object), Axe (Object), Sword (Object), Armor (Object), Leather Armor (Object), Crossbow (Object), Arrow (Object), Excalibur (Object), Giant Axe (Object), Battle Axe (Object), Throwing Axe (Object), Loincloth (Object)

People

• Has people: J. R. R. Tolkien (Person), Robert E. Howard (Person)

Related Concepts

• Has related concepts: Anti-Hero (Concept), Blood (Concept), Revenge (Concept), Slashing Weapons (Concept), Villain (Concept), Love (Concept), Saving the World (Concept), Revealing Attire (Concept), Sexualized Men (Concept), Mentor (Concept), Comic Book Character (Concept), Evil Twin (Concept), Sexualized Women (Concept), Good vs. Evil (Concept), Reptilian Humanoid (Concept), Knight (Concept), Swordmaster (Concept), Romance (Concept), Spectating Villain (Concept), Magic (Concept), Black Magic (Concept), Hack and Slash (Concept), Chosen One (Concept), Centaurs (Concept), Human (Concept), Dragon (Concept), Phoenix (Concept), Magically Imbued Weapons (Concept), Nudity (Concept), e-Reader (Concept), My Father's Sword (Concept), Feline Humanoid (Concept), Orc (Concept), Wizards (Concept), Mysterious Ally (Concept), Warlock (Concept), White Magic (Concept), Dwarf (Concept), Bankai (Concept), Necromancers (Concept), Elf (Concept), Half Elves (Concept), Overlord (Concept), Trolls (Concept), Merfolk (Concept), Warriors (Concept), Skeleton Warriors (Concept), Dragon Slayer (Concept), Cyclops (Concept), Amazon (Concept), Fencing (Concept), Halflings (Concept), Goblins (Concept), Griffons (Concept), Barbarians (Concept), Nāga (Concept), Fighter (Concept), Satyr (Concept), Dryads (Concept), Fairy (Concept), High Elves (Concept), Arachnoid (Concept), Giants (Concept), Wood Elves (Concept), Ogres (Concept), Modern Day Mythology (Concept), Dark Elves (Concept), Barbarian Protagonist (Concept), Alliance (Concept), Gnomes (Concept), Blood Elf (Concept), Nymphs (Concept), Beastmasters (Concept), Sirens (Concept), Half-Orcs (Concept), RPG Elements (Concept), Comic Book Adaptation (Concept), The Scions of Chaos (Concept), Zeraphi (Concept), Genome Engine (Concept), Based on Tabletop RPG (Concept), Aasimar (Concept)