The demo of roguelite-ish narrative game where you play as a sentient sword inside a Mirror Dimension,fighting your way through moonlit trauma.

<h2 class="bb_tag" >⪻ Note ⪼</h2>The demo contains the entirety of the first area of the game, including several rooms, 2 NPC encounters and a bossfight. 2 major systems (skills and upgrades) are still blocked off for the moment and will be present in the full game, along with an extra NPC in the main hub. <h2 class="bb_tag" >⪻ About the Game ⪼</h2>You are the sword.Be the Sword is a narrative-heavy roguelite that follows Ignis Caltierra (or Iggy, for short) as he enters inside the Mirror Dimension in seek of the mythical figure of the Lady of the Mirror.  Amongst the many things he did expect, becoming a literal sword forced to face his inner demons before ever getting to meet her was not one of them.Face off against the first area in the game, the Full Moon, characterized by a once noble environment fallen to it's own hubris. <h2 class="bb_tag" >⪻ Features ⪼</h2><ul class="bb_ul"><li>Fast, visceral face-to-face (or face-to-blade?) combat </li><li>Fight your inner demons, personified as characters within the Full Moon's glow</li><li>Try out 4 of the many items that will be available on the full game</li><li>Unique, hand-drawn pixel animations</li><li>Talk to Mirror natives and other lost souls</li><li>The very beginning of a story that has... frankly too much lore</li><li>Made during hospital visits, built out of sheer determination and a lot of spite</li></ul><h2 class="bb_tag" >⪻ Feedback ⪼</h2>Thankyou for trying my demo! If you can, leave a Steam review!

Be the Sword Demo

A roguelite-ish narrative game where you play as a sentient sword inside a Mirror Dimension, seeking for answers and being forced to face your own issues while at it.

⪻ About the Game ⪼You are the sword.Be the Sword is a narrative-heavy roguelite with emotional themes, psychological deep dives and a weirdly specific camera perspective.The game follows Ignis Caltierra (or Iggy, for short) as he enters inside the Mirror Dimension in seek of the mythical figure of the Lady of the Mirror. Choosing to believe the stories about her (more out of desperation than anything), he hopes she might be able to help him find the answers to his ever-increasing list of problems. Amongst the many things he did expect, becoming a literal sword forced to face his inner demons before ever getting to meet her was not one of them.Face aspects of yourself embodied by the four phases of the Moon — because the Lady is, apparently, a huge astrology fan — deal with your family trauma and discover what role this world has assigned you.<img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3774790/extras/54bd5d625acf39d7a77478fa111d7e1d.avif?t=1751206477" data-big-src=https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3774790/extras_big/54bd5d625acf39d7a77478fa111d7e1d.avif?t=1751206477 width=800 height=244 /><h2 class="bb_tag" >⪻ Features ⪼</h2><ul class="bb_ul"><li>Fast, visceral face-to-face (or face-to-blade?) combat </li><li>Fight your inner demons in four unique areas, one Moon phase at a time</li><li>Collect everything between items, broken memories, and trauma-turned-character-perks</li><li>Unique, hand-drawn pixel animations</li><li>Talk to Mirror natives, other lost souls, and maybe yourself</li><li>A frankly unhealthy amount of lore</li><li>Made during hospital visits, built out of sheer determination and a lot of spite<img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3774790/extras/45d00243b1973e6dc1dceaf30ad7e6b2.avif?t=1751206477" data-big-src=https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3774790/extras_big/45d00243b1973e6dc1dceaf30ad7e6b2.avif?t=1751206477 width=800 height=372 /></li></ul>