Sword Girls

Summary

The four main factions in the game are the public girls school life of the republic Vita, the royal kingdom's major power Academy, the justice-upholding knight nation of Crux, and the mixed faction of night-dwellers and witches Darklore, and their interactions with and against each other, which all take place in the background of a continuing war against the technology-driven Empire of Lazion and the unfolding mysteries of otherworldly entities. There are also neutral cards which are not associated with any of the factions. In the continuing Korean version, later story episode releases have introduced a fifth new faction, Empire (of Lazion).

The online game's card lore each tell a part of the story of various girls in different factions, ranging widely in story content such as from a Vita tennis club member's daily life to a Darklore vampire family's internal power struggle. The online game's story updates are released as "episodes" in form of booster packs and new craftable cards; each new episode contains many new cards featuring older characters and introducing newer ones to the game's lore.

Gameplay

Gameplay of the online version consists of three types of cards in a deck, Spells, Followers, and the Character card. The deck consists of Spells and Followers and the Character card is the representative card of the player and if defeated will result in the player's loss. In order to win a duel against either a CPU or enemy player, one must reduce the opponent's Character card life points to zero. There are several modes of gameplay available in the online version. The main game mode is dungeon exploring in which an unlocked dungeon can be selected to be played and replayed in order to unlock further dungeons. The second mode is Player vs Player, in which one can randomly be matched up against another online player. The third mode consists of material gathering expeditions, where the player sets a Follower card to collect materials off-screen in real time while which the player can continue playing the other modes but is unable to use the chosen Follower card until it finishes its expedition. Followers and Character cards alike can have their stats raised to become stronger versions of themselves by giving them material gifts and other cards to consume. Focusing on a Character card's specific stat by feeding them specific materials and cards can allow that Character card to evolve into a different form, gaining new effects and visuals.

Spin-off Media

The Sword Girls game has gained several smartphone game spin-offs including a downsized mobile version and several light novel adaptations, the latter of which follows a different canon from the online game's story by introducing original characters and male characters (which have near to nonexistent focus in the online version), but uses the same setting. There was also a manhwa adaption of the game that also followed a differing canon from the online version and used a male protagonist. Additionally, physical copies of the cards from the online version have been produced but are only available in Korean and lack individual card lore details that the online cards have.

The following physical pre-constructed decks and booster packs have been released:

In addition to those cards, several promo cards were released as well.

Digital version

The Japanese and English online game are no longer officially supported as of 2013, but the Korean online game still works as of September 2016 for both mobile devices and personal computers.