Splat Swords

Splat Swords is a sword fighting game where every fighter is a chunky, wobbly ragdoll. Muscles hold them up while they walk, swing and guard. A solid hit sends them flopping, a heavy one knocks them flat, and a knockout sends them tumbling across the arena while their weapon spins away.

- HD fighters with real hands: every weapon is gripped properly, two-handed weapons with both hands, and crates and barrels are held by the sides

- Physical weapons: a blade only hurts while it swings, and the faster it moves where it lands, the harder it hits

- Parry just before a blow lands to throw the attacker wide open, and parry thrown knives straight back at the thrower

- 37 opponents: knights, ninjas, vikings, goblins, orcs, skeletons, golems, demons, fire elementals and more, each with its own fighting style. Enemies block, dodge and punish your mistakes. The Bestiary lists them all.

- Giants: they wear armour on their legs and show targets there. Hack the legs until they topple, then go for the head. Spears and pitchforks reach their knees, and giants hurl crates at you.

- Pick up crates and exploding barrels with both hands and throw them, then pick your weapon back up

- Modes: a randomized Tournament with forks, elite roads, bosses and giants; the Endless Arena; the Giant Gauntlet; and Free For All melees on 10 arenas (fall, and you can watch the fight to the end)

- 14 painted arenas full of traps: lava, a frozen lake, a rope bridge, spike traps, a spinning blade, a glacier and a storm-swept mountain top

- Earn coins for weapons, sidearms, special moves, upgrades and 8 heroes, with live move previews in the Armory

- Hardcore difficulty, and a SPLATTER: PAINT option that turns the cartoon blood into bright paint

Controls:

- Keyboard: arrows or WASD to move, J attack (tap to slash, hold for a heavy swing), K dodge roll, L block (just in time = parry), I throw, P or Esc to pause, M to mute. The mouse aims: left button attacks, right button blocks. All keys can be changed in OPTIONS > CONTROLS.

- Gamepad: left stick moves, X attack, A dodge, RB block, Y throw, Start to pause (also remappable).

- Touch: analog stick on the left, ATTACK, DODGE, BLOCK and THROW buttons on the right. Turn the phone sideways.

Progress and best runs are saved in your browser. More free games: https://nointernet.space/?ref=itch

How it was made: the 3D character models were generated with an AI 3D tool (Meshy), then rigged, animated and rendered into sprites by us. The code, ragdoll physics, AI, levels, effects, sound and music are our own work.

(c) NoInternet Arcade. All characters are fictional.