Stolen Sword Unblocked

Stolen Sword turns combat into aiming practice. You never press a jump button and never walk anywhere yourself. Instead you pull back on the screen like drawing a slingshot, a dotted arc shows your flight, and when you let go the swordsman shoots off along it, slicing whatever lies on the path. While you hold, the world slows to a crawl, so the game feels calm even when the air is full of danger. Ian Chiao created it for js13kGames 2020, drawing every bamboo stalk and ripple in code. It runs unblocked here on phones, tablets and computers.

Drag, Arc, Release

Tap or click after the title fades in. Your swordsman runs onto the screen and the first foe drifts into view. Enemies are dark symbols marked with a red dot. On your first visit, an animated hint shows the motion.

Press anywhere and drag in the opposite direction from where you want to fly. The farther you pull, the stronger the dash. Gravity bends the dotted line into a curve, so higher targets need a steeper pull. Release, and any enemy along that curve is cut.

You hold two dashes while standing on solid ground. Each successful hit guarantees you at least one more, landing on a platform restores them, and so does dropping into water on the lake stages.

Not every enemy goes down in one cut. Some fire rings of red squares. Some wear a curved guard that knocks you back until it breaks. A few slowly heal. Certain groups are tied to a central core, and breaking the core destroys the whole cluster.

The chase crosses four stages, starting in a bamboo forest and ending on still lakes with mirror-like reflections. Short story captions appear between them.

Stolen Sword controls

To do this	Mouse	Touch
Begin the chase	Click once the title appears	Tap once the title appears
Line up a dash while time slows down	Press and drag away from where you want to go	Touch and drag away from where you want to go
Launch and cut	Release the button	Lift your finger
Move past a story line	Click	Tap

Getting Cleaner Runs

Start with small pulls. Big drags send you flying, which is exciting but hard to control near the ground. Short, precise pulls are the better habit while you learn the arc.

Always plan the next target. Since a hit refunds a dash, aim each strike so that you end close to the next enemy. Thinking two cuts ahead is what keeps you airborne.

Use the frozen time. Holding your finger down nearly stops the world. Use that pause to see where the red rings are headed before committing.

Choose your angle on guarded foes. A guard bounces you away, so come in from a side where the rebound will not throw you into fire.

Go for the core. When enemies are linked together, ignore the edges and cut the center.

A Quiet Kind of Action Game

Most action games ask for fast fingers. This one asks for good judgment, then rewards it with a satisfying slow-motion slash. The single input makes it easy to pick up, and the saved progress means short sessions add up. If you like physics-based aiming, give Gravity Golf a try, or look for more one-input games among our casual games.