Radiant Sword level selector

Radiant Sword was my Final Fantasy Tactics-inspired strategy RPG project that was in on-and-off development for 9 years. It was, sadly, canceled in 2026 after continued development became unsustainable. But the hard work that went into it still deserves a tombstone!

That's the reason this level selector is here. You can open any map file in the game and start playing from there, and even continue your progression like a normal playthrough, if you like. There are over 100 completed scenes in the build, so there's a lot you can play around with.

Game features:

• Rich turn-based combat across dynamic, vertical maps
• Three-tier character customization system using the Cross Paradigm grid
• Hundreds of active and passive abilities to select from
• Link Reactions allow comrades to support each other through teamwork
• Use weird techniques like Philosophy, Money Skill, Alchemy, Monster Taming, Trading, Fox Trickery, and more
• Detailed retro visuals using mixed 2D/3D rendering
• Open-ended, nonlinear world map progression
• Story-rich campaign with dramatic, theatrical cutscenes

It's pretty sweet! I think you'll find there's a lot to chew on, despite the unfinished state. But, please keep in mind that this game really is *incomplete,* and development did not stop at a clean, polished spot. That means:

• It's very buggy and game balance is lopsided. You will encounter progression blockers and showstoppers. It's possible to maintain a consistent playthrough for most of the campaign, but nothing is guaranteed to work, and it's not guaranteed to be well-balanced, either. You might just get one-shot by something that's using outdated combat math.
• The publisher and credits from the intro are all fictional. I just kinda liked the idea of LARPing as a Japanese studio from the late 90s, to give that perfect time capsule feeling. But everyone credited here is made up.
• Most of the audio is placeholder. There are a handful of original compositions and homebrewed SFX completed for the game, which you'll hear in the opening stages. But the majority of music and SFX during development were lifted from classic RPGs, with the intention of being replaced later on. Retro RPG fans will almost certainly recognize them.

Rather than leaving most of the game in awkward silence, or with hastily chosen open source audio, I've opted to leave the copyrighted placeholder audio in. I think they're important for showing my intention and what I was trying to build towards. This is, after all, a snapshot of what the game was at the moment development ended. I hope that this doesn't present a copyright issue, since I'm not accepting payment for it, and I believe this is a valid fair use case. But if DMCA issues rear their head, I'm not about to pick a fight over it.

All this to say: most of the audio is not mine, it's from copyrighted games, it would have been removed in any finished version of the game that I charged money for, and I'm not trying to mislead anyone to believe otherwise!

That's all. I really hope you enjoy spelunking through what I've made! <3 Will hopefully add Mac/Linux builds in the near future.

-Mint