Sway overview

Overview

Sway comes from You Cannot Defend and is published by You Cannot Defend. It arrived on Steam on Apr 26, 2022, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Sway's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 15:30:19 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 82% positive across 33 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Sway is available in 3 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Sway has sold up to 1,020 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Sway overview details

Sway combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Sway is a short bullet hell game modeled after the Touhou series that can be completed in about 15 to 30 minutes. This game was developed by a 2-person team in 4 months as part of a college independent study. Additional shout-out and credit to the folks at Analgesic Productions for allowing us to use sound effects from their game Anodyne ! Also, feel free to join our official discord server (link is on the right). In Sway you play as a nameless girl who has suddenly found herself in a surreal and hostile world. With no other option, you must press forward through an onslaught of bullets in hopes of finding a way back home. This game features over 45 beautifully-drawn backgrounds paired with 4 original piano compositions. You'll fight 23 unique enemy types and face-off against 5 challenging bosses. Gameplay is simple! Use the ARROW KEYS to move. Hold Z to continuously fire bullets at your foes. Hold SHIFT to reduce your speed and narrow your cone of fire. Press X to use a bomb and clear the screen of enemy bullets. Gather power tokens from fallen enemies to gain additional firepower. Defeated enemies also drop faith tokens which increase your score. Hearts grant you an additional life, allowing you to take more hits before dying. Stars increase your bomb count by 1. That's really all there is to it. We hope you enjoy our first published game and we also hope to bring you even higher quality work in the future!

SteamPulse editorial summary

Sway is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 15:30:19 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 82% positive reviews.

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