The Legend of Sword and Fairy

The Legend of Sword and Fairy (Chinese: 仙劍奇俠傳; pinyin: XiānjiànQíXiáZhuàn), also known as Chinese Paladin, is a game/media franchise created by Yao Zhuangxian and is developed by Taiwanese company Softstar. The franchise centers on a series of Chinese mythology-based role-playing video games, but also includes two live-action TV series adapted from the games. The eponymous first game in the series is published by Softstar's "Crazy Boyz" team (狂徒創作群) in 1995, became both a commercial and critical success, and multiple sequels have been spawned due to its popularity. The video game series has since branched into other genres such as business simulation games and MMORPGs. It has been regarded as one of the most iconic Chinese RPG series ever made.

"Chinese Paladin" redirects here. For the first game in the series, see The Legend of Sword and Fairy (video game). For the TV series based on the first game, see Chinese Paladin (TV series).
The Legend of Sword and Fairy
Genre(s)Role-playing
Developer(s)Softstar
Publisher(s)Softstar
Creator(s)Yao Zhuangxian
Platform(s)DOS, Windows, Sega Saturn, iOS, Browser
First releaseThe Legend of Sword and Fairy
July 7, 1995
Latest releaseThe Legend of Sword and Fairy 7
Upcoming

Titles

Video games
Release timeline of main series
1995The Legend of Sword and Fairy
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003The Legend of Sword and Fairy 2
Chinese Paladin 3
2004Chinese Paladin 3 Gaiden: Wen Qing Pian
2005
2006
2007Chinese Paladin 4
2008
2009
2010
2011The Legend of Sword and Fairy 5
2012
2013The Legend of Sword and Fairy 5 Prequel
2014
2015The Legend of Sword and Fairy 6
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
TBAThe Legend of Sword and Fairy 7
Main series
Spin-off games
  • Paladin's Inn (2001) — Business simulation game
  • Chinese Paladin Online (2009) — Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
  • The Legend of Sword and Fairy 5: Flourishing Sword in the Red Maple Leaves (2012) - Mobile action RPG adaptation of The Legend of Sword and Fairy 5
  • New Legend of Sword and Fairy: Online (2013) — Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
  • Paladin's Inn SNS (2013) — Browser business simulation game
  • The Legend of Sword and Fairy (2014) — A gachapon mobile game
  • New The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3D Remake (2015) — A mobile game
  • The Legend of Sword and Fairy Online (2015) — A mobile game
  • Xianjian Inn (2015) - A mobile game
  • The Legend of Sword and Fairy 5 Prequel Mobile (2015) - A mobile game
  • 3D Turn-based The Legend of Sword and Fairy Mobile (2016) - A mobile game
  • The Legend of Sword and Fairy: Mirror of Illusion (2017) — Action RPG for iOS and Android devices
  • Legend of Sword VR (TBA)

Other media
  • Chinese Paladin: Xiao Yao You (2012) — Card game
  • Chinese Paladin (2005) — TV series
  • Chinese Paladin 3 (2009) — TV series
  • Chinese Paladin 5 (2016) — TV series
  • Xianjian Kezhan/Xianjian Inn (2015) — Live action web-based miniseries
  • Legend of Sword (2015) — Stage play
  • Legend of Sword Ⅲ (2016) — Stage play
  • Xianjian Qixia Zhuan / The Legend of Sword and Fairy — A series of novels written by Guan Pingchao based on the games

References
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