Swords and Sorcery (video game)

Swords and Sorcery
ZX Spectrum cover art
Developer(s)	Personal Software Services
Publisher(s)	Personal Software Services
Designer(s)	Michael Simpson Paul Hutchinson
Platform(s)	ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC
Release	UK: 1985
Genre(s)	Role-playing
Mode(s)	Single-player

Swords and Sorcery is a fantasy role playing video game developed and published by Personal Software Services. It was released exclusively in the United Kingdom for the ZX Spectrum in 1985 and the Amstrad CPC in 1986. The game contains elements of dungeon crawling and revolves around a customisable player-character navigating through catacombs in order to secure a large wealth of treasure, whilst simultaneously collecting seven pieces of sacred armour.

The game was released with dedicated t-shirts, badges and posters. It suffered from several delays throughout 1985 due to the complexity of programming. Swords and Sorcery received positive reviews from critics upon release; prominent praise included the graphics, colours, animation and its menu interface. It also won the "Game of the Month" award from Computer and Video Games in January 1986.