En Garde!

Buy90%

Very Positive · 5k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Fireplace Games · Female Protagonist · Aug 16, 2023

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
30
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio1 of 8
Subtitles8 of 8

Should I buy En Garde!?

Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 164 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 134 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 113 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise42% are divided8% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
164 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
But this game has so many other things going for it: a lively Mediterranean setting and color palette, an energetic soundtrack, hilarious and very well-acted spoken dialogue, snappy swordplay, fun use of environmental combat, and progression that keeps you interested from start to finish.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
134 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I enjoy the gameplay, particularly the parrying and dodging mechanics, even though the interaction with objects and environment can be a little janky at times.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
113 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story is light-hearted and amusing with plenty of quips to go around.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It probably took me 7+ hours to finish the game on normal difficulty, which i thought was pretty reasonable.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art style/music is vibrant and makes you feel like you are swashbuckling your way through the scenes.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Another highlight of the game is its extensive voice acting; you will hear lots of it and it will feel like you will rarely hear repeated lines.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Combat164 reviews
Gameplay134 reviews
Story113 reviews
Difficulty66 reviews
Graphics49 reviews
Audio35 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
90% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Accessibility
86% still recommend
Controls
80% still recommend
Crashes
67% still recommend
Players complain
Performance
50% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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