En Garde!

En Garde!

Steam Deck Verified

Fireplace Games · Female Protagonist · Aug 16, 2023

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $4.99.

91%
Very Positive
5k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 158 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 84 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

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
46% of themes are praise36% are divided18% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise 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.
158 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise 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.
84 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Optimization is meh; something with this level of graphics should perform better on lower-end hardware like the steam deck, IMO.
59 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise 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.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Optimization is meh; something with this level of graphics should perform better on lower-end hardware like the steam deck, IMO.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters158 reviews
Gameplay84 reviews
Graphics59 reviews
Audio38 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat174 reviews
87%
Difficulty56 reviews
86%
Accessibility7 reviews
86%
Controls6 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes7 reviews
86%
Performance6 reviews
50%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
30
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.