En Garde!

En Garde! is a swashbuckler action game! Battle graceless guards and nefarious noblemen in fast-paced fights full of spectacle. Use the environment, your wit and your blade to teach them all a lesson!

71 16 August 2023 from $4.18

Adventure Fighting Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Indie Action Comedy Fantasy Historical

En Garde! is an adventure developed by Fireplace Games, released 16 August 2023 on PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $4.18 at IndieGala.

Verified 14 Sep 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam

What En Garde! is

En Garde! is an adventure game developed by Fireplace Games and released in 2023. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unreal Engine 5.

The premise, in the publisher's words

En Garde! is a swashbuckler action game! Battle graceless guards and nefarious noblemen in fast-paced fights full of spectacle. Use the environment, your wit and your blade to teach them all a lesson!

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 30 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

En Garde! holds a critic score of 71 out of 100. That places it above 41% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2023 averaged 76, so it scored 5 points below the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 4 Core 2.5GHz (TBC), 8 GB RAM and GTX 1050 or RX 580 (TBC). An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 15GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $4.18 at IndieGala, 79% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

En Garde! launched on 16 August 2023, within three weeks of Starfield, Baldur's Gate III, Baldur's Gate III and Overwatch. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Starfield, Baldur's Gate III, Baldur's Gate III, Overwatch.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

En Garde! — frequently asked questions

When did En Garde! come out?

En Garde! was released on 16 August 2023 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

How much does En Garde! cost?

The cheapest current price for En Garde! is $4.18 at IndieGala, which is 79% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.

What are the minimum PC requirements for En Garde!?

At minimum, En Garde! needs 4 Core 2.5GHz (TBC), 8 GB RAM, GTX 1050 or RX 580 (TBC) graphics, 15 GB available space of storage.

How many GB is En Garde!?

The PC version needs about 15 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("15 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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