Fit check
Is En Garde! worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action players who want sword-focused combat with environmental interactions
- Adventure fans who enjoy comic characters and story-driven episodes
- Players seeking randomized combat scenarios alongside a structured campaign
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a slow, meditative pace rather than fast, spectacle-focused fights
- Those looking for deep role-playing systems or a large open-world structure
- Players who prefer ranged combat over fencing, acrobatics, and improvised environmental attacks
Our take on En Garde!
The defining detail is combat built as theatrical improvisation: swordplay, acrobatics, enemy reactions, and nearby objects combine during each fight, letting barrels or chandeliers become part of Adalia's tactics.
What is En Garde!?
Play as Adalia de Volador, a legendary swashbuckler opposing a cruel Count-Duke through sword fights, satire, and comic mischief.
Combat combines parries, ripostes, lunges, acrobatics, and environmental objects such as barrels and chandeliers. Successful stylish attacks fill a Panache Meter that grants special skills, while enemy weaknesses and changing encounters encourage varied tactics. Story episodes lead through marketplaces, dungeons, and palaces, with challenges and secrets to discover. Characters react to actions during battles with frequent banter. Arena Mode adds modifiers, new combat situations, and randomized encounters against enemy waves for replayable fights.
How En Garde! plays
- 01Panache Meter
- Stylish combat fills the meter, allowing Adalia to access special skills.
- 02Environmental Combat
- Objects including barrels and chandeliers can surprise, stun, or help evade opponents.
- 03Changing Encounters
- Fights require adapting to enemy weaknesses, acrobatics, and shifting situations.
- 04Arena Challenges
- Randomized scenarios combine enemy waves with modifiers and additional fight setups.
- 05Story Episodes
- Adalia's adventures span marketplaces, dungeons, and palaces with secrets and individual challenges.
En Garde! compared to similar games
En Garde! centers on theatrical sword fighting, environmental improvisation, story episodes, and arena encounters. Sundered®: Eldritch Edition is a chaotic metroidvania with roguelite structure, while En Garde! uses fencing battles and randomized arena scenarios rather than that exploration format.
En Garde!: platforms & release
Is En Garde! worth it?
It is worth it if: action players who want sword-focused combat with environmental interactions. Skip it if: players seeking a slow, meditative pace rather than fast, spectacle-focused fights.
Where can I download En Garde!?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens En Garde!'s store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is En Garde! on?
Windows only.
