Action · February 16, 2021

Hellish Quart (2021)

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Hellish Quart is a local-only (two players play on one PC, not online), physics-based sword fighting game. Set in 17th century Poland, it features a cinematic story and the most iconic sword fighter archetypes of this period. With motion-captured fencing techniques and four gamepad buttons representing four attack angles, you'll need to use timing, technique, and speed to defeat your opponents. Choose from a variety of warriors and take part in cinematic story mode, arcade mode, safe sparring, quick fights, survival mode with online leaderboards, or local multiplayer. If you want to hone your sword fighting skills, you can spar with wooden weapons or train in modern HEMA gear. And for the ultimate experience, Hellish Quart also offers an optional VR mode. Please note that the game is still in development and only supports local multiplayer  (two players play on one PC, not online). physical sword fighting using Active Ragdolls cinematic story online leaderboards realistic historical fencing techniques optional VR mode Hellish Quart utilizes active ragdolls and real-time physics to get you the ultimate fencing experience. You can attack from four different angles using the four gamepad buttons. Different button combinations enable special attacks and combos. When you are not attacking, your character automatically assumes a defensive stance, blocking your opponent's attacks using the autoguard feature. Proper timing, technique, speed, measure, and wits are all crucial to winning, just like in real-world fencing. The game is set in the historical 17th-century Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the character models are based on 3D-scanned, reconstructed clothes from that period. The single-player campaign, once completed, will be firmly rooted in the reality of life in the region. You will duel against Zaporozhian Cossacks, Polish Hussars, Tatars, Turkish Janissaries, Swedish Reiters, French Musketeers, and more.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Early Access · 196
  • Fighting · 178
  • Swordplay · 175
  • Physics · 172
  • Arcade · 166
  • Historical · 159
  • 3D · 154
  • Medieval · 153
  • Martial Arts · 151
  • Local Multiplayer · 148
  • 3D Fighter · 145
  • Realistic · 143
  • Third Person · 134
  • Action · 132
  • Controller · 122

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume7.2k Steam reviewsTop 48% in Action
Positive rating90% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 37%
Engagement hours5 h averageTop 73% for session depth among Action

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Accessibility

  • Adjustable Difficulty

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support
  • VR Supported
  • Custom Volume Controls

Other

  • Single-player
  • Keyboard Only Option

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (7)

  • English
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Polish volume_up
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • Polish
  • Japanese

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

5h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

3h

Current engagement

Achievements

27

Steam unlocks available

Reception Metrics

Steam community

90%Very Positive · 7.2k reviews

6.5k positive · 724 negative

Curator recommendations

7.4k

Release & Availability

Release dateFeb 16, 2021
DeveloperKubold
Base price$8.99 -50%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Support

Content Notes

This game shows fights with sharp swords, blood, wounds and cutting off body parts in combat.

Editions & Packages

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