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Hellish Quart
A physics-based, realistic 3D sword-fighting game. Immerse yourself in a cinematic adventure, utilizing real sword-fighting martial arts and a variety of historically accurate weapons to survive brutal duels in 17th century Poland. Featuring single-player modes and a LOCAL 2-player mode.
View on Steam ↗ $17.99 (US · as of 2026-09-05)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
73 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Game is really unique and when it works, it's fun. What really gets me is the inconsistency of it all, I'm by no means good at fighting games but losing to leg graze cuts with a rapier while my sword slashes their sword…”
“Man, I freaking love this game. If, like me, you played Bushido Blade until the PS1 stopped reading the disc, you'll probably a bit of that joy here. It's definitely got a lot of early access jank to shake off, but…”
“absolute GOLD. reminds me of Bushido Blade. but so much more realistic. totally worth the moneys”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“So I really wanted to enjoy this game. I really love dueling games where your inputs feel very well translated into movement. Sadly, this is not the case with Hellish Quart. Key inputs merely play an animation and…”
“I really, really want to like this game. I appreciate the commitment to historical accuracy and the physics-based attack placement. My issue is the movement. Everyone moves like they're knee-deep in mud, and it…”
“The game is early access, but it’s pretty unplayable in the state it is, but I don’t see a road to recovery since the game seems to play as intended and there’s no glitches or anything. The real problem is how they…”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Very good game but please don't fight Isabella CPU on very hard You will hate life.”
“Samuel might genuinely be the most ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ boss battle in any game ever lol. other than that pretty cool game”
“If you use anything other than the longsword and saber you deserve hell and only hell.”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Garbage buggy ass game, been out for years but the combat is still full of bugs and there is no story,”
“game is still pretty buggy and controls need to be reworked imo. can be fun but sometimes too buggy to even really play; work in progress.”
“Can be a bit janky at times due to the nature of physics in game engines, but this game is probably the most realistic sword fighting game atm, even more realistic than KCD 1&2. You can tell from the animations and…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 88.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“I recommend it to those who enjoy losing nerve cells because of tension duels. Best fighting ever”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played“Definitely a labore of love. The only game that's been able to satisfy the Bushido Blade hunger in like what? 20 years? It's gotten so much better since day one, and it's getting better and better every time i play it.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“I absolutely LOVE this game, this game helped me get into HEMA and other forms of fencing and it's very historically accurate.”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
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Latest official news
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Update 2026.07.03.0
Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.07.03.0 TWEAK: - Weapons have more stability (less "flimsy") - A bit larger global collision detection offset to ensure thin blades that move fast will collide at 60fps
Update 2026.07.01.0
Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.07.01.0 FIX: - Upgraded all FSMs in the project to newest Playmaker version (should not affect the final build, but there is a small risk it introduced bugs) TWEAKS: - d
Update 2026.06.30.0
Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.06.30.0 NEW: - New names for Stable and Precise collision modes. Stable is now "More Animation", and Precise is now "More Physics" - When the game starts for the first t
New Character: Jakub
New Character: Jakub SienieńskiJakub Sienieński joins the roster of Hellish Quart.Jakub fights with a saber and smallsword, but his greatest weapon is not pure fencing technique. It is surprise.He can
Update 2026.06.26.2
Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.06.26.2FIX:- Jakub: fixed a bug where he had to wait for the "take out smallsword" animation to end before he could start walking again- Jacek: fixed regression: too wea
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Fighting · Swordplay · Physics · Arcade · Historical · 3D · Medieval · Martial Arts · Local Multiplayer · 3D Fighter · Realistic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · VR Supported |
| Languages | English, Simplified Chinese, Polish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 27 |
| Official site | https://www.hellishquart.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i-5 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce GTX 1050 (GPU) or Ryzen 4700g (APU) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 16 GB available space VR Support: Optional VR: SteamVR or Oculus PC + Gamepad or Keyboard Additional Notes: For 60 fps, Low Detail settings