En Garde! similar games & best alternatives

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En Garde!

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2023

Should you play it?

En Garde! – the 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!

What works

  • Engaging and fluid combat system
  • Creative use of environment in fights
  • Charming art style and music
  • Humorous and witty writing with good voice acting
  • High replayability with arena mode and challenges

Things to keep in mind

  • Short main campaign length
  • Some technical issues like occasional performance drops and camera problems
  • Limited enemy variety in later stages
  • Combat can become frustrating with enemy spamming
  • Lack of character customization and progression depth

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Little Witch Nobeta

  • Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

  • Dishonored

  • Death's Door

  • Darksiders III

  • Another Crab's Treasure

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

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En Garde!: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Progression, Value.

Last update: 21/08/2026