En Garde!
- Developer
- Fireplace Games
- Publisher
- Fireplace Games
- Released
- 16 August 2023
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £15.99
Platforms: PC
Genres: fighting , hack and slash beat em up , adventure , indie
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!
Best gaming PC for En Garde! in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for En Garde! today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Fireplace Games on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 | Windows 10 |
| CPU | 4 Core 2.5GHz (TBC) | 8 Core 3.5GHz (TBC) |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | GTX 1050 or RX 580 (TBC) | RTX 2060 (TBC) |
| Storage | 15 GB | 15 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 12 |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run En Garde!?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to 8 Core 3.5GHz (TBC) and your GPU is at or above RTX 2060 (TBC), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.