Steam app 1000360 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 20:09 UTC
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.
719 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
68 months, February 2021 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 435 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 284 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Hellish Quart was released on 16 Feb, 2021.
This game shows fights with sharp swords, blood, wounds and cutting off body parts in combat.
| Language | Full audio |
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| English | |
| Simplified Chinese | |
| Polish | ● |
| French | |
| German | |
| Spanish - Spain | |
| Japanese |
A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.
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50 developer announcements, Jul 2025 to Jul 2026 · times in UTC
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 NEW: - Jakub: Added FakeSteel saber…
Patch notesHellish 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: - dynamic muscles tweaks - vsync on is now…
Patch notesHellish 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 time, it will ask if you prefer more…
Patch notesNew 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 begin a duel with his weapons still…
KuboldHellish 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 weak dynamic muscles- Collisions Type…
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.06.26.0 NEW: - new character: Jakub (saber and smallsword) - reminder that you can skip a cutscene by pressing B on a gamepad (or H on keyboard) is now in every cutscene, not just the first few (you could…
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.05.28.0 TWEAK: - Vsync is no longer on by default - Samuel: a bit faster attack animations FIX: - cleaned up after the hotfix Note: If you experienced an fps drop after the unfortunate update from a week ago…
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.05.27.0FIX:- Fixed a game-breaking bug in the Main Menu that prevented launching the game if no save game file was presentThis one is totally on me. The bug slipped through testing somehow. My apologies to…
KuboldHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.05.20.0 NEW: - Hellish Quart will warn you if your settings cause unstable fps, which usually breaks physics. FIX: - numerous small fixes and tweaks TWEAK: - dynamic muscles tweaks Currently working on the new…
Patch notesUpdate 2026.05.01.0 TWEAK: - various small tweaks Next: New character in progress, first episodes of the second half of the cinematic story mode, new arena.
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.03.23.0 FIX: - Advanced gore: disabled for characters using skins, which don't have a full set of custom gore wounds - Father Zera: fixed a bad transition in (RFF) Right + 1, 2 combo - Father Zera: more stable…
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.03.12.0 FIX: - LARP mode: fixed some audio and wrong 3d model spawning bugs
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.03.10.0 NEW: - LARP weapons mode (foam padded weapons) - Gore system work - strong cuts can cause severed limbs, chopped bones, etc. Work in progress (Tarnavski - upper legs, Isabella - right arm), will be…
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.02.03.0NEW: - New Arena: The GalleyTWEAK: - dynamic muscles tweaks
KuboldHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.01.09.0NEW: - New Arena: Water HammersTWEAK: - dynamic muscles tweaksHaving technical problems after this update?Visit the Technical Help page.
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.12.30.0TWEAK:- dynamic muscles tweaks- Lighting and postprocessing pass on arenasIMPORTANT:If you experience weird behaviour of ragdolls or swords after this update, please go to Options\\Gameplay\\ and reset…
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.12.19.0TWEAK:- Yendrek: animation variables, muscles, and physics of the weapon tweaks- default muscle recovery time and max velocity tweaks
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.12.18.0TWEAK:- Samuel: active frames adjusted for dynamic muscles- Tarnavski: active frames adjusted for dynamic muscles- dynamic muscle script expansion and tweaks
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.12.16.0TWEAK:- dynamic muscle script expansion and tweaks- Maryna: active frames adjusted for dynamic muscles- Geedeon: active frames adjusted for dynamic muscles- Jan, Barabasz: active frames adjusted for…
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.12.15.0FIX:- Added a failsafe that should detect if physics is "stuck" and break it by loosening muscles to 0 for a moment, before it lasts more than 2 frames- Left hand weapon or shield characters: left hand…
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.12.14.0TWEAK:- Tweaks of the dynamic sword arm muscles script- Physics solver tweaks- Lowered maximum allowed angular sword speed for more stable collisions- Jan, Barabasz AI: fixed a bug where they would…
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.12.11.0FIX:- Isabella: fixed trajectories for High Guard Backward cuts- Stable collision mode: brought back raycast hit detection (instead of the new Collision detection) for this mode only, so it works like…
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.12.09.0FIX:- Yendrek: adjustment to new collision system and physics tweaking pass- Kalkstein: (RFF) LG + Y - fixed too short active frames- Blade bashed down stagger is now cancelable earlier by simply…
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.12.08.0FIX/TWEAK:- Adjusted right hand colliders to the new Collision system- A bit weaker muscles right before the moment of the upcoming sword impact on cut- A bit weaker muscles right before the moment of…
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.12.07.0TWEAK:- Hit detection system for cut attacks is now changed to work entirely on Collision callback detections, instead of raycast hit detection. In every previous Unity version Collision callback…
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.12.06.0NEW:- New default option: the muscles in the right arm are now dynamically weakened in the active frames and gradually strengthened in the recovery phase during cut attacks. Additionally, in the moment…
KuboldHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.11.28.0FIX:- Added a third, backup hit detector inside the blades to decrease the amount of missed detections on very fast swings at 60fps\: Fixed regression: interactive tutorial fixTWEAK: - Yendrek…
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.11.26.0TWEAK:- Added Reassign Controllers button to Character Selection menu
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.11.25.0FIX:- The fight won't start until Sava's Start animation finishes - Fixed a few bugs in the Main Menu - Zera: fixed the (RFF) Right + Y attackNEW:- You can now reverse the Camera angle during a fight…
KuboldHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.11.22.0FIX:- Isabella: fixed a bug with the missing Back Edge hit detector- All characters: adjustment of sword colliders- Sava: If you press attack during a start animation with dropping the knife, the knife…
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.11.21.1TWEAK:- More precise Hit detection: edge hit colliders are now very thin and divided to front edge and back edge- More precise Hit detection: back edge collider turns on when back edge attack animations…
KuboldHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.11.18.1OPTIMIZATION:- Deep cleaning of animation trees; pruning leftover references from code: faster loading and less memory used- Deep cleaning of levels: further loading times and memory optimization…
KuboldHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.11.17.1OPTIMIZATION:- Heavy UI graphics now load from disk in realtime, which makes loading shorter- Some UI elements are now packed into atlases, saving memory and loading times - Textures now stream to save…
KuboldHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.11.10.0TWEAK:- Jan, Barabasz: (LG) X attack - corrected trajectory to be realistic and align with physics- Jan, Barabasz: muscle power tweaks- Chopped off head spawn position corrections\Hellish Quart…
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v. 2025.11.08.0TWEAK/FIX:- Blade-flesh penetration IK fixes- Translations in Video Tutorials (still by AI, but hopefully better now)- Marta: a bit more wrist muscle power- Marta: updated Long Guard attack animations…
Patch notesA new fighter joins the roster — Sava, a Cossack warrior wielding both a saber and a kindjal. Deadly at close range and quick on his feet, Sava brings a new dual-weapon fighting style to Hellish Quart. Hellish Quart pre-alpha…
KuboldHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.10.07.0NEW: - Gameplay Options: "Old Hellish Quart" mode checkbox added.When this option is enabled, the mechanics revert to their 2021 state. All delays and cooldowns introduced to address exploits or…
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.10.03.1 FIX: - Migrated to Unity version 2023.2.22f1 (security patch) - Story Mode Tutorial: fixed a bug where Jacek would freeze after pressing the lower right attack (B button) - Fencing school arena: fixed…
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.10.02.0NEW: - tutorials section: added a tutorial about Right of Way rules
KuboldHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.09.27.0 NEW: - If the opponent is just idling, and you continue to walk towards him ("push" him with your character), he will keep getting slowly pushed back TWEAK: - All close range punches and kicks have a…
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.09.24.1FIX: - Pushing mechanics passTWEAK: - Reaction to push (stagger) is now very short, if you were holding the Backward button in the moment you were pushed. This represents you being prepared for the…
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.09.23.1 TWEAK: - Pushing has more recovery time, which can be canceled by doing a follow-up attack - If your Push is not successful (whiffs), you can't do a follow-up attack for an additional 0.3s - All…
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.09.08.0 FIX: - fixed a bug that caused some characters to start with Right of Way - Zera: a bit more muscle power in certain attack animations TWEAK: - Survival Mode (ranked): Leaderboards in Character Select…
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.08.27.1 FIX: - Jacek: fixed a potential thrust attack bug - Barabasz: swapped in old in-place basic attacks (badly animated startups) with correct ones - Gedeon: fixed a bug where you could do a FEINT combo in…
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.08.27.0 - Jacek: fixed a potential thrust attack bug
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.08.26.0 TWEAK: - Tarnavski, Jacek: Attack animation speeds tweaks - Isabella: a bit more muscle power for better trajectories - Jan: a bit more muscle power for better trajectories - Dynis: walking speed…
Patch notesHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.08.25.0NEW:- New arena (Fire in a Brothel)- New music track- Camera now gets blocked by walls (very rarely happens due to the construction of the levels, but if it does, the camera will zoom in to not go into…
KuboldHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.08.17.0 FIX: - fixed Connor's portrait not showing on the right side of the Arcade Mode loading panel - Yendrek: more muscle power for better attack trajectories - Yendrek: fixed an IK bug in squat attack…
Patch notesThis update brings character descriptions to the Character Selection Screen and significant weapon weight and inertia tweaks.Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.08.15.0NEW:- new arenas- Character bios in the arcade mode character select…
KuboldHellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.07.21.0 TWEAK: - Hasan: Different animations for Guardbreaker Attack - Marie: shorter recovery frames from some attacks - Isabella: follow-up attacks after thrusts are a bit faster FIX: - Laszlo: Left Detour…
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| Name | Platforms | Released |
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| Hellish Quart Soundtrack | WindowsmacOSLinux | 19 Apr 2024 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Hellish Quart | Hellish Quart.exe | windows 64 | ||
| Hellish Quart VR | Hellish Quart.exe | --enable-vr | windows 64 | |
| Hellish Quart VR | Hellish Quart.exe | --enable-vr | windows 64 |
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| Root | Folder | Files |
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WinAppDataLocalLow | Kubold/Hellish Quart | *.es3 |
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