Games Like Hellish Quart

Half Sword is a physics-based medieval combat simulator featuring historically accurate XV-century arms and armor. We are not afraid to show the brutal nature of medieval combat with in-depth blood and gore features.

Why similar: Swordplay 25.3%, 3D Fighter 14.1%, Historical 12.4%, Physics 11.8%, Medieval 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game features an incredibly deep physics-based combat system that mirrors the high-lethality and technical requirements of Hellish Quart.

Gladio Mori is a physics-driven multiplayer gladiator combat game featuring dismemberment, organ-specific damage, and a fully customizable move editor. Craft your own fighting style or use community created movesets to fight your way to glory.

Why similar: Swordplay 24.2%, 3D Fighter 19.8%, Historical 9.9%, Physics 9.4%, Medieval 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a realistic, physics-driven 3D dueling experience where precise blade control is essential for survival.

Every strike is lethal in this blood-soaked sword fighting game. Slash, clash, parry, dodge and watch limbs fly. Choose your move carefully - the first cut is also the last.

Why similar: Martial Arts 28% ★, Swordplay 21.5%, Historical 11.2%, PvP 9.3%, Character Customization 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Despite its 2D perspective, it perfectly captures the lethal, split-second decision-making required in realistic sword fighting.

Vanquish your foes with a single strike in 1v1 weapon-based fighter Die by the Blade. Dive into a samuraipunk world and wield a range of traditional Japanese weapons to determine your moveset. Outwit your opponent in intense, tactical battles and master the art of the one-hit kill!

Why similar: Swordplay 21.6%, Martial Arts 20.3% ★, 3D Fighter 19.6%, PvP 8.6%, Character Customization 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on one-hit-kill mechanics and intense, high-stakes sword duels that feel very similar to the tension of Hellish Quart.

Explore, fight, survive and unravel mysteries in this unique and unforgiving 3D isometric RPG set in an original dark, low fantasy world. Exanima's exceptional attention to detail and realistic simulation of all things aim to provide a deeply immersive and dynamic gameplay experience.

Why similar: Physics 43.9%, Medieval 33.5%, Character Customization 16.7%, Action 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Known for its complex, momentum-based physics combat, it provides a challenging and grounded melee experience.

Sifu is a realistic third-person brawler with tight Kung Fu combat mechanics and cinematic martial arts action embarking you on a path for revenge.

Why similar: Martial Arts 63.3% ★, Swordplay 17.8%, Third Person 13.4%, Action 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a masterclass in martial arts combat, emphasizing posture, deflection, and precise strikes in a third-person perspective.

Blade & Sorcery is a built-for-VR medieval fantasy with full physics driven melee, ranged and magic combat. Become a powerful warrior, ranger or sorcerer and devastate your enemies.

Why similar: Swordplay 29.6%, VR 26.8%, Moddable 21% ★, Physics 8.2%, Medieval 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This VR title is the gold standard for physics-driven melee combat, allowing for realistic weapon handling and weight.

Absolver is an online multiplayer combat game where players are placed behind the mask of a Prospect under control of the Guides, the new rulers of the fallen Adal Empire, who will determine your worth in joining their elite corps of Absolvers.

Why similar: Martial Arts 51.5% ★, PvP 14%, Swordplay 13.9%, PvE 8.8%, Character Customization 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on technical martial arts dueling with a deep combat system that allows for custom move sets and tactical pvp.

VR horror-slasher with physically correct combat system and dynamic battles across arenas in the dark fantasy world.

Why similar: Swordplay 32.4%, VR 26.5%, Moddable 13.7% ★, Medieval 11.3%, Physics 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This VR combat game focuses on visceral, physics-based melee encounters against waves of enemies in a gladiator setting.

Blade of Darkness is a hardcore fantasy action-adventure with unique combat mechanics and role-playing elements that pioneered the “soulsborne” genre. Pick one of four characters to hack and slash through a gory quest to save the world from the forces of Chaos.

Why similar: Third Person 29.9%, Moddable 29.7% ★, Combat 27.5%, Action 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: This classic title features a heavy, physics-influenced combat system that rewards patience and precise timing in melee encounters.

Swordsman is a realistic sword-fighting game. Customize your warrior, battle different factions in epic arenas, and defeat powerful enemies to unlock their special boss weapons on your journey to save the world from evil.

Why similar: Swordplay 34.9%, VR 20.6%, Character Customization 11.2%, Medieval 8.3%, Physics 7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a grounded, physics-based sword-fighting experience in VR that emphasizes armor penetration and realistic weapon physics.

Broken Edge is a 1v1 VR fantasy sword fighting game where you embody iconic warriors in deadly duels. Claim victory in the arena as a fierce Samurai, a valiant Knight, an untamed Rōnin, or one of the 5 other fighters (and more to come)!

Why similar: Martial Arts 20.1% ★, Swordplay 19.9%, 3D Fighter 15.5%, VR 11.8%, Historical 11%

Why You'll Like It: A VR dueling game that emphasizes the tactical positioning of your blade to land precise strikes against an opponent.

Feel like the star of a martial arts film in Overgrowth, as you jump, kick, throw, and slash your way to victory. Free the rabbits from their evil overlords in the main story, then play through the prequel story, and finally, try out nine years of mods developed by the community, or create your own!

Why similar: Martial Arts 50.9% ★, Moddable 21.3% ★, Physics 11.4%, Third Person 6.1%, Combat 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a unique physics-based engine to create fluid, impactful martial arts combat with a focus on environmental awareness.

Battle Talent is a challenging physics-based rogue-lite sword-fighting game, and now includes multiplayer mode, team up with friends to defeat enemies! You can create your own fighting style in a mega seamless procedural dungeon. With over 80 enemy variants, 100 weapons, and 60 perks.

Why similar: Swordplay 33.5%, Moddable 24.7% ★, VR 19.4%, Physics 9.9%, Combat 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines physics-based melee combat with roguelike elements, offering a highly responsive and satisfying sword-fighting feel.

Ironlights is a VR dueling game with skillful, fluid melee combat. Parry, block, and strike down your opponents using a variety of physics-based weapons. Test your skills in multiplayer battles, or fight to the top of the league in the huge single-player campaign!

Why similar: Swordplay 23.6%, Martial Arts 23.5% ★, VR 14.4%, Character Customization 8.7%, PvP 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This VR fighting game uses a unique slow-motion mechanic to emphasize the technical skill and timing required in sword dueling.

Fight & strategize your way through spectacles and arenas - rise from lowly slave to Grand Champion and earn your freedom. Or... die trying. This Gladiator RPG Roguelite features in-depth career management and a unique physics simulated combat system. To those who are about to die, I salute you!

Why similar: Swordplay 32.2%, Historical 17.4%, Medieval 14.7%, Physics 14.4%, Realistic 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This gladiator combat simulator emphasizes physics-based movement and the brutal reality of arena dueling.

Become Undisputed in the most authentic boxing game to date! Featuring true to life visuals, bone-jarring action, and more licensed boxers than ever before, Undisputed gives you unprecedented control to master every inch of the ring.

Why similar: 3D Fighter 34.2%, Third Person 11.2%, Local Multiplayer 9.2%, Character Customization 8.5%, PvP 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: While focused on boxing, it provides a highly technical, 3D-fighter experience that prioritizes realistic movement and stamina management.

Toribash is an innovative free-to-play online turn-based fighting game where you’re able to design your own moves. Complete control over character's body, hundreds of game mods and bloody mess with full body dismemberment - you've never been able to annihilate your enemies like that before!

Why similar: 3D Fighter 45.1%, Martial Arts 25.7% ★, Physics 14.5%, Moddable 11.8% ★, Action 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based physics fighting game where you control every joint of your character to execute precise, lethal martial arts moves.

Clone Drone in the Danger Zone is a robot voxel slice-em-up where any part of your body can be sliced off. With your mind downloaded into a robot gladiator, you must survive the sinister trials of the arena.

Why similar: Swordplay 43.5%, 3D Fighter 41.8%, Third Person 9.9%, Action 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses a voxel-based physics system where limb-severing and precise strikes are the core of the combat loop.

Experience True HEMA Combat in VR. Step beyond button mashing. Death Duel VR uses physics-based leverage to let you authentically execute historical European martial arts techniques against live opponents. Master real guards, leverage, and tactics in heart-pounding PvP duels to the death.

Why similar: Martial Arts 21.1% ★, Swordplay 19.5%, VR 10.7%, Historical 10.1%, PvP 8%

Why You'll Like It: This VR title focuses specifically on the tension of one-on-one sword duels with a focus on physics and realism.

Paint the Town Red is a chaotic first person melee combat game set in different locations and time periods. The voxel-based enemies can be punched, bashed, kicked, stabbed and sliced completely dynamically using almost anything that isn't nailed down.

Why similar: Physics 51%, First-Person 32.5%, Action 16.6%

Why You'll Like It: It features a chaotic, physics-based melee system where every object can be used as a weapon in visceral combat.

Samurai GUNN 2 is a fighting game with Samurai and Gunns. Best your foes online or locally in this cutting edge sequel featuring Rollback Netcode and Ranked Matchmaking. Free Edition out now!

Why similar: Martial Arts 63.5% ★, PvP 21.5%, Local Multiplayer 13.9%, Action 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on lightning-fast, one-hit-kill combat that demands extreme precision and quick reflexes.

First-Person VR kung fu fighter with high-fidelity, physics-based combat, and an artistic style that pays homage to the golden era of martial arts films. Play with friends in Co-Op mode, challenge others in PvP battles, or embark on epic single-player adventures.

Why similar: Martial Arts 29.9% ★, 3D Fighter 20.8%, VR 14.4%, Historical 11.2%, Physics 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the essence of classic martial arts films with a physics-based approach to hand-to-hand combat in VR.

A former member of the criminal underworld is lured back into “the life” by a mysterious drone claiming they have until sunrise to prevent a citywide criminal takeover together.

Why similar: Martial Arts 27.2% ★, Combat 25.4%, Action 23.8%, 3D 23.5%

Why You'll Like It: It features fast-paced, physics-influenced martial arts combat that rewards players for utilizing the environment and precise timing.

The rules are simple. Reach the other side and kill anyone that stands in your way. Deftly parry and rend their throats, riddle their bowels with arrows, or squish their brains between your toes. The wurm cares not for chivalry.

Why similar: Swordplay 43.5%, Local Multiplayer 39%, PvP 9.8%, Action 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, high-stakes dueling game where every movement is a calculated attempt to outmaneuver your opponent.

Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.

Why similar: Third Person 64.7%, Action 35.3%

Why You'll Like It: While more stylized, its combat system is entirely built around the rhythm of parrying and breaking an opponent's posture.

GORN is a ludicrously violent VR gladiator simulator, made by Free Lives, the developers of Broforce and Genital Jousting.

Why similar: 3D Fighter 37.2%, VR 29.7%, Swordplay 12.3%, Local Multiplayer 4.6%, Action 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-driven gladiator simulator that focuses on the raw, unscripted nature of melee combat.

Boreal Blade is a team-based melee fighting game with a focus on player vs player combat, combining reactive and tactical gameplay with extraordinary freedom to variate your attacks and develop your unique fighting style.

Why similar: Swordplay 31.2%, 3D Fighter 18.6%, Character Customization 12%, Medieval 11.3%, PvP 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A competitive, physics-based multiplayer game that focuses on the technical nuances of medieval weapon combat.

The jailer is the key, kill him and you’ll be free. Fight your way free in this ultra-responsive, fast-paced sword-fighting and dual-stick shooting game.

Why similar: Third Person 76.5%, Action 23.5%

Why You'll Like It: A boss-rush game that emphasizes the intense, rhythmic nature of dueling and the necessity of perfect parries.

Chivalry 2 is a multiplayer first person slasher inspired by epic medieval movie battles. Players are thrust into the action of every iconic moment of the era - from clashing swords, to storms of flaming arrows, to sprawling castle sieges and more.

Why similar: Swordplay 33.6%, Historical 15.1%, Medieval 13.4%, PvP 10.2%, 3D Fighter 7.2%

MORDHAU is a multiplayer medieval slasher. Create your mercenary and fight in brutal battles where you will experience fast paced combat, castle sieges, cavalry charges, and more.

Why similar: Swordplay 27.7%, Medieval 16.7%, PvP 10.8%, Historical 9.3%, First-Person 9.1%

A thrilling story-driven action RPG, with a rich open world, set in 15th century Medieval Europe. Experience the ultimate medieval adventure - through the eyes of young Henry - as you embark on a journey of epic proportions.

Why similar: Swordplay 28.2%, Medieval 21.1%, Historical 17%, Realistic 12.7%, First-Person 9.3%

Way of the Samurai 4 takes place in the humble port town of Amihama during the mid 19th Century, several years after the arrival of the “black ships” from the West ended Japan’s long history of cultural isolation.

Why similar: Swordplay 33.1%, Historical 26.8%, Character Customization 18.5%, Third Person 11.6%, 3D 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, sword-focused combat system that allows for various stances and techniques in a historical setting.

Story-driven open-world RPG that immerses you in an epic adventure in the Holy Roman Empire. Avenge your parents' death as you battle invading forces, go on game-changing quests, and make influential choices. Explore castles, forests, villages and other realistic settings in medieval Bohemia!

Why similar: Swordplay 30.3%, Medieval 25.8%, Historical 21.2%, Realistic 12.6%, First-Person 7.9%

Fight alone or with friends in For Honor, a third-person hero-based melee fighting game. Enter the chaos of war as a Knight, a Viking, a Samurai, a Wu Lin, or an Outlander. Fight in brutal PvP and team-oriented modes, or play the thrilling story campaign.

Why similar: Medieval 42%, Swordplay 32.2%, PvP 11.3%, Third Person 7.4%, Realistic 4.1%

Bring more than your fists to the fight! Featuring all-new battle mechanics and characters, SOULCALIBUR VI marks a new era of the historic franchise. Welcome back to the stage of history!

Why similar: Swordplay 29.5%, 3D Fighter 24.9%, Character Customization 23.9%, Local Multiplayer 11.3%, Action 6%

Drunken Wrestlers 2 is a funny physics-based multiplayer fighting game. Features include character customization and a powerful mod editor integrated with Steam Workshop.

Why similar: Martial Arts 29.9% ★, 3D Fighter 23.4%, Moddable 15.8% ★, Physics 11.5%, Character Customization 10.5%

A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.

Why similar: Medieval 28.7%, Moddable 21.9% ★, Character Customization 13.3%, Historical 13%, Realistic 7.6%

Gladius is an immersive VR sword fighting game set in ancient Rome. As a gladiator, you will choose your weapons, train against different enemies, and finally fight for your freedom in an epic battle against the mightiest warriors and mythical creatures of the time. Win the crowd and you will win your freedom.

Why similar: Swordplay 28.5%, 3D Fighter 19.3%, VR 16.8%, Moddable 10.4% ★, Historical 10.2%

Master your new earthbending powers and become the greatest martial artist the world has ever seen! Master the moves, craft your combos, and take to the arena to engage in one of the most intense and exciting 1-on-1 VR fighting games out there!

Why similar: Martial Arts 21.9% ★, VR 21.5%, 3D Fighter 21.4%, PvP 11.8%, Physics 7.2%

War of Rights is a first person multiplayer game featuring massive 400 player battles with a focus on historical authenticity, teamplay and immersion. It is set during the perilous days of the American Civil War, in the Maryland Campaign of September, 1862.

Why similar: Historical 59%, Realistic 22.7%, First-Person 12%, Action 6.4%

Prove you are the world's greatest swordsman! Engage in tactical 1 vs. 1 sword fighting, 2 vs. 2, or sandbox FFA, or capture Control Points in a tactical slash-em-up.

Why similar: Swordplay 66.8%, Third Person 13%, Action 11.5%, PvP 8.8%

Sclash is a plug’n play 2D samurai fighting game full of tension where one hit is enough to kill. Play as a hand-drawn samurai in beautiful painted settings and fight your opponent in epic solemn duels where each move matters. Manage well your stamina, breath and take your time to land a deadly hit.

Why similar: Martial Arts 31.3% ★, Swordplay 31.3%, Character Customization 12.1%, Local Multiplayer 11.5%, PvP 11.4%

Swords of Gurrah is a real time multiplayer sword fighting VR game. Fight with or against friends, with battles up to 12 players. Choose from over a huge variety of weapons and create a fighting style of your own!

Why similar: Swordplay 33.6%, VR 20.5%, PvP 11.7%, PvE 10.7%, Action 10.1%

Swordy is a local party brawler with chaotic physics-based action. Master the weapons of war, using momentum and timing to fight for your life in a world built on the bones of a ruined empire.

Why similar: Swordplay 49%, Local Multiplayer 20.3%, Physics 19.3%, Third Person 6.2%, Action 5.2%

The golden age of violent flash games now in your VR headset. Fully physics based combat with melee and firearms featuring copious amounts of blood, gore and destruction.

Why similar: Swordplay 35.5%, VR 29.1%, Physics 20.4%, Combat 6.4%, Action 5.2%

WuJiDaoRen is a physics-based fighting game, that can put you back into the classic Kung Fu films. Play as a mighty hero to challenge the most dangerous villains in the world and bring peace to the people.

Why similar: Martial Arts 37.4% ★, Swordplay 27.6%, Physics 12.9%, Local Multiplayer 8.8%, Combat 6.4%

Gloria Victis is an MMORPG with an emphasis on realism, set in a low-fantasy medieval open world. Enjoy MMO with skill-based non-target combat, open PVP with territory control, deep crafting system and player-driven economy – all that served with beautiful graphics and an immersive atmosphere.

Why similar: Swordplay 24.7%, Medieval 24.4%, Character Customization 18.5%, PvP 16.6%, Realistic 10.7%

Fight for control during the Friso-Hollandic Wars. Set in the medieval 13th century, the game features a strategy campaign and historical battles. Fight alongside your army in 3rd person battles and command your troops in this strategy-action game.

Why similar: Swordplay 40.5%, Historical 25.4%, Medieval 21.7%, Realistic 7.4%, Action 4.9%

UNDEAD CITADEL hurls you into a brutal, physics-driven VR adventure through a cursed citadel teeming with relentless undead. Slash, stab, shoot, or explode through hordes of enemies using swords, axes, bows, and more. Every hit feels real as you fight your way through fast-paced medieval battles.

Why similar: Swordplay 37.7%, VR 20.5%, Medieval 15.1%, Physics 14.7%, First-Person 8.4%

Besiege castles and raid villages in Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, a fast-paced medieval first person slasher with a focus on multiplayer battles

Why similar: Medieval 33.9%, Swordplay 30.8%, First-Person 9.6%, PvP 9%, Historical 6.7%

Bodycam is the first tactical multiplayer FPS with a true body-camera view in Unreal Engine 5. Close-quarters combats feel raw and loud. Every angle, callout, and bullet matters. Play Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and Body Bomb on photoreal maps where teamplay, tactics, and clutch skill are key.

Why similar: VR 22.2%, Realistic 18.7%, PvP 18.5%, Physics 16.8%, First-Person 10.7%

Griefhelm is an award-winning party game with lethal medieval weaponry. Skewer your friends, deflect their blows, and push your advantage in local and online multiplayer. Find some friends and cut off their heads!

Why similar: Swordplay 36.4%, Local Multiplayer 15.9%, Medieval 14.9%, PvP 11.7%, Realistic 10.3%

Sword With Sauce is a fast-paced stealth-action game where you pick weapons, gadgets, and a playstyle to eliminate enemies. Go in loud or stay unseen—it's your choice.

Why similar: First-Person 56.3%, Action 28%, VR 15.7%

Fight against other medieval warriors all around the world! Deus Vult is an online medieval fighting game which uses cutting-edge weapon physics to make you feel like a real knight. Discover a world full of mystery, customize your character and FIGHT FOR GLORY!

Why similar: VR 77.8%, Action 22.2%

Shadow Fight Arena is a fighting game in which you will take part in an epic Shadow Tournament. Choose your Hero and prove what you are capable of!

Why similar: Martial Arts 37.4% ★, 3D Fighter 16.4%, Swordplay 12.9%, PvP 10.9%, Character Customization 8.4%

Tactic Boxing is a boxing game with ragdoll physics, local multiplayer, career mode and manager mode.

Why similar: 3D Fighter 30%, Martial Arts 15.7% ★, Physics 13.5%, Realistic 10.7%, Third Person 9.8%

Tales Of Glory is setting a new standard for medieval melee fights, bringing best of both worlds by combining large scale battles and full physics one vs many combat, everything packed into a 30+ hours sandbox campaign

Why similar: Swordplay 35.6%, VR 22.1%, Medieval 15.9%, Historical 10.5%, Realistic 6.7%

VR-only physics-based combat game. Use stealth and creativity or brute force to take on your foes in a vast physics based sandbox. Battle both humans and demons while exploring a large metroidvania-style open world. Collect items and power up your character. Explore towns and interact with NPCs.

Why similar: Swordplay 32.7%, 3D Fighter 25.9%, VR 18.2%, PvE 11.1%, First-Person 5.9%