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Press release:
September 16th, Warsaw, Poland.
Kubold are today very thrilled and proud to announce that their historical sword fighting game “Hellish Quart” is coming to Steam Early Access on December 7th, 2020.

Have you ever dreamed about epic duels, dangerous adventures, a preceding reputation, and earning recognition in the eyes of noble ladies? In short, about living a life similar to the one the famous D’Artagnan once led? If so, Hellish Quart – the physics-based, realistic, 3D sword dueling game set in the 17th century that’s coming to Steam Early Access on December 7th – should be right up your alley, allowing you to test your fencing skills.

Add the game to your wishlist on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1000360/Hellish_Quart/), so you won’t miss the Early Access launch.

ABOUT HELLISH QUART

Go back in time to the 17th-century Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Choose from a wide variety of melee weapons, from sabers and rapiers to broadswords, longswords, and many more. Represent either Zaporozhian Cossacks, Polish Hussars, Tatars, Turkish Janissaries, Swedish Reiters, or French Musketeers, all modeled using 3D-scanned clothes, based on fashion from the period. Fight epic duels in a single-player campaign firmly rooted in the realities of life in the region, and show your opponents who’s the best fencer of the era!

Forget about fancy Hollywood action movies that pretend they know how a real sword duel looks. In Hellish Quart, you won’t experience acrobatic moves, or things like a health bar. Instead, you get to experience melee combat that is as real as it gets, where the swords physically clash and block each other using the game engine’s physics simulation. This is a game where, just like in reality, your opponent can get killed by a single, well-timed, and measured attack.

When you are not attacking, your character will automatically try to hold guard against your opponent’s attacks. And “trying” is used here very literally as, again, just like in real life, you’re not invulnerable when blocking. The only thing stopping your opponent’s blade from cutting right through you is your own physical blade standing in the way.

HELLISH QUART – MAIN FEATURES

Fight epic sword duels based on active ragdolls and physical sword collisions.
Enjoy super-realistic motion-captured fencing animations.
Immerse yourself thanks to the 3D-scanned 17th-century clothes, based on fashion from the period.
Get to know the realities of life in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Fulfill your dream of becoming the most famous fencer of the era!

Hellish Quart will launch on Steam Early Access on December 7th of this year, priced at $16.99.

About Kubold
Kubold currently consists of two people: Jakub and his wife, Kate. Jakub was formerly a lead animator at People Can Fly (Bulletstorm, Infinity Blade II, Gears of War: Judgment) and a senior animator at CD Projekt Red (The Witcher III). Kubold is best known for creating an extensive mocap animations library for game developers, which anyone can purchase via the Asset Store and Marketplace to make their own game. https://www.kubold.com/