Guards

Guards

Released Aug 2016

Four heroes are facing a horde of evil! Ultimate abilities, magic artifacts, hero upgrades and clever tactics... All these will help to defeat the Boss.

84% positive · 482 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

Guards launched on August 19, 2016 and received a handful of balance and bug-fix patches in the months that followed. On November 10, 2016, the developer explicitly announced that development of Guards was finished and that the team was moving on to a new project. That new project turned out to be Guards II: Chaos in Hell, which was formally announced in November 2022 and officially released on June 25, 2025 after roughly nine years of development. The sequel's development and release have no bearing on the original Guards — the developer's 2016 statement marked a clear and final conclusion to this game's content cycle. Guards is a complete, standalone product with no further updates planned.
Evidence
Developer explicitly announced the decision to finish development of Guards and concentrate on a new project, marking the end of Guards' content cycle.
news post · Nov 10, 2016 source development ending
high
Guards II: Chaos in Hell officially released — the 'new project' the developer referenced in 2016 when announcing the end of Guards development.
news post · Jun 25, 2025 source ambiguous
low

Media

Details

Publisher
Battlecruiser Games
Achievements
15
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Play by the 4-heroes team. Defend against the hordes of monsters, plan your moves, improve your abilities. Defeat all the enemies on each level and join the deadly fight with Boss!

Features

  • An original turn-based battle system

  • Eight heroes with unique abilities and battle techique

  • А lot of additional skills, a variety of magical items

  • An unlimited choice of game tactics

  • Additional difficulty levels, which will become a real challenge even for the most experienced strategist

Gameplay

The main feature of the game is a unique turn-based battle system. You command the team of 4 heroes, 3 of which are fighting on the front line, while the 4th is recovering health behind the backs of his team-mates. To make a move you need to change positions of any two heroes. If the hero moves from the back line to the front, he uses superattack. For example, the knight is thrilling the land, stunning all the enemies on the line, while the huntress is charging a bow with energy, simultaneously firing arrows in all the enemies.

Last evaluated Jun 18, 2026
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