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Guards

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App ID 460340
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Battlecruiser Games
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 28973646
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 04:57:38 UTC ()
Release Date 19 August 2016 – 17:53:32 UTC ()
❓ 79.75%
469 reviews
2
In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer Battlecruiser Games
metacritic_name Guards
metacritic_score 49
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/guards?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Battlecruiser Games
Store Release Date 19 August 2016 – 17:53:45 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 19 August 2016 – 17:53:32 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 12 December 2019 – 13:18:07 UTC () (1576156687)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game supports Steam Deck's native display resolution but does not set it by default and may require you to configure the display resolution manually
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 26 July 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 1469158
  • configuration:
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First seen on SteamDB 5 April 2016 – 13:54:38 UTC (), in changelist #1869234

Supported Languages

3 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes

Tags

💡 Strategy 🌱 Indie 🗺️ Adventure 🎲 Turn-Based 🎭 Fantasy 🤔 Tactical 🧩 Puzzle 🏰 Tower Defense 🪄 Magic 🎲 Turn-Based Tactics

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Stats Commentary available Family Sharing

Assets

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timestamp12 December 2019 – 13:19:56 UTC
Trailers
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Steam charts

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  • 2 players right now
  • 5 24-hour peak
  • 210 all-time peak 12 May 2023
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Store data

  • 1,979 followers
  • 400 positive reviews
  • 69 negative reviews
  • 85.29% positive reviews

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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 1,451 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • ❓ Very Positive
  • 79.75% SteamDB Rating
  • 400 85.3% positive reviews
  • 69 14.7% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
19 August 2016 – 17:53 Steam Release -
11 October 2019 – 14:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Guardians Bundle -
3 December 2019 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Tower Defense Bundle -
29 January 2020 – 16:20 ⇄ Fanatical: Tower Defense Bundle -
14 August 2020 – 14:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Lockdown Bundle 3 -
5 October 2020 – 15:09 ⇄ Fanatical: Tower Defense Bundle Reloaded -
12 April 2021 – 15:02 ⇄ Fanatical: Tower Defense Bundle Reloaded -
20 September 2021 – 15:22 ⇄ Fanatical: Tower Defense Bundle Reloaded -

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Guards had an all-time peak of 210 concurrent players on 12 May 2023.

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