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Genome Guardian

Alpherior · 2024-05-07

Steam

ActionCasualIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: May 07, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 06, 2025 (Nintendo Switch)

COMBINE WEAPONS in the microscopic roguelite turret shooter with macroscopic depth. Survive 6 modes using an astounding array of turrets, perks, mutations and power-ups on this psychedelic journey to the heart of the abyss. Shmup Mode turns it into a vertical shoot 'em up!

Genome Guardian is a 2024 Action, Casual, Indie, and RPG game priced at $11.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 785 reviews) and an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000.— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

9
playing now
92%
positive of 785 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3h
to beat · rushed 1h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$11.99
steam price (US)

9 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Cooling
  • · 9 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 60 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity down 75% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 27,675 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 16k–35k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 785 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.79 at Steam (2025-08-05) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 10 of 21 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10910920242026Week of 2024-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1202026-09-15 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 6 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 3 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 5 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 4 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 7 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 7 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 7 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 12 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 9 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1034May 2024Aug 2026May 2024 — avg 4 · peak 13Jun 2024 — avg 23 · peak 179Jul 2024 — avg 103 · peak 202Aug 2024 — avg 33 · peak 88Sep 2024 — avg 22 · peak 60Oct 2024 — avg 51 · peak 262Nov 2024 — avg 19 · peak 46Dec 2024 — avg 15 · peak 41Jan 2025 — avg 17 · peak 40Feb 2025 — avg 11 · peak 26Mar 2025 — avg 22 · peak 132Apr 2025 — avg 32 · peak 77May 2025 — avg 25 · peak 48Jun 2025 — avg 19 · peak 43Jul 2025 — avg 13 · peak 31Aug 2025 — avg 37 · peak 227Sep 2025 — avg 8 · peak 25Oct 2025 — avg 6 · peak 18Nov 2025 — avg 6 · peak 14Dec 2025 — avg 10 · peak 27Jan 2026 — avg 10 · peak 24Feb 2026 — avg 9 · peak 20Mar 2026 — avg 7 · peak 21Apr 2026 — avg 6 · peak 17May 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12Jun 2026 — avg 6 · peak 15Jul 2026 — avg 5 · peak 11Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$11.99$4.792024-05-082026-09-292024-05-08 — best price $8.392024-06-27 — best price $5.992024-07-14 — best price $8.392024-08-28 — best price $7.192024-09-12 — best price $11.992024-10-28 — best price $11.992024-12-18 — best price $11.992025-01-02 — best price $11.992025-01-27 — best price $11.992025-03-12 — best price $11.992025-03-20 — best price $11.992025-04-25 — best price $11.992025-06-08 — best price $11.992025-07-10 — best price $11.992025-08-16 — best price $11.992025-09-25 — best price $11.992025-10-06 — best price $11.992025-11-04 — best price $11.992025-12-11 — best price $11.992026-01-05 — best price $11.992026-01-24 — best price $11.992026-03-09 — best price $11.992026-03-26 — best price $11.992026-04-22 — best price $11.992026-06-15 — best price $11.992026-07-09 — best price $11.992026-07-29 — best price $11.992026-09-29 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
98.3%
earned "Guardian Turret"
10.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortColor AlternativesDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,4541%100
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DCuteAliensSci-fiScienceShooterColorfulSurvivalRogue-likeRogue-lite

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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