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Genome Guardian

Alpherior · 2024-05-07

Steam

ActionCasualIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

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 an Action, Casual, Indie, and RPG game released in 2024, priced at $11.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive reviewLabel (92% of 782 reviews).

4
playing now
92%
positive of 782 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3h
to beat · rushed 1h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$11.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Cooling
  • · 4 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 38% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 16k–35k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 782 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 12 of 24 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

812026-08-12 00:00 — 7 players2026-08-12 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-13 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-14 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-16 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 5 players2026-08-18 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-19 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-20 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 21:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 13:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 04:00 — 6 players2026-08-23 20:00 — 4 players2026-08-24 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-25 04:00 — 4 players2026-08-25 20:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 4 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-29 03:00 — 4 players2026-08-29 19:00 — 8 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$11.99$4.792024-05-082026-07-292024-05-08 — 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 $11.99
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.

Recent updates

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