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Guards

Battlecruiser Games · 2016-08-19

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person, Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Aug 19, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 21, 2021 (PlayStation 4), May 21, 2021 (Xbox One), May 21, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 19, 2016 (Linux), Aug 19, 2016 (Mac)

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.

Guards is an Adventure, Indie, and Strategy game released in 2016, priced at $4.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (85% of 484 reviews) and an owner estimate of 50,000 .. 100,000.

0
playing now
85%
positive of 484 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
4.01★
PlayStation Store rating (96 ratings)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 13 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 19% of 28,771 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 12k–29k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 484 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$4.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.41 at GamersGate (2022-01-28) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 13 of 25 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
161620162026Week of 2016-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 13:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$0.412016-08-202026-10-082016-08-20 — best price $9.992016-12-08 — best price $4.492017-02-27 — best price $2.992017-04-01 — best price $4.992017-05-29 — best price $4.992017-10-02 — best price $4.992018-01-04 — best price $4.992018-04-16 — best price $4.992018-07-17 — best price $2.392018-10-22 — best price $1.692019-01-08 — best price $1.492019-04-01 — best price $4.992019-08-16 — best price $0.992019-11-07 — best price $0.452020-01-09 — best price $0.992020-03-29 — best price $2.992020-07-09 — best price $4.992020-09-20 — best price $0.742020-11-28 — best price $0.992021-02-11 — best price $1.242021-04-02 — best price $3.662021-06-18 — best price $3.662021-09-06 — best price $4.992021-10-29 — best price $0.442022-01-06 — best price $2.992022-03-27 — best price $2.992022-07-15 — best price $0.992022-11-23 — best price $0.442023-02-07 — best price $2.992023-08-07 — best price $0.672024-01-04 — best price $4.992024-04-13 — best price $4.992024-09-27 — best price $4.992025-01-03 — best price $2.992025-06-27 — best price $0.562025-11-12 — best price $4.992026-07-14 — best price $1.142026-10-08 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
33.8%
earned "KILLER"
8.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsStatsCommentary availableFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: English, German, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5579%15
Steam (Steam)4392%34
PS4 (PlayStation)26330%16
Xbox One (Xbox)15112%15
Switch (Nintendo)20%0

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

Player tags

IndieMagicPuzzleFantasyStrategyTacticalAdventureTurn-BasedTower DefenseTurn-Based Tactics

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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