Guards
Fair · Strategy · 2016
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $4.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 5.1h
- Value
- $0.98/hr
- Reviews
- 84% of 483 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the 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.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, Video Card DX9 128mb, 266 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
Across all 93 discounts in the 10 years tracked, the median cut is 75 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
On value it sits in the top 6 percent of its genre. It is better reviewed than 85 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Tactical Breach Wizards ($19.99, scores 83) beats it on value, while it beats Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest ($24.99, scores 53).
More about Guards
The press gave it 49; the people who bought it give it 84 percent. A 35-point gap in the buyer's favour.
The drop-off
34% start to 2% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
This strategic guard defense game is cleverly tactical and endlessly engaging! 🛡️👮 Outsmart intruders with smart placements 🎮, satisfying puzzles ✨, and escalating challenges. The intuitive mechanics and replay value make it a gem for strategy fans!
2 more reviews
TL;DR: Guards is a surprisingly fun game that has an easy-to-understand gameplay loop as well as a few challenges for those who seek them. Guards has a really simple gameplay loop that is easy to understand and fun . Each turn, you swap the places of two of your heroes, and they perform either special or normal moves depending on how you swap them. When a hero swaps from the first column to the second, they perform...
This is a fun little strategy roguelike that is clearly set up in mobile game format, but for some reason was released for PC as a one time purchase instead. It's simple but engaging and can be bought on sale for essentially free. The only downside is that you can't save your progress mid-game and some runs can take 20-30 minutes. Looking forward to the sequel!
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Cite this score
Guards scores 65/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/460340/guardsReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 28, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.