Guard Duty
Worth it · Narrative · 2019
The verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $3.99.
- Length
- 4.5h 5.1h to 100%
- Value
- $0.89/hr
- Reviews
- 92% of 260 positive
Full price
Today
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 3 of its last 8 seasonal sales.
- 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
Guard Duty is a comedy adventure about love, loss and the end of the world. Experience an unforgettable story spanning across two radically different time periods.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 61 MB of memory, 320x240, 32-bit color, 700 Mhz, 2 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
44 discounts in the 7 years on record, a median of 60 percent off across all of them, roughly 6 weeks apart. Today's $3.99 at 60 percent off still sits 101 percent above the floor, so a deeper cut exists in its history.
Value puts it in the top 4 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 66 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 88 percent. Among the games that feel like it, DISTRAINT 2 ($0.80, scores 81) beats it on value, while it beats McPixel 3 ($9.99, scores 72).
More about Guard Duty
The press gave it 73; the people who bought it give it 92 percent. A 19-point gap in the buyer's favour.
The drop-off
84% start to 46% 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
It's a short and enjoyable experience. It's not going to blow your mind, but at this price, it doesn't overstay it's welcome and there's no "moon logic" to the game, very much a good time!
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Marvelous game. Great plot, perfect writing and voice acting, captivating and somewhat innovative gameplay. Very recommended. And don't forget to switch the game to windowed mode.
1. The pixel art is beautiful if a bit muddy or weird in perspective at times for the backgrounds. 2. The puzzles aren't confusing and don't have strange solutions. Oftentimes they are a bit too simple I think. 3. The peasant shenanigans in the first act is cute and was probably what I liked the most about the game. I like all their accents and their voice acting. Everything sounds pretty authentic and fitting. 4...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
Cite this score
Guard Duty scores 75/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/872750/guard-dutyReviews 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 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.