Guards similar games & best alternatives

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Guards

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2016

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Unique and engaging turn-based combat mechanic
  • Strategic depth with hero upgrades and team composition
  • Pleasant graphics and music
  • Challenging difficulty with multiple modes
  • Responsive developer and regular updates

Things to keep in mind

  • Grind-heavy progression
  • Repetitive levels and limited variety
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Lack of mid-run save system
  • Some minor ui and control issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Zavix Tower

  • Assault Spy

  • Tyrant's Realm

  • MASSIVE CHALICE

  • Impaler Gold

  • Escape Dungeon 2

More exploratory

Games that feels like Guards but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • ADACA

  • The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker

  • Arthurian Legends

  • Zefyr: A Thief's Melody

  • Killing Time: Resurrected

  • Hedon Bloodrite

More story-driven

Games that feels like Guards but with deeper narrative immersion

  • WitchSpring R

  • Escape from Ever After: Onboarding

  • Boiling Steel

  • Ash of Gods: The Way

  • Sunday Gold

  • Walking Zombie 2

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Guards: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Story, Leadership.

Last update: 03/08/2026