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Is GUARDS! worth it for you?

We tell you who should skip it, too.

Play it if you…

Good fit

Groups of players who want online fantasy shooting for up to 16 participants
Action fans who want both combat objectives and law-enforcement tasks
Players who enjoy coordinating attacks around patrols, factions, and environmental weapons

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Players seeking a slow, low-pressure shooter may bounce off the rapid attacks and immediate combat encounters.
Solo players or groups that avoid coordination may hit a wall when missions require partners and team planning.
Players looking for a primarily exploration-focused or puzzle-driven adventure may find the gang missions too combat-centered.

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Our take on GUARDS!

The bounce point arrives when a group must coordinate under pressure after reconnaissance ends. Players who prefer solo control or deliberate pacing may struggle once fast attacks, shared objectives, and competing officers demand immediate decisions from the whole team.

What is GUARDS!?

GUARDS!

is an online co-op fantasy first-person shooter set in New Alestead, where players serve as members of an underfunded City Watch. Teams of up to 16 players fight through gang-controlled streets, breaking into locations, arresting suspects, securing contraband, and escorting VIPs. Combat supports improvised weapons such as crates, barrels, planks, doors, tools, and kicks. Stakeout sections involve observing patrol routes, enemy groups, and usable surroundings before an attack begins. Three factions control the city: the Fogtoof Boyz, the Commision, and the Corpse Cult. Each faction has a kingpin, and missions lead players toward locating and assaulting their hideouts.

How GUARDS! plays

01Sixteen-player co-op: Online teams can include up to 16 players while fighting through New Alestead.
02Varied mission duties: Objectives include arrests, contraband recovery, and VIP escorts alongside combat.
03Improvised combat tools: Environmental objects and body movements can be used against criminals.
04Stakeout reconnaissance: Players can study patrol routes, gang makeup, and nearby objects before engaging.
05Three rival factions: The Fogtoof Boyz, the Commision, and the Corpse Cult each control part of the city.
06Kingpin assaults: Progress toward each gang leader involves finding the hideout and attacking it.

GUARDS! compared to similar games

Abyssus is also a multiplayer shooter, but it frames its action as a roguelite adventure through hand-crafted levels with brine-powered weapons and weapon refitting. GUARDS! instead centers on online co-op missions in a fantasy city, including arrests, contraband recovery, VIP escorts, faction progression, and kingpin assaults.

GUARDS!: platforms & release

Is GUARDS! worth it?

It is worth it if: groups of players who want online fantasy shooting for up to 16 participants. Skip it if: players seeking a slow, low-pressure shooter may bounce off the rapid attacks and immediate combat encounters.