Fit check
Is Last Vanguard worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Metroidvania fans who want shooter-platforming with RPG elements
- Action players who enjoy changing weapons and configuring abilities
- Players seeking boss-focused combat across varied handcrafted areas
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for a short, linear action game rather than exploration across 9 biomes
- Players who prefer a narrow combat system instead of 15 weapon types and customizable abilities
- Players seeking a climbing-focused adventure rather than combat and platforming
Our take on Last Vanguard
The experience is structured around 28 boss battles, with each encounter using its own combat style and hand-drawn animation.
What is Last Vanguard?
Last Vanguard blends exploration, shooting, platforming, and role-playing mechanics, presented with hand-drawn animation created frame by frame.
Travel through a war-torn world under a tyrant’s control, spanning 9 handcrafted biomes with distinct foes and gameplay mechanics. Combat offers 15 weapon types, plus active and passive abilities for varied approaches. Different helmets and customizable equipment let players adjust their setup. The game includes 28 boss encounters, with individually hand-drawn animation and varied fighting styles. Along the way, players uncover locations and make alliances. Its structure centers on exploring connected areas, navigating platforms, choosing weapons and abilities, adapting equipment, fighting enemies, and facing bosses.
How Last Vanguard plays
- 01Nine distinct biomes
- Each handcrafted area has its own enemies and gameplay mechanics.
- 02Twenty-eight boss battles
- Boss encounters use varied combat styles and hand-drawn animation.
- 03Fifteen weapon types
- Different weapons affect the player’s combat style.
- 04Custom equipment options
- Players can configure active and passive abilities and choose different helmets.
Last Vanguard compared to similar games
Sundered: Eldritch Edition is also a Metroidvania, while Last Vanguard combines that structure with shooter-platforming, 15 weapon types, RPG elements, and 28 boss battles. Abyssus focuses on multiplayer shooting in a roguelite structure, whereas Last Vanguard centers on handcrafted biomes, equipment customization, and boss encounters.
Last Vanguard: platforms & release
Is Last Vanguard worth it?
It is worth it if: metroidvania fans who want shooter-platforming with RPG elements. Skip it if: players looking for a short, linear action game rather than exploration across 9 biomes.
Where can I download Last Vanguard?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Last Vanguard's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Last Vanguard on?
Windows only.
