Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

Third-person superhero adventure with team combat and consequential choices

Eidos-Montréal · Published by Eidos Interactive Corp. · Released Oct 26, 2021

Reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 45K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 91% of 349 in 30 days
Playing now: 132; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 3 years ago; Feb 21, 2023

What is Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy?

A single-player, third-person action-adventure set across the Marvel cosmos. As Star-Lord, you shoot enemies, use jet boots, and direct the other Guardians’ attacks after the newly formed team triggers a chain of dangerous events.

For you if...

+you want a linear, story-focused single-player adventure
+you enjoy funny banter and emotional character drama
+you like directing teammates while controlling one hero

Not for you if...

−you want an open world built around free exploration
−you dislike frequent dialogue and cinematic story sequences
−you want multiplayer rather than a solo campaign

What players say

94% of 45,404 reviews are positive · 91% of 349 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the story, character writing, team banter, voice acting, visuals, and music. Common complaints describe repetitive combat, crashes, freezes, control failures, and bugs that can block progress.

Screenshots and trailer

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows® 10 64 bit Build 1903
Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 5 1400 / Intel® Core™ i5-4460
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon™ RX 570
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 80 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: Denuvo Anti-tamper
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 59
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards, HDR

Steam Deck: Playable

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
First time setup requires active internet connection

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America. Text only: Arabic, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.