Dinky Guardians

A colony automation game with supply chains spanning multiple planets

Endless Loop Studios, Code Monkey · Published by Endless Loop Studios · Released Oct 2, 2023

Reviews: Very Positive; 84% of 99
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 2 years ago; Nov 13, 2023
Minimum PC: Any from the last 10 years; 1 GB RAM; Full requirements

What is Dinky Guardians?

You manage cloned creatures called Dinkys in a colony-building strategy game about repopulating a galaxy. Assign gathering and crafting jobs, feed your workers, research powered machines, and defend settlements from nighttime monsters using towers and mines. Build rockets to settle worlds with different resources and ship materials between them. You can play solo or in online co-op.

For you if...

+you enjoy assigning workers and optimizing resource supply chains
+you like combining factory management with colony defense

Not for you if...

−you want a peaceful builder without recurring enemy attacks
−you prefer direct action over managing workers and production

What players say

84% of 99 reviews are positive

Players praise the combination of crafting and worker-based automation. Common complaints include multiplayer glitches and crashes, along with clunky interactions and interface controls.

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Dinky Guardians system requirements

Minimum: Any from the last 10 years, 1 GB RAM.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7
Processor: Core 2 Duo
Graphics: Any Graphics Card from the last 10 years
Memory: 1 GB RAM

Does Dinky Guardians have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.

Does Dinky Guardians run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
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Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does Dinky Guardians use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam