Vanguard Exiles
PvP card auto-battler with shifting zones and squad tactics
The Tea Division · Released Mar 10, 2025 · Early Access
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 81% of 70
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 2
- peak 24h 9
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 2 days ago
- Sep 21, 2026
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
What is Vanguard Exiles?
A competitive card auto-battler set in a post-cataclysm world where survivor squads fight to reclaim territory. As a General, you select cards and deploy units each round, adapting to changing battlefield zones in matches against other players or the AI.
For you if...
- +you enjoy head-to-head matches built on anticipating opponents
- +you like experimenting with card synergies and unit positioning
Not for you if...
- −you want full control over units during combat
- −you dislike randomness in card selection and combat
What players say
81% of 70 reviews are positive
Players praise the emphasis on positioning, card synergies, and adapting to changing zones. They complain about randomness and unfinished features, while some report trouble finding online opponents.
Screenshots and trailer
Vanguard Exiles system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10/11 (64 bit)
- Processor
- 2.4ghz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent
- Graphics
- Intel HD Graphics 4600, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 630, Radeon HD 5670
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10/11 (64 bit)
- Processor
- 2.66GHz Intel Core i7
- Graphics
- Intel HD Graphics 5200, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750, Radeon HD 7800
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 11
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain.
Tags
- Card Battler
- Auto Battler
- PvP
- Strategy
- Competitive
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Tactical
- Card Game
- Multiplayer
- Singleplayer
- Board Game
- Tabletop
- Replay Value
- Turn-Based Tactics
- Dystopian
- Fantasy
Recent updates
- Sep 21, 2026 · Two new Zones, one new Action - One awesome update!
- Mar 17, 2026 · Major Update: Single Player Overhaul
- Feb 5, 2026 · Major Update: New Game Mode! v0.3.7.3865
- Jan 27, 2026 · Bug Fixes
- Jan 19, 2026 · Update: v0.3.6.3812
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