Guards II: Prologue
Turn-based tactics where swapping heroes is how you launch attacks
Battlecruiser Games · Published by HeroCraft PC · Released Mar 20, 2025
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 169
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 2 years ago
- Aug 23, 2024
- Minimum PC
- –
- not published
What is Guards II: Prologue?
This free, single-player tactical RPG takes place in a 2D dark fantasy setting, where four heroes defend the human world from demons. You fight through seven missions across three biomes, using distinct hero abilities, accounting for damage resistances, and strengthening your team with magical artifacts and runes.
For you if...
- +you enjoy building tactics around a party's different fighting styles
- +you like pixel art and enemies inspired by mythology
Not for you if...
- −you prefer real-time action to planning individual turns
What players say
93% of 169 reviews are positive
Players praise the tactical depth of the straightforward mechanics and battles that reward careful positioning. Difficulty draws mixed reactions: some find early fights too easy, while others find later encounters demanding or overly restrictive.
Screenshots and trailer
Guards II: Prologue system requirements
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Guards II: Prologue?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →No system requirements published.
Does Guards II: Prologue have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Guards II: Prologue run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 11
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish.
Does Guards II: Prologue 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
