Ancient Guardian

Action-adventure through randomized mazes filled with traps and Greek monsters

North Lab · Released Dec 23, 2019

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 72% of 166
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 1; daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 5 years ago; Feb 19, 2021
Minimum PC: HD 5770; 1 GB RAM · 1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Ancient Guardian?

A single-player action-adventure set in present-day Heraklion, following a father searching for his missing daughter. You navigate a procedurally generated labyrinth, avoid enemies and traps, and solve puzzles, then complete trials on an island to collect artifacts for battle.

For you if...

+you like horror rooted in ancient Greek mythology
+you enjoy learning difficult challenges through repeated attempts

Not for you if...

−you prefer fixed maps you can learn by heart

What players say

72% of 166 reviews are positive

Players praise the creepy atmosphere and mix of puzzles and danger, but criticize how hard it is to escape the Minotaur. Recent complaints include buggy gameplay, while one reviewer reports severe frame-rate drops and unreliable controller input.

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Ancient Guardian system requirements

Minimum: HD 5770, 1 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 and above
Processor: Intel Core2 Duo 2.5Ghz or AMD Dual core 2.5GHz
Graphics: Radeon HD 5770 or GTS 450
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does Ancient Guardian have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Ancient Guardian run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 62
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Text only: English, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Turkish, Japanese.

Does Ancient Guardian 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