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Games like Guardian Chronicle

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  • Updated May 5, 2026

Players who liked Guardian Chronicle also play

The closest matches to Guardian Chronicle: Arcane Showdown - Battle Arena, Royal Crown, Minion Masters, Crystal Clash, and Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 02

    Why this

    Same atmospheric mood as Guardian Chronicle.

    • Free
    • 2021
  1. Rank 06

    GUNS UP!

    Why this: Also RTS and Tower Defense, like Guardian Chronicle.

    • 2018
  2. Rank 07

    Waven

    • Free
    • Deck Playable
    • 2023

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Guardian Chronicle

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Arcane Showdown - Battle Arena

    Also RTS and Deckbuilding, like Guardian Chronicle.

    • 68% of 213 reviews
  2. 2
    Royal Crown

    Same atmospheric mood as Guardian Chronicle.

    • 68% of 1,157 reviews
  3. 3
    Minion Masters

    Same competitive mood as Guardian Chronicle.

    • 88% of 24,594 reviews
  4. 4
    Crystal Clash

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Free To Play

    • 82% of 585 reviews
  5. 5
    Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Casual

    • 87% of 6,361 reviews
  6. 6
    GUNS UP!

    Also RTS and Tower Defense, like Guardian Chronicle.

    • 80% of 3,333 reviews
  7. 7
    Waven

    Genres: Strategy, Adventure, RPG

    • 71% of 1,496 reviews
  8. 8
    Coregrounds

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Free To Play

    • 73% of 52 reviews
  9. 9
    D.O.T. Defence

    Genres: Strategy, Early Access

    • 95% of 58 reviews
  10. 10
    Forest Heroes

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Casual

    • 87% of 79 reviews
  11. 11
    Kings Call

    Genres: Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, RPG

    • 62% of 358 reviews
  12. 12
    WARCANA

    Also Tower Defense and Deckbuilding, like Guardian Chronicle.

    • 60% of 203 reviews
  13. 13
    Ash Echoes Global

    Genres: Strategy, Adventure, RPG

    • 62% of 136 reviews
  14. 14
    Art of War: Red Tides

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Free To Play

    • 77% of 2,067 reviews
  15. 15
    Necronator: Dead Wrong

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 69% of 216 reviews
  16. 16
    Warstone TD

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 87% of 956 reviews
  17. 17
    Spellcasters Chronicles

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Free To Play

    • 60% of 453 reviews
  18. 18
    Magic: The Gathering Arena

    Genres: Strategy, Free To Play

    • 59% of 20,278 reviews
  19. 19
    Element TD 2 - Tower Defense

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 91% of 1,623 reviews
  20. 20
    World War Armies

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Free To Play

    • 64% of 327 reviews
  21. 21
    Hexguardian

    Genres: Strategy

    • 79% of 337 reviews
  22. 22
    Demigod

    Same challenging mood as Guardian Chronicle.

    • 74% of 602 reviews
  23. 23
    Tower Wars

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 68% of 733 reviews
  24. 24
    Sky Clash: Lords of Clans 3D

    Genres: Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play

    • 80% of 97 reviews
Guardian Chronicle — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2021
  • Developer: PixelCruise
  • Price: Free to play
  • 70% of 211 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Strategy, Free To Play, Casual
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Anime style guardians feel unique
  • Card combination upgrades matter
  • Deck building adapts to random draws
  • Atmospheric
  • Challenging
  • Competitive

About Guardian Chronicle

The closest matches to Guardian Chronicle: Arcane Showdown - Battle Arena, Royal Crown, Minion Masters, Crystal Clash, and Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Guardian Chronicle is your kind of game, the closest matches are Arcane Showdown - Battle Arena, Royal Crown and Minion Masters — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and competitive, and single out its card combination upgrades and gacha gating. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

About Guardian Chronicle: Defend against a swarm of enemies by placing random guardians on a battlefield. You can present various strategies and tactics based on the combination of guardians you are using as each guardian has a unique skill. Defeat your opponent and claim victory with your personal set of guardians!

Is Guardian Chronicle worth buying?

Players are split

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • 70% of 211 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Free to play.
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 19 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 19 h before their negative review.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“Ad watching, money throwing simulator. It might look like a decent game at first, but it's not. Gameplay gets repetitive, meta decks changes every update so you have to put a lot of effort and/or money to stay competitive. In last season…”
52 h played
“Gets you hooked at first with alot of gold and upgrades, but takes a very RAPID turn of events where the mechanics of the game is P2W. If you don't cough up money, it will take a very very very very long time grinding. For example, a game…”
6 h played
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People who play it also play: Arcane Showdown - Battle Arena, Royal Crown, Minion Masters

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Frequently asked about Guardian Chronicle

Can I run it?

Is Guardian Chronicle free to play?

Yes — Guardian Chronicle is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.

Does Guardian Chronicle have multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — Guardian Chronicle supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).

What games are most similar to Guardian Chronicle?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Guardian Chronicle are Arcane Showdown - Battle Arena, Royal Crown, Minion Masters.

Who developed Guardian Chronicle?

Guardian Chronicle was developed by PixelCruise and published by LINE Games Corporation.