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Games like The Guardian

If The Guardian is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Curse Of Slimetopia, Worlds of Colors and Road To Adventure! — picked from the ranked list below. 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.

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About The Guardian: The Guardian is a 2D platformer with a lot of interesting levels! Many different obstacles and opponents will be in the game, and you must overcome them and get The Element Stone.

2021IndieAdventureRPGCasual0.99 USDWindowsby IT-Fun
The Guardian — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Guardian also play

Steam players who put hours into The Guardian also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. The Curse Of Slimetopia

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Guardian fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Guardian.

    Embark on an adventure to asend to the top of slimeciety and cure the world of a curse to keep the hierarchy in place! A 2D precision platformer where you take control of a humanoid slime who's trying to overcome their own insecurities while saving all of slimekind from a grim and pre-destined life.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Worlds of Colors

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Guardian fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Guardian.

    Worlds of Colors takes place in a completely different universe from ours. Explore the different worlds, created by god-like beings known as the Overseers. You play as an inhabitant of these worlds called Nivu, guided by one of the Overseers trying to save the universe from collapsing.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Road To Adventure!

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Guardian fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Guardian.

    Help Tommy save the enviroment, the forest and his friends. A beautiful, funny and challenging game awaits!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Droid404

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Guardian fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Guardian.

    Complete an adventurous quest while parkouring through various enemies as a robot! Leap from platform to platform while dodging obstacles in this pixelated side-scrolling platformer. Fight bosses and uncover hidden areas while discovering the truth about your existence. Good luck, Droid404.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Forest of Strays

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Guardian fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Guardian.

    Forest of Strays is a hardcore platformer with many dangers scattered across the stages. Try to complete every level while collecting every leaf along the way, fighting enemies, evading traps and getting through precise jumps! Can the lost girl find her cat and return home?

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Flob and the Shattered Dimension

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Guardian fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Guardian.

    After an experiment went wrong, a lab assistant embarks on an adventure to rescue his creator, the great scientist Dr. Franz, who is now trapped in another dimension. Join Flob on this journey, explore hostile environments, and rescue Dr. Franz.

    2024IndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Arcane Blood: The Shattered Star

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Guardian fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Guardian.

    PLAY as Verana, a young witch and master a variety of spells!! DEFEAT bosses sealed away in forgotten dungeons! UPGRADE Verana's health and magic at Angel Maiden Statues! EXPLORE a great forest, dark caves, sandy waste, and even quaint towns!

    2023IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Tim-Tim 2: "The Almighty Gnome"

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Guardian fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Guardian.

    Tim-Tim the Gnome must journey through mysterious dungeons to find his kidnapped girlfriend while battling fierce monsters with dubious origins.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Guardian at current Steam store prices.

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under The Guardian on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Guardian.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under The Guardian on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Guardian.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under The Guardian on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Guardian.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under The Guardian on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Guardian.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under The Guardian on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Guardian.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under The Guardian on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Guardian.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under The Guardian on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Guardian.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under The Guardian on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Guardian.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Guardian.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Guardian.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Guardian.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Guardian.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Guardian.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Guardian.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Guardian.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Guardian.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Guardian

How much does The Guardian cost?
The Guardian is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Guardian?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Guardian are The Curse Of Slimetopia, Worlds of Colors, Road To Adventure!.
Who developed The Guardian?
The Guardian was developed by IT-Fun and published by IT-Fun Studios.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on The Guardian.

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