- Update 10 is now live! — Templates, Weekly Missions, Titles & Pets - 29 July 2026
Update 10 brings major improvements to Guardians Frontline focused on stability, progression, and quality of life. This update introduces a new Template System for saving grouped objects in the Map Editor, Weekly Missions to expand a welcomed feature, the Title System to showcase your accomplishments, and many more additions alongside numerous bug fixes, gameplay improvements, and quality-of-life enhancements. As always, we'll be closely monitoring player feedback and game data to continue improving the experience. Template System Added a system that allows players to save groups of objects as templates for use in other maps. Those templates can be named and used in multiplayer so you can share them and use them in map editor lobbies. Weekly Missions We've observed that Daily Missions are a popular feature, so we're expanding the system with Weekly Missions. Every week you will get a mi…
- Update 9 is now live! - 30 January 2026
Hello Everyone!Update 9 is now available on Meta Quest, Steam, and Pico, and it’s a huge step forward for community content and progression:You can now build campaigns, earn trophies, complete daily missions, and add narration to your maps, plus a lot more!Community CampaignsA new way for map makers to link maps and build their own campaigns! In this beta, you can try out the core system and share your feedback on features you’d like to see.Map makers can now create a campaign, name it, and add maps to it before making it public.For players, the Top Rated List has been replaced with the new Campaigns list. This follows our usage analysis of the Create Game lists, an area already in our sights, which showed that Top Rated was rarely used. Campaigns now take its place, giving you a dedicated space where player made campaigns are listed and ready to explore.Text-to-Speech ImplementationWit…
- Update 8 is now live! - 7 July 2025
Hello Guardians! A new free update for Guardians Frontline is now officially live!NEW: Drivable Mech Tech, Mech Stomp:A new upgrade has been added to the Drivable Mech!- Once researched, the mech will now deal damage by stomping over enemies as it moves.NEW: Utility Belt Tech:Introducing the Utility Belt, designed to hold Keys and Mind Grenades during your missions. - The belt features 2 slots.- Unlock the first slot by researching the first tech!- Unlock the second slot with an additional research upgrade!The belt allows for quick access without taking up weapon or gear slots.NEW: Tag SystemWith this update, we’re introducing a brand-new Tag System to help players better identify and explore maps. Tags come in two types: player-selected and server-assigned. Player-Selected TagsThese can be chosen by map makers when publishing their maps:- Character: For creative maps featuring detailed…
- Update 7 is now live! - 5 December 2024
Hi everyone! A new free update for Guardians Frontline (Update 7) is now officially live on Steam! New stuff: New: Vehicle skins! You can now buy custom skins for the Mech, Bike, Dropship and Tank with your hard earned crystals! Lobby UI Network Replicated: Now all the players can see which missions and sections the owner of the room is selecting in the lobby Minimap: You can now zoom and pan the minimap Added the new Queen killer powerup! it will spawn a special missile launcher that deals very high damage over a small area. You can now disable the AK20 projectile powerup Added 2 new map maker suits Added two ShotGun upgrades: Lvl 1: Increase damage, Lvl2: More bullets density on each shot Units now get extra shooting range when the player is on tactical view Added a hyperspace jump sequence whenever the player changes the planet in the galaxy Made robot units and enemy robot units mor…
- Update 1.6 - The Queen Update - 30 May 2024
Hi everyone! A new free update for Guardians Frontline (Update 6) is now officially live on Meta Quest and Steam! New stuff The Queen: The Federation has found a new enemy on a remote planet, known as 'the Queen' because of her big size. This enemy has weak points that should be targeted for a quick death (head and tail), attacking other areas will take considerably longer Bug’s Nydus Tunnels: The enemy has now built its own portals! They can navigate using these portals, from an entrance to an exit. These entrances and exits can be destroyed with explosives, but they regenerate. To permanently destroy the tunnel, you must destroy both the entrance and exit. Support The Game: A new control panel in the spaceship allows you to support the developers by purchasing a package of interesting items (research point, minerals, and exclusive avatars). While this is completely optional, the devel…
- New Enemies Update! - 29 February 2024
Hi everyone! A new free update for Guardians Frontline (Update 5) is now officially live on Steam! New stuff: - Three new species of bugs have been detected! - Arack Level 2: This new unit is capable of burrowing and launching surprise attacks. It is invulnerable below ground unless you use the tactical view to make them visible. - Insect Level 2: Bigger and stronger than regular insects, it launches a freezing attack that will paralyze any unit for 5s - Siege Sentinel: This variant of the sentinel launches explosive projectiles at very long distances. It is a great complement to the linear attack of the sentinel as this one can launch parabolic shots. - Added 10 new rank levels to level 50! Who will be the first Guardian to reach Supreme Commander? - Added the ultimate skin for Guardians that reach Lvl50! This skin also offers 30% extra protection against explosive damage to keep those…
- Skills and Skins update! - 13 December 2023
New stuff: Weapon skins: You can now use your hard earned crystals to customize the appearance of your weapons. Select from over 40 new weapon skins! Achievements: In this update we are finally adding a way to challenge your Guardian skills, and of course brag about it. Be the first Guardian to conquer them all! Map maker avatars: Map makers can now unlock these exclusive avatars by creating 5 and 15 diamond maps! Improvements: Joining mid-game in conquer games now spawns the player at the spawn balls instead of the game start position Improved the planet influence visualization to show both the Guardian and Bug influence. This makes it much easier to see when the bugs are about to capture a planet. Improved the body IK of the Guardian avatar. Two teleport points are now free of supply when the Max Supply is lower than 10. E.g. Galaxy Planets with restrictions will still allow you to sp…
- Patch v1.3.1 - 25 October 2023
New stuff: Quick Re-connect system: If you get disconnected during the game you can now quickly rejoin and recover all your units and score you had before disconnecting. To do it just press "Re-Join" in the disconnected from server pop-up. We are still investigating the cause of the disconnects, but at least this feature should reduce the impact if they happen. Squad mode bonus: Playing in Squad mode now provides x2 more influence and research points to compensate for the extra difficulty. Crystal door locks are now multiplied by x1.5 for each player. So a door that needs 100 crystals to open with one player, with two players will need 150. (Editor) Survival: Added option to kill all bugs when ending the current stage (map editor) Added a new Galaxy Avatar Improvements Improved the AK6 recoil Reduced the size of the info panel that shows up when a player has bad connection with the host…
- Update 3: Graphics Improvements is now live! - 10 October 2023
Hi everyone! We have released a new update that comes with with a lot of graphics improvements, new weapons, new editor assets and fixes. Graphics Improvements Campaign levels: Improved Decorations: We improved the decorations of all 13 campaign levels with extra vegetation, rocks, plants, decals, small props, etc. Better reflections: Water now has special shaders that provide environment reflections and shorelines which gives it a much more natural look. Improved ground shaders: All campaign and community levels now have custom PBR shaders and new textures which allow us for example to create specular reflections on the floor for greater realism. Environmental Effects: We added dust effects, snow effects, volumetric fog, local dimming volumes (with automatic flashlights), and rain to different levels in the campaign. Anisotropic filtering: Ground textures now have higher anisotropic fi…
- Patch 1.2.2 is now live! - 1 September 2023
Hey everyone! We have just pushed a new patch (v1.2.2)! If you want to connect directly with us and other fellow Guardians, join our Discord! New Stuff You can now claim the galaxy mission rewards in the lobby even if you are not the host, no need to go back to the main menu anymore! Improved the saved game recovery system so we can change the save game in the backend and then players automatically get a notification to restore it The warpgate teleport upgrade is now disabled on maps that don't allow teleport points. Added a new tooltip to the Galaxy side missions explaining that they also contribute to influence points. Added a new editor Text Feedback Asset with a discord link so map makers can put it in their maps for additional feedback. Added a new system to download asset packs in-game. For now we just applied this to the bug lair assets, but we plan to add more if it works well.…
- Patch 1.2.1 Is now live! - 27 July 2023
Hey everyone! We have just pushed a new patch (v1.2.1): New Stuff Added a new tooltip to indicate the mushroom's weak spot location Editor: The Turn gravity On/Off setting now saves across sessions Editor: Disabled physical push buttons Editor: It is now possible to clone enemy spawn balls with their settings Editor: Added hexagon and triangle glass assets Balance: Removed Mushrooms from Thermogen Reduced dragonfly's hp to 500, like the old dragon Reduced max invisibility powerups to 1 vs 3 before Fixes: Fixed Payload and Escort maps not working sometimes due some specific wave/spawn point configurations. Fixed certified map makers not being able to edit galaxy maps Fixed enemies in the minimap not disappearing sometimes Fixed aquired guns, even when picked up by shooting, can be lost if enter tac mode with it. Fixed the energy blade glitching in the final stage of Nebual Mountains Fixe…
- New enemies and power-ups - 13 July 2023
New Enemies Mushroom: This new defensive structure releases a toxic gas around it that damages you and your units. To kill it you’ll need to get close and shoot at the bright point below the mushroom’s head. Map makers can also place this asset in their maps as a standalone unit. Dragonfly: We replaced the old Dragon unit for a Dragonfly, it has a bit more hp than the old Dragon but the same ranged attacks and fits much better with the Bug faction. Inventory Power-ups With this update we are adding a powerful new tool to the Guardian arsenal, inventory power-ups! You can now buy them in the loadout menu before the game starts and use them at any time during the fight. Air Strike Mind control barrel Indestructible Warp gate (during 30s) Double Damage (during 30s) Invisibility (during 30s) Energy Blade Blast (during 30s) Units damage boost (during 30s) Tech tree This update also comes wit…
- Patch 1.1.1 - 1 June 2023
Improvements: Replaced the cannon tower plasma cannon for the new fixed machine gun Added new Female Guardian as Galaxy reward (Military) Added the possibility of kicking players out in pvp games The game will automatically set the loadout if the map is restricted to 1 or 2 weapons. No need to change the loadout or own the weapons anymore! Added respawn button next to reset level button. Vive/Index: Added a new setting "Push the trackpad to rotate" to disable joystick press when using HTC Vive with index controllers. Improved alien shield destruction effect Improved team mates visualization in the mini map Balance: Galaxy Modifiers: Reduced overmind extra respawn from 15s to 3s Galaxy Modifiers: Increased price of units extra damage to 4500 Fixes: Fixed Bug bombs LvL2 not dying sometimes leaving some games stuck Fixed being able to buy structures on neutral and bug planets Fixed the gam…
- Content Update: Vehicles & Tech - 17 May 2023
Hi everyone! Update 1 is now live and brings a ton of new stuff and improvements to the game! New Vehicles Tank: a heavily armored two-seater vehicle that will crush any bug force in its path. Hover bike: a light and very fast armored vehicle New Weapons Medic Gun: The medic gun can drain hp from enemies and use it to repair or cure the player or other units. It can also revive fallen guardians with its projectile. New Units: Scorpio LvL2: Very fast and light unit with high rate of fire but relatively low range. Kill them as soon as you see them! New Tech tree items Bow L1: Explosive Arrows Bow L2: Teleport Arrow Sniper AK8 L1: +2 bullets Sniper AK8 L2: Bullet (damages up to five units in a row) Drone L2: Repair Drone (automatically repairs nearby units) Mine L1: Smart trigger (it only fires against enemies) Mine L2: +30% damage New Avatars Added 5 new female avatars! Added a new Red Gu…
- Patch 1.0.2 is here! - 1 April 2023
Hi everyone! Patch 1.0.2 is now live! 🥳 New: - Improved the energy blade model and its colliders. - The energy blade now correctly mirrors when grabbed with the left hand. - Changed sniper scope reticle to red to make it more visible in dark environments - Changed the color of the sniper lever to red - Added a new option to disable pvp invites in the invite notification itself (it can take a few seconds to take effect after switching it off) - Added a host icon to the scoreboard so all players can see who it is. - Added the list of players to the scoreboard lobby to enable the kick out functionality. - Hidden the team chat switch when not playing PVP games - Clamped the minimum ambient light on SteamVR, this improves a lot the visibility in very dark maps - Added new tooltips in the loading screen: how to trigger the energy shield and how to small jump - Added a new warning in the HUD…
- Patch 1.0.1 is here! - 17 March 2023
First all, a big THANK YOU for the wonderful reception and the massive engagement we have seen since Guardians Frontline launched on March 9! This was just the start for us, as we will continue to support the game with updates and content for a long time. First out is a patch with lots of general improvements and fixes, below is the full list. If you want to connect directly with us and other fellow Guardians, join our Discord! FULL PATCH NOTES: New stuff - Key locked Doors! Map makers can now configure doors so they only open with keys that can spawn anywhere in the level. Any key will open any door. - The host can now kick any player out of the session from the scoreboard menu. While we don't like this feature, we believe it is a necessary evil. Please don't abuse it. - Added a "Top rated" section to the PvP community maps browser Weapon Improvements - The AK5 now has the magazine slo…
- Guardians Frontline is OUT NOW! - 9 March 2023
Ready to smash enemies to the walls with the Gravity Gun while dropping a 5-ton Mech straight to the battlefield? 💥🦿 Join the Federation today and experience a strategic Sci-Fi shooter Guardians Frontline, our VR love letter to legendary games such as Starcraft and Halo, is finally here! 🛡️Campaign mode in single player, or up to 4 players in co-op 🛡️Fierce PvP battles for up to 8 Guardians 🛡️Tons of community-created maps 🛡️Rich level editor 🛡️Drive mechs, spaceships & more 🛡️Wield a huge range of weapons, from classics machine guns to more unique creations like the Energy Blade If you want to connect with us developers and other fellow Guardians, join our Discord today!
- Release date announcement! - 24 February 2023
We’re proud to announce that Guardians is now called Guardians Frontline and will launch on SteamVR on March 9! Join the battle and protect the federation, either alone or in squads with up to 4 players! 🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️ 🛡️ To everyone that has been part of the journey so far: Thanks a million for your support and contribution to help us improve the game. 🛡️ To new aspiring Guardians: Welcome to an experience that blends the action-packed gameplay of FPS shooters with elements from real-time strategy games! What’s been added & updated in the official version of Guardians Frontline: Upgraded visuals on all campaign levels New Spaceship (the main menu and lobby) Spaceship customizer New Guardian avatars Improved weapon impacts and sfx Improved unit and structures visuals New Fortress Asset pack for the Editor with over 60 new assets New Bright Base asset pack for the Editor with over 20 new…
- Update 0.14.3 - 6 February 2023
Hey everyone ! We uploaded a small update with mostly fixes and small improvements : New stuff: - Added a new feature to configure the inventory slot positions. - Added thumbnails to the community maps search section. - Added new setting to remove enemy health bars. - Added tooltip explaining how push to talk works. - Added tooltip explaining how the galaxy conquest works. - Added warning when pressing "back to ship" in a multiplayer session. - Improved the teleport snap area of the mech and dropship so it is easier to get inside. - We made it easier to manually remove the magazine from the weapon when grabbing the clip from the top. - Steam: Added fade to black when changing scenes - Steam: Changed reloading system for the Index so only trigger works when pulling the lever. Performance: - Improved the performance of enemy spawns in multiplayer games. Fixes: - Fixed doors with delay not…
- Update 14.1 live! - 14 January 2023
Hey @everyone ! Update 14.1 is now live! New stuff: - Improved wall (barricade): It works exactly like the old wall but now is taller and provides better cover! Image - Improved mineral extractor with a better model and textures Image - New community maps search section (replaces the All section). You can now search by map maker name or map name, filter game modes and sort by rating and modification date! - New setting to use the B button to select the multitool instead of the A button (default) - Improved the recoil and bullet tracers of the AK5 and AK2 - Added hud notifications to show which player revived/cured you - The gravity gun now can collect floating crystals - Replaced the creator column in the Map Editor UI for Status (Published, Unpublished) Performance improvements - Improved the performance of weapons and players - Improved the performance of the editor ui - Added paginat…
