GunSuit Guardians

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• Patch Notes·15 Apr 2026Official

  MASSIVE UPDATE (v0.43)

  GunSuit Guardians is back! Thanks for your patience and thanks to everyone who was posted words of encouragement. It's been a long time since the last update, and while I can't promise regular updates with any certain frequency, I can say this particular update is the biggest one to date. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43767748/88f831e1ee8a21b1821322fa829d57da0e9e8067.gif What's New? LockZone Mission LockZone is a new unlockable mission with a faster pace where combat is confined to a small arena. Instead of choosing upgrades as soon as you Level Up, your selections are only available at the end of each wave. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43767748/1716d639334c181f9f7bdacb82cb1052b10a28d9.png The original mission is now labelled 'Skywatch'. Bosses & Boss Redesign 2 new bosses have been introduced to 2nd and 3rd tier encounters. They both have new attacks, special attacks and new animations. The final boss now amalgamates all the attacks of earlier bosses. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43767748/1eca217e793305980f6f741247d01bb01978271e.gif In addition, boss behaviours were revamped: Bosses can now be put into a "Staggered" phase by dealing a lot of damage over a sustained period. When in this state they cannot attack or move, they take more damage and they drop EXP gems when hit. Bosses will enter a "Desperate" phase if you fail to defeat them before the standard wave timer has ended. In this phase the creature will attack with more aggression, but it can be staggered more easily. Boss waves now last until the boss is defeated, instead of the next wave rolling in even if the boss is still alive. These changes are designed to make the boss encounters more like intense showdowns that resolve quickly, rather than drawn-out stalemates for underlevelled players. They also reward powerful, aggressive play. Hero Rank System If you're looking for new ways to brag, look no further than the new Hero Rank system. Pilots who have unlocked everything in the shop now have the option to increase their Hero Rank, whic...
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• Announcements·9 Apr 2026Official

  BETA Available Now

  Consider this a soft launch for the update to make sure that a) nothing is horribly broken (I'm pretty sure it's not) and b) the changes I've made are not utterly terrible (you'll be the judges of that). How to access the Beta version: Right-click GunSuit Guardians in your Steam library and select Properties. Select Game Versions & Betas. Select the version labelled public_beta. Take a look and let me know what you think on Discord. ⚠ A word of caution ⚠ If you play the beta version, please do not switch back to the main release. It could result in unexpected problems, like some of your save data not being read correctly. Please remain on the beta version until it is properly published. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43767748/d440d6aeef7566024bdbb3dfa201ea9e78327538.png What's new in this release? It's a big one! 'LockZone' mode: a new game mode with a faster pace. Combat is confined to a small arena. Upgrade selections only occur once you have completed each wave. Boss overhaul: 2 new bosses and significant changes to the way bosses work in general, making them more exciting to fight, helping to avoid stalemates for mid-level players and rewarding powerful players. Hero Rank system: a new long-term reward system for players who have unlocked everything and want bragging rights on the leaderboards. New Weapons, Suit Buffs, Artifacts and Achievements. Many, many more bug fixes, quality-of-life improvements, balance changes and other tweaks. Matt
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• Patch Notes·23 Mar 2026Official

  Big Update Incoming

  Hello everyone. It's been a while.As you may already know, I have been unable to work on GunSuit Guardians for a long time due to family and work commitments. I regret the lack of updates since launching into Early Access and I really appreciate the kind words of encouragement that I've received from many of you in my absence. While I have no intention of abandoning the project altogether, it has been very difficult to find the time and energy to work on it at the end of a long day. That's an unfortunate reality of solo indie development as a parent that I had to learn the hard way.But, with that said, I have had time between freelance projects lately. I've made huge strides towards a new update... the biggest one yet, in fact.It will be ready for release very soon. 👀What's in the new update?'LockZone' mode: a new game mode with a faster pace. Combat is confined to a small arena. Upgrade selections only occur once you have completed each wave.Boss overhaul: 2 new bosses and significant changes to the way bosses work in general, making them more exciting to fight, helping to avoid stalemates for mid-level players and rewarding powerful players.Hero Rank system: a new long-term reward system for players who have unlocked everything and want bragging rights on the leaderboards.New Weapons, Suit Buffs, Artifacts and Achievements.Many, many more bug fixes, quality-of-life improvements, balance changes and other tweaks.I hope you enjoy this new update when it drops.I love GunSuit Guardians, I'm proud of it, and I fully intend to get it to Version 1.0.Thanks for your patience.Matt
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• Patch Notes·3 Oct 2025Official

  Patch 0.42.1

  Updated Unity Editor to resolve a critical security vulnerability.
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• Patch Notes·5 Dec 2024Official

  Bullet Heaven 2.0 Festival & Update News

  Hey folks, Just a quick update to mark the start of Bullet Heaven 2.0 Festival. GunSuit Guardians is on sale for the duration of this event. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43767748/06177a2eb6281f0f95b3f8bea2059218cddc2127.jpg My sincere apologies for the lack of updates lately, I've been focused on freelance work since last year to keep the bills paid. That work I signed up for is finished now and, while I still need to pursue more freelance jobs soon, I do have an update for GunSuit Guardians in the works. It will be the first to include a new game mode. Watch this space. Just wanted to let you all know that the game has not been abandoned, but my priorities have sadly had to shift. Such is the way of indie development. Thank you all for your patience and support along the way, I really appreciate it. Matt
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