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Watch trailer on Steam ↗8-Colors Star Guardians +
Andrea Demetrio · Published by Der Mondhase
Very Positive — 94% positive (86 reviews) · 22 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Alien monsters have invaded Earth! It's up to the Star Guardians, a dysfunctional group of heroines, to protect the planet and awkwardly save the day (yet again)! Fight evil with pixelated style, in this turn-based, choose-your-boss-path game made with just 8 colors!
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Indie, RPG · 2023 · More under £5 games
Join the misfit Star Guardians as they battle alien invaders in this unique indie RPG. With pixelated charm and a choice-your-boss-path system, defend Earth in 2023's fresh take on turn-based combat.
About this game
A heartfelt, ironic homage to the tokusatsu genre
Oh no! Evil alien monsters have attacked Earth (yet again)! But fret not, because the Star Guardians, an elite group of fighters led by the hot-blooded Rhea, is going to kick their backs back to outer space!Plan your path
Face eight gigantic galactic monsters, carefully choosing which ones to tackle first! Unlock skills by defeating the weakest ones and use them to best the heavy-hitters! And don't worry if you don't do it at the first attempt, your teammates will offer precious advice after every defeat!Meet your (dysfunctional) heroines!
The Star Guardians are a motley crew of girls and women at different stages of their lives, with their quirks, aspirations, crushes and little idiosyncrasies. Learn more about their relationships after beating (or being defeated) by a boss.Up for one more challenge?
Choose between a more relaxed Story Mode, with dialogues, hints and charming interactions, and a more brutal Arcade Mode, where you'll have to best all enemies in a set amount of turns. Can you beat them all before the timer runs out?Wait, there's more!
The Steam edition adds more content and quality-of-life improvements, compared to the original version:- Story Mode Chapter 2: One year after the end of Chapter 1, fight through a gauntlet of deadly ensembles of monsters, find the truth behind the mysterious White Guardian, and bring back peace to the planet once more!
- Unlockable costumes for all characters, obtained by clearing Story and Arcade mode
- Improved settings and user interface
- Full joypad and keyboard support. The game can still be played with a mouse in its entirety for additional accessibility.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Storage: 95 MB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
[Bug fix] Fixed Dawran Guardian costume for V'iri
V'iri's Dawran Guardian's costume had a visual bug that displayed a wrong frame during her attack and Emerald Saber animation. The bug has now been fixed and the costume displays the correct graphic.For the record, this was the faulty spritesheet:While this is the fixed oneThanks to Aris E. on Discord for reporting the bugRead full article on Community Announcements (Andrea Jens)Patch NotesOfficial
[Minor Fix] Fixed grammar/spelling in some in-game dialogue
A couple of spelling and grammar mistakes reported by a player have been fixed, mostly concerning the Evolobster fight in Chapter 2. Nothing has been touched, gameplay wise.Read full article on Community Announcements (Andrea Jens)AnnouncementsOfficial
GO! GO! GO! TURN BASED CARNIVAL!
The Guardians are back, ready to save the world for 40% of the usual price! Help these five disaster tokusatsu gals kick the alien menace back to space... or, if you already did, tell a friend about it! (Don't) make Crawbo cry! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44285949/1fa1584795ca18a3c4b12825ad9e184b027d2b81.gifRead full article on Community Announcements (Andrea Jens)AnnouncementsOfficial
GO! GO! GO! All the QoL you wanted, now in game!
After too much time, here you are a full quality-of-life update that will help you go through the game! The RETREAT button in Story Mode is now available from the first turn after losing against a boss and trying again. This does not apply to just one specific fight in Chapter 2. Arcade Mode Chapter 2 is not affected Unlock prompts for Chapter 2 Story mode, Arcade mode and Gallery, since many players actually missed those and stopped playing at the end of Chapter 1 Story CGs are now added to the Gallery, as they should have been since day 1. Minor grammar and spelling fixes. I hope you'll keep enjoying the game, it has been a fun ride so far! Star Guardians? LET'S RUMBLE!Read full article on Community Announcements (Andrea Jens)AnnouncementsOfficial
Steam Summer Sales - 8-Colors Star Guardians+ 40% off from 27/06!
8-Colors Star Guardians+ will have a 40% discount during the upcoming Steam Summer Sales! Also, Cybuster, the artist behind the original has drawn a new version of the game's key art (someowone is missing, if you finished the game, you know whom I'm referring to)! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44285949/ee5b78f52e65fa84e036818996df0a7bb5ad86bc.pngRead full article on Community Announcements (Andrea Jens)
