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BOSSGARD

Sand Sailor Studio · Published by Sand Sailor Studio · Official site ↗

Mixed — 56% positive (256 reviews) · 25 achievements

Last updated 27 Sept 2026

WHO’S THE BOSS? It’s finally you! One big, bad, player-controlled Boss goes against a team of Vikings, each with special abilities. Enter BOSSGARD, a hectic 1v2, 1v3, up to 1v5 bossfight multiplayer game in which you get to crush your friends as THE BOSS.

ESRB e1 DLC available ↗Co-opPvPFull Controller Support

£16.99

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3 Sept 2026Lowest: £16.99 · Highest: £16.9929 Sept 2026

Action, Adventure, Indie, Casual · 2020 · More £15 - £30 games

Crush your friends or be crushed by them in BOSSGARD, an action-packed multiplayer adventure where you control the boss and face off against teams of Vikings with unique abilities. Released in 2020, this indie game offers chaotic 1v2 to 1v5 bossfights that test both skill and strategy.

About this game



WHO’S THE BOSS? Well, it’s finally you! So grab your friends and get ready for the craziest fights in our fast-paced asymmetrical multiplayer game. The meanest? The baddest? The silliest? Choose from a variety of unique bosses that are yours to command! Strike fear in your enemies as a mighty fortress or keep them on edge as an angry slice of bread, it all depends on how bossy you feel today!

Or perhaps you're more of a team player and slaying giants is your business. Say no more, we have you covered. Join a party of Vikings and take on the nastiest titans you've ever seen. Just make sure you help your buddies, healing, protecting, buffing them, releasing minions and laying down turrets when necessary!

  • Being the big bad guy feels great!
    A 1 v 5 asymmetrical multiplayer game, where we pit ONE BIG PLAYABLE BOSS against a colorful cast of cartoony Vikings

  • Supports up to 6 players!
    We hope you brought company because Bossgard is best played on a crowded couch or over noisy online multiplayer sessions!

  • Support for both online and local multiplayer
    Play in any combination you want! From local party set-ups to online matches with friends (or friends-to-be), Bossgard is best played with others!



  • Couch Versus Couch support
    You and your friends can play locally against or with online players!

  • Bot support
    No friends? No problem! Our bots are more than capable of giving you a hard time?
    Too hard? No worries, their difficulty can be scaled up or down!



  • Unique bosses with distinct mechanics
    Each Boss looks, plays and feels completely different. What would you rather be? A cyclopean slice of toast? Maybe a giant evil plunger?

  • Minions, traps, special powers
    The Boss can employ a large array of weapons and tricks against the Vikings. Nobody said this was going to be fair.

  • Party composition is key
    Healing powers, turrets, shields, buffs, each Viking has its own ability on top of which they can choose a Rage attack, basically forming a "class"

  • Team synergy
    The Vikings' abilities are designed to work together. Shield that healer long enough till the whole team is brought back for one last final assault against the Boss.



  • Vikings from all around the world
    These warriors hail not just from the North, but from everywhere else as well! Canadian, Jamaican, British and Japanese Vikings are just some of the warriors building up an already bright and colorful roster.

  • Keyboard & Mouse or Gamepad, it's up to you!
    We really want you to be able to play Bossgard in any way you want.

  • Travel to colorful, foreign lands...
    ...and make a beautiful mess! Sharks, streams of hot coffee and alien plasma cannons will stand between the Vikings and the Boss.
    Each arena comes with its own theme, soundtrack and Boss-controlled trap!

  • Streamer friendly!
    Are you a streamer? Great! Bossgard comes with built-in stream-specific mechanics! Let your followers join the battle, allowing them to deal damage, aid or even drop in minions to fight for whomever the audience dictates!

  • Community-driven design
    We have big dreams for Bossgard and that includes having you guys helping us shape future content! New Bosses, Vikings, Maps and Traps, our vision is that of turning the design process into an open, collective, community-focused one

  • No paid DLC, no microtransactions, no lootboxes
    By Thor, we'll keep Bossgard growing, but we won't ever hide new content behind paywalls.

  • Regular updates
    We love this project and we want to take it places, as soon as possible! New content such as Bosses, Vikings, Maps, Traps and even game modes are already on our production line.

  • It looks pretty
    The world of Bossgard is bright, varied and alive! We worked extra hard to deliver a colorful and polished experience!

    But enough chit-chat, what we ask is that you jump in, pick a character and...

System Requirements

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Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows 7/8/10
  • Processor: Intel Core2 Duo E8400, 3.0 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 940, 3.0 GHz
  • Memory: 3 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 550 Ti, 1 GB / Radeon R7 250, 1 GB
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 1 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS *: Windows 7/8/10
  • Processor: Intel i7 920 @ 2.7 GHz, AMD Phenom II 945 @ 3.0 GHz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 680, AMD Radeon R9-280X
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

Supported Languages

English*, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Portuguese - Brazil
*languages with full audio support

Latest news

  • Patch NotesOfficial

    October Patch - Network Update

    Hello fellow Vikings, we are happy to announce that the online multiplayer issue has been fixed! You should now be able to play with your friends once more! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32812278/9014ee9a89978cdaab670a56f715cee21d8babe3.png Patch notes: * Updated the multiplayer service, fixing the "unable to connect" error * Minor tweaks to some menus That's it, nothing too flashy, but all too important. Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention and thank you for your patience! Have fun in Valhalla!
    Read full article on Community Announcements (BOSSGARD Cristian)
  • AnnouncementsOfficial

    Server Maintenance

    Hey there you Vikings and Bosses! Some of you might have noticed issues when trying to connect to a friend's game. Recently our third party multiplayer service deployed an emergency update which we need to integrate. This will take at best a few days, but it may go up to a week. During this time you might be unable to connect to online multiplayer games. This applies to Switch and PS4 versions as well. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32812278/9014ee9a89978cdaab670a56f715cee21d8babe3.png However... you can still play online using Steam Remote Play, Parsec, or a remote desktop streaming service of your choosing. We apologize for the inconvenience and promise you that we are doing are best to patch Bossgard ASAP.
    Read full article on Community Announcements (The Sad Snail)
  • AnnouncementsOfficial

    60% Off Bossgard!

    Summer's here and the prices are melting. There's little to be said truly, only that it is THE time to get into Bossgard, since we're slashing our price by 60%! That's more than half off! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32812278/b41a2e38e15f93f5682c6b6d60f424fbadb9f412.png So if you and your buddies were waiting for an opportunity, this is it. Take it. It's here. Here's a breakdown of what you're getting for this massively mitigated price: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32812278/d48139fcdd8274a7f45058506b1282da40c15891.png A 5v1 multiplayer boss battler where heroic Vikings face off against ridiculous titans known as Bosses. The ability to play as the Boss and be the one to pound your friends and foes into the ground with an arsenal of epic powers. Playing as one of the Vikings and work together in a party of heroes, each with their own powers. Deploying turrets, commanding pets, raising the Undead and crushing your enemies with staggering mighty blows. Playing as a giant slice of toast, an oversized plunger, a long-legged Viking huntress or a century-old babushka necromancer. Online, local or couch vs couch multiplayer with your best friends in 2v1, 3v1, 4v1 and 5v1 matches. The ability to customize your Viking with sexy cosmetic gear to set your character apart from the rest. The power to go Viking against Viking and fight battles with even odds. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32812278/5153cdc96bbcf9954d9fdb40553ae6b6036589ba.png Not bad, right? Bossgard awaits! Make sure you join our Discord server here!
    Read full article on Community Announcements (The Sad Snail)
  • AnnouncementsOfficial

    Nominate Bossgard for the "Better with Friends" award!

    Hear ye, hear ye, the Steam Awards are yet again upon us! To that end we've set off to do battle for the most important title there is (in-our-honest-opinion) - the "Better with friends" award! There are plenty of games that you can enjoy by your lonesome, but for Bossgard multiplayer is where it's at! After all, there's nothing like crushing your friends with a giant slice of bread. And there's nothing like being the last man standing in your 5-man Viking team who miraculously revives everybody back into fighting condition, only to see the tide of battle turn to your favor. Glorious. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32812278/8b064a3bed835922b27956aa5fa4d1350abaffae.png That's what Bossgard is all about - great tales of even greater heroism! Heroes fighting against all odds, legendary gloating villains that take great pleasure in crushing the meek, that one godly sword slash landed in the nick of time which inevitably wins the match. Bossgard was designed for this. But hey, maybe Bossgard is a novel concept for you, so here's a breakdown: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32812278/1e206975d0fa48a9bb49a4e945601e1e02978a85.png Bossgard is a 5v1 multiplayer boss battler where heroic Vikings face off against ridiculous titans known as Bosses. Play the Boss and be the one to pound your friends and foes into the ground with an arsenal of epic powers. Play one of the Vikings and work together in a party of heroes, each with their own powers. Deploy turrets, command pets, raise the Undead and crush your enemies with staggering mighty blows. Play as a giant slice of toast, an oversized plunger, a long-legged Viking huntress or a century-old babushka necromancer. Play online, locally or both alongside your best friends in 2v1, 3v1, 4v1 and 5v1 matches. Customize your Viking with sexy cosmetic gear to set your character apart from the rest. Go Viking against Viking and fight a battle where the odds are even. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32812278/5153cdc96bbcf9954d9fdb40553ae6b6036589ba.png Bossgard is like a super ...
    Read full article on Community Announcements (The Sad Snail)
  • AnnouncementsOfficial

    Hel-O-Ween Sale! Get 20% off Bossgard!

    By Hel, it's that time of year again! Skeletons rising from their graves, pumpkins making fools of passers by and Edith enjoying every bit of this macabre foolishness, all while reading her favorite book - "The joys of resurrecting your relatives as undying walking corpses", by R.R. Mor'Teen. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32812278/e01aef57d6bc63b13820f91b32d5326624f0b928.png But I digress, you're here for the discount, aren't you? Perhaps you've been following us for a bit now, stalking, waiting for that pesky price to lower its guard. Mayhaps it's your first time hearing of Bossgard? Please, sit down as I tell you the story of Bossgard, a story of 10 Vikings who set off to defeat 6 ridiculously powerful and outright ridiculous monsters. It's a story of friends who gathered into parties of up to 5 players, where each player embodied a different Norse hero, with unique powers and abilities. It's a story of terrible titans, also controlled by the players themselves. But not any titans, no. I'm speaking of cyclopean toast, gargantuan plungers and murder robo-pigs. No-one has ever seen the likes of these monsters, for they exist solely in the realm of Bossgard. A tale of 2v1, 3v1, 4v1 and 5v1 battles, where heroes worked together to bring down the Boss using all manners of powers, pets, turrets and even Undead minions! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32812278/8ce6f6324ea1980c638986546e910813309eb1c2.png People asked questions! Questions like "Can I play this game online?", to which I would answer "Of course!". Some would say "But what if I don't have friends? Can I still play?", to which again I would reply "My dear fellow, of course, we have Bots ready to take you on!" There are those who would even wonder "Can I play the Boss?". "You sure can" I'd answer with haste. "Both the Vikings and the Bosses are player-controlled". It's also a story of bloodshed among brothers, terrible Viking vs Viking battles, where players would be split into 2 teams or better yet, each Viking for themsevles in Fre...
    Read full article on Community Announcements ([BOSSGARD] The Sad Snail)

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