Games Like Guardian Heroes
Quick Answer
The closest games to Guardian Heroes are Dragon's Crown, Streets of Rage 4, Fight'N Rage, Odin Sphere Leifthrasir and Castle Crashers. Below are 9 picks with the reason for each — what carries over from Guardian Heroes, and what does not.
What Made Guardian Heroes Work
Guardian Heroes is a Treasure beat-em-up with three lanes you switch between, a branching story with multiple endings, and a six-player versus mode. It is far more of an RPG than a brawler by the end, which is why nothing quite replaces it.
9 Games Like Guardian Heroes
1.Dragon's Crown
The closest modern game — brawling with real RPG depth and gorgeous art.
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Branching routes and multiple endings, made by people who studied this era.
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Fast 2D combat with the best hand-painted art in the genre.
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How These Picks Match Guardian Heroes
Guardian Heroes is catalogued here as a beat 'em up on the Sega Saturn. All nine picks share at least one of its genre tags — eight fighting games, five arcade games and three RPGs among them.
Three of the picks have their own list on this site, catalogued under the Sega Genesis (2) and the Nintendo Wii. Fight'N Rage is from a small or self-published studio. Castle Crashers and TMNT: Shredder's Revenge are the ones a child and an adult can play together.
| Game | Genre | Shares with Guardian Heroes | Where to play |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon's Crown | Fighting, RPG, Action | Fighting, RPG | — |
| Streets of Rage 4 | Fighting, Arcade, Action | Fighting, Arcade | — |
| Fight'N Rage | Fighting, Arcade, Indie | Fighting, Arcade | — |
| Odin Sphere Leifthrasir | Action, RPG, Fighting | Fighting, RPG | — |
| Castle Crashers | Fighting, Action, Family | Fighting | — |
| Gunstar Heroes | Shooter, Arcade, Action | Arcade | Sega Genesis (catalogued) |
| Comix Zone | Fighting, Action, Arcade | Fighting, Arcade | Sega Genesis (catalogued) |
| Muramasa: The Demon Blade | Action, Fighting, RPG | Fighting, RPG | Nintendo Wii (catalogued) |
| TMNT: Shredder's Revenge | Fighting, Arcade, Family | Fighting, Arcade | — |
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