Atomic Guardians

Atomic Guardians

Mosh Jason Games · February 12, 2021 · Action, Arcade, Shooter, Bullet Hell, Shoot 'Em Up

Buy Atomic Guardians from Steam at $4.99 — the cheapest of 1 store we compare.

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5 user reviews100% · 5
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$4.99
lowest tracked $2.49
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Where to buy Atomic Guardians — official stores

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Atomic Guardians price by region

Atomic Guardians costs $3.29 in Georgia (USD), €3.99 in Europe (EUR), £3.99 in the United Kingdom, $4.99 in the United States, CA$5.69 in Canada, NZ$6.29 in New Zealand, A$7.50 in Australia, R$10.89 in Brazil and zł17.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Atomic Guardians offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $3.29 $3.29 — 1
Europe (EUR) €3.99 €3.99 — 1
United Kingdom £3.99 £3.99 — 1
United Statesyour region $4.99 $4.99 — 1
Canada CA$5.69 CA$5.69 — 1
New Zealand NZ$6.29 NZ$6.29 — 1
Australia A$7.50 A$7.50 — 1
Brazil R$10.89 R$10.89 — 1
Poland zł17.99 zł17.99 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Atomic Guardians

ATOMIC GUARDIANS is a fully CO-OP arcade retro shoot 'em up, where one player flies the ship, and the other player mans the shields. Fight your way through a never ending horde of Brutal Bosses, Alien Monsters and Gigantic Asteroids as you rack up a new world-wide high score. Play with up to three friends, and see how long you can last!

Atomic Guardians — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player, Co-op, Split screen
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Atomic Guardians is a retro arcade shooter that players praise for its challenging, easy-to-learn-hard-to-master gameplay, solid boss design, and excellent couch co-op experience. The game delivers authentic arcade feel with varied enemy types and power-ups, though some players note the difficulty is punishing even on easier settings and wish for more control remapping options. Players consider it a worthwhile purchase for fans of classic bullet-hell shooters.

Recommended Feb 14, 2021
Anyone that enjoys retro games, couch CO-OP, and/or saving the galaxy will LOVE Atomic Guardians! Atomic Guardians has tons of different enemy types, power-ups, and even multiple different ways to play. The bosses are easy to recognize, and each come with their own set of challenges! The entire game can be played with friends which adds tons of replay value, whether you are on the couch, or using steam remote-play. From what I know, the developer created this awesome game for use on a custom arcade cabinet he built himself, and everything translates to gamepad/controller perfectly! I look forward to working on my skills, and climbing up the Leaderboard. Hope to see you there ;)
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Recommended Feb 21, 2021
Easy to learn but hard to master. This is the type of arcade shooter I've always enjoyed and this is should be a staple for any Steam library. Love blasting through hordes of enemy alien ships and fighting the different bosses that require different strategies for each. Will continue to play and will definitely be sharpening my skills to keep myself on the leaderboard! 10/10 would recommend
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Recommended Mar 28, 2021
Shoot me harder, daddy. If you're a glutton for punishment, even on the "easy" mode, then this game is for you. It's a bullet hell shooter, and you WILL die. A lot. Fortunately, there are 1-ups provided by space billboards with a cat that reminds me of Lord Nerm. This is a cheap buy with a really fun old-school arcade feel to it. I hope it catches on. My only complaint is I'd like to remap some of the keyboard controls. At least, I couldn't find the option to do that. Maybe it's there. I'll edit this if I do find them later.
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Recommended Jul 14, 2026
Fun and chaotic! Took me longer than I would like to admit to figure out how to beat the first boss, but after that I was able to make it onto the global leaderboards! Highly recommend if you're a fan of classic shoot'em ups!

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