Vanguard Exiles
The Tea Division · 2025 · Card Battler, Auto Battler, PvP, Strategy, Competitive
PC
Very Positive83% · 60
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About Vanguard Exiles
Designed by the Creator of Magic: The Gathering
Vanguard Exiles is a competitive auto-battler card game designed by Richard Garfield (legendary game designer of Magic: The Gathering), bringing his signature philosophy of strategic depth, meaningful choices, and emergent gameplay into a fast-paced digital battleground.In your role as General, every match challenges you to outthink and outmanoeuvre your opponents whilst unpredictable zones reshape the battlefield, driving ongoing tactical adaptation.
Strategic Auto-Battling with Meaningful Decisions
Unlike traditional auto-battlers, Vanguard Exiles emphasizes player agency where victory is determined by how well you:- Discover card synergies/interactions within each unique Squad
- Evaluate card selection and deployment each round
- Unleash your Vanguard's potential through your choices
- Manage and leverage Zone effects in an evolving battlefield
- Anticipate your opponent’s strategies
- Re-evaluate your tactics throughout the game
Dynamic Battle Zones That Change Every Match
The battlefield is in a state of flux, as emerging zones introduce game-changing modifiers and obstacles. Players must continuously adapt their strategy as the environment evolves, a hallmark of Richard Garfield games. No two matches are the same; each game unfolds its own unique challenges that shape every strategic decision.
Competitive PvP, Built for Replayability
- Head-to-head PvP matches
- Strategy-driven outcomes
- High replay value through Faction and Unit variety
- Designed for players who enjoy thinking several moves ahead
Claim What Remains
The world has fallen. In the wake of a global cataclysm, survival has reshaped everything, including allegiances. Old enmities have faded, replaced by alliances forged out of necessity. Technology and magic now coexist in a dieselpunk landscape where domination is the only path forward.Across this shattered world, survivors band together into Squads, aiming to reclaim lost territory and carve out a future from the ruins. For this, it’s more than a matter of strength. A General is needed to lead their Squad, with the instincts and foresight to outthink every rival who stands in their way.That General is you.What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
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Players praise this autobattler for its fresh, strategic take on the genre that emphasizes positioning and mind games over simply hitting the perfect reroll, with live PvP combat creating dynamic shifts in fortune. The active development team frequently adds new units and modes, and players appreciate the satisfying tactical depth and replay value. The main concern is the relatively small current player base, though some feel the game still needs more variety and polish as it moves through early access.
Sophisticated is a great word to describe this game. As a big fan of autobattlers, I was stoked to see such a cool spin on the genre. But where as with many of these games I sort of just put my stuff down and part I am put against someone who doesn’t have a busted build, this one is a lot more focused on mind games and building around the strengths of you and your opponent. The PvP is live, so each combat phase could lead you to discover a new path to victory, and with an every changing map, those brief moments of defeat can turn into absolutely overwhelming victory in just a few turns. New units getting added frequently, new modes as well, so there’s always a reason to come back. While I don’t have as much time in this game as some of the die hards, I can confidently recommend this to fans of strategy and skill.2 found this helpful
One of the more interesting autobattlers I've played. The overall gameplay is much different from the typical Auto Chess clone; here, builds take a backseat to positioning, so you can't win by hitting reroll the exact right number of times. Only thing is the player base isn't too large right now, but hopefully as EA rolls along that'll improve.1 found this helpful
Awesome fresh new take on a competitive auto-battler. Devs are active and respond to feedback and issues. Old reviews with bugs and missing features have all been mostly addressed and/or fixed. Great replay-ability for a demo with tons of strategies and synergies to learn. If you're a fan of competitive game where you're always trying to stay one step ahead of your opponent and their strategies, this will definitely scratch that itch!
New to auto-battlers, but I thought I'd give the game a go. I was pleasently suprised, the combat was suprisingly satisfying once you get the hang of it and the pacing of each of rounds is works really well. I love that you can change the speed of the round playthroughs. I also like the selection of unit cards that you can purchase, per round. It really makes you think about the tatics you want to employ in the next round. It's a very easy game to get lost in and get's infinetly more challenging once you're in PVP mode and are trying to guess your opponents moves ahead of time. For anyone looking for a great little stratery/tatic game definetly give it a go.
Fun - needs a little more work, more variety, but it's pre-release, so I expect we'll see more later.
Great fun game. Lots of improvements sinse it first released the Demo. Devs are active and working on it. Look forward to seeing where this game goes.
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