Underplayed Gems

Fight Life: Vanguard (2026)

Fight Life: Vanguard cover
Developer
StartImpulse, Two Cakes Studio
Publisher
Two Cakes Studio
Platforms
Windows
Genres
RPG, Strategy
Rating
3.7 of 5, 159 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 6.1 hours
Where to get it
Steam

More by StartImpulse

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More games like thisWatch the trailer

or watch the trailer on YouTube

How it feels

You lead a squad of adventurers through a war-torn fantasy world with a slow, story-focused, tactical feel.

tacticalstory-drivenheroicdark fantasystrategicatmosphericdeliberate

What players say

Players compare it to a lighter, cheaper Battle Brothers. The campaign is linear and short, around 8 hours, with low replay value. A core mechanic where defeated enemies are replaced in the turn order frustrates some players, and healing items are scarce.

Screenshots

Fight Life: Vanguard screenshot 1Fight Life: Vanguard screenshot 2Fight Life: Vanguard screenshot 3Fight Life: Vanguard screenshot 4Fight Life: Vanguard screenshot 5Fight Life: Vanguard screenshot 6

More games like this

More by StartImpulse

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.