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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

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.

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Screenshots

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