Free-to-Play 2D Action Adventure 'Guardian Cry' is Now Available For PC

Solo indie developer BeamBrain has announced the release of Guardian Cry, a new free-to-play action adventure game inspired by the Super Nintendo Classics; available exclusively on PC.

Players can download the game today via BeamBrain's itch.io page.

About:

The Venox Empire has invaded the peaceful land of Ilethia. It burns the towns, and those it does not kill, it drives to the hinterlands or sends to its mines. It tears into the Earth, defiling the land for mineral resources, and in doing so, it releases a long-buried corruptive force: Miasma. Miasma infests the land and its creatures, driving them into a blind rage and making them attack everything in sight. Ilethia becomes a violent and perilous place, where imperial sword and enraged beast alike threaten all who live.

Not even Ilethia's four Guardian deities are immune to the maddening effects of the corruption. The steadfast Minotaur, the fierce Gryphon, the wise Phoenix, and the kind Unicorn, once guides and protectors to the people, withdraw into their temples and twist them into hostile, dangerous gauntlets. If they can be defeated in battle, the miasma can be purged from them, and they will lend their powers to the one who freed them from its influence.

And so, after selling your possessions to buy armor and stealing an imperial sword, you set out on a perilous journey. You must venture into the corrupted temples, where maddened beasts and diabolical puzzles bar your way to the Guardians you must free. Only with all of their combined abilities will you finally be strong enough to drive the Venox Empire from the land and save Ilethia.

Features 

• Exciting battle and puzzle-solving gameplay
• Bright, vivid 16-bit graphics
• Collectable Emblems that can be exchanged for health and weapon upgrades
• Autosave system
• Gamepad support and customizable controls
• Four Guardian dungeons with unique enemies, puzzles, and boss fights, plus a final dungeon
• A fully navigable open overworld where Guardian abilities open up new parts of the map
• Manual save system with multiple slots and time tracking for speedrunning

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A Note on Transparency: Although not affiliated with Netto's Game Room, the creator behind this project, BeamBrain, and I go all the way back to elementary school. While we’ve followed different paths, it’s a pleasure to cover a project from someone I’ve known since our early days of sitting around playing Super Nintendo. We previously reunited in 2024 to discuss Guardian Cry along with his previous titles, which can be read in full here.