- MASSIVE UPDATE (v0.43) - 15 April 2026
GunSuit Guardians is back! Thanks for your patience and thanks to everyone who was posted words of encouragement. It's been a long time since the last update, and while I can't promise regular updates with any certain frequency, I can say this particular update is the biggest one to date. What's New? LockZone Mission LockZone is a new unlockable mission with a faster pace where combat is confined to a small arena. Instead of choosing upgrades as soon as you Level Up, your selections are only available at the end of each wave. The original mission is now labelled 'Skywatch'. Bosses & Boss Redesign 2 new bosses have been introduced to 2nd and 3rd tier encounters. They both have new attacks, special attacks and new animations. The final boss now amalgamates all the attacks of earlier bosses. In addition, boss behaviours were revamped: Bosses can now be put into a "Staggered" phase by deali…
- BETA Available Now - 9 April 2026
Consider this a soft launch for the update to make sure that a) nothing is horribly broken (I'm pretty sure it's not) and b) the changes I've made are not utterly terrible (you'll be the judges of that). How to access the Beta version: Right-click GunSuit Guardians in your Steam library and select Properties. Select Game Versions & Betas. Select the version labelled public_beta. Take a look and let me know what you think on Discord. ⚠ A word of caution ⚠ If you play the beta version, please do not switch back to the main release. It could result in unexpected problems, like some of your save data not being read correctly. Please remain on the beta version until it is properly published. What's new in this release? It's a big one! 'LockZone' mode: a new game mode with a faster pace. Combat is confined to a small arena. Upgrade selections only occur once you have completed each wave. Boss…
- Big Update Incoming - 23 March 2026
Hello everyone. It's been a while.As you may already know, I have been unable to work on GunSuit Guardians for a long time due to family and work commitments. I regret the lack of updates since launching into Early Access and I really appreciate the kind words of encouragement that I've received from many of you in my absence. While I have no intention of abandoning the project altogether, it has been very difficult to find the time and energy to work on it at the end of a long day. That's an unfortunate reality of solo indie development as a parent that I had to learn the hard way.But, with that said, I have had time between freelance projects lately. I've made huge strides towards a new update... the biggest one yet, in fact.It will be ready for release very soon. 👀What's in the new update?'LockZone' mode: a new game mode with a faster pace. Combat is confined to a small arena. Upgra…
- Patch 0.42.1 - 3 October 2025
Updated Unity Editor to resolve a critical security vulnerability.
- Bullet Heaven 2.0 Festival & Update News - 5 December 2024
Hey folks, Just a quick update to mark the start of Bullet Heaven 2.0 Festival. GunSuit Guardians is on sale for the duration of this event. My sincere apologies for the lack of updates lately, I've been focused on freelance work since last year to keep the bills paid. That work I signed up for is finished now and, while I still need to pursue more freelance jobs soon, I do have an update for GunSuit Guardians in the works. It will be the first to include a new game mode. Watch this space. Just wanted to let you all know that the game has not been abandoned, but my priorities have sadly had to shift. Such is the way of indie development. Thank you all for your patience and support along the way, I really appreciate it. Matt
- Update 0.42.0 - 30 August 2023
ADDED Small "Boost Ready" text is displayed when Boost finishes recharging. CHANGED Improved performance of damage numbers. Added small border to Special Ability, Boost and Ammo HUD elements. Adjusted appearance of Boost gauge. Increased clear HUD space around player. FIXED Fixed Penetrator powerup not having any effect. Fixed cases where getting multiple Level Ups or Perks in quick succession would cause some of them to be skipped. Fixed fire damage causing too many sounds to play when triggered by Incendiary Bombs. Reduced chances of choppy audio when using Conflagration special ability.
- Update 0.41 - 24 August 2023
Hey folks, I'm back. First of all, sincere apologies for the long delay between updates. There were a few reasons for this long downtime. Firstly, I was committed to some freelance work earlier in the summer. I also personally experienced a bit of burnout having worked so hard and so long to get Early Access released and the several updates that followed that. And finally, this update is a pretty hefty one! Version 0.41.0 introduces 2 new GunSuits, 2 new Special Abilities, and 4 new Weapons, all of which have a new Achievement required to unlock them. There's also a change to the way lightning storms work: aliens inside them will regenerate health, but are guaranteed to drop an EXP gem. If you make some smart tactical decisions you can really ramp up the number of gems you accumulate. Finally, another new addition is the ability to view a breakdown of each of your weapons' stats such as…
- Patch 0.40.1 - 24 April 2023
FIXED Fixed damage numbers appearing when disabled in Options.
- Update 0.40 - 21 April 2023
The leaderboards have been reset again for this update. This is to add support for a new feature below. Hopefully resetting the leaderboards won't be a regular occurrance but it makes sense to get the big leaderboard changes out of the way early. Apologies for the disruption. The old leaderboards have been preserved here. Detailed Leaderboard Stats You can now hover over any leaderboard entry to view stats from that player's run. These stats include: their starting loadout, what upgrades they chose, what level they reached and what wave they got to. Are there any other stats you'd like to see? Let me know in the comments! Reroll You can now Reroll the upgrades when you Level Up. At first you need to spend Coins to reroll, and the price goes up every time you do it within a run. But you can also purchase Free Rerolls from the Upgrades meta-shop which grants you up to 5 rerolls per run. I…
- Update 0.39 - 14 April 2023
NOTE: This is the 2nd attempt to publish this update. A pretty nasty bug was discovered shortly after publishing it yesterday. Apologies if you saw the previous announcement and wondered where it went. 😅 Thanks to the folks on Discord who help track down the source of the bug! On with the original announcement... Some sneaky players found a way to endlessly farm points, but that strategy is no longer possible! The leaderboards have therefore been reset for this update. The old leaderboard has been preserved on Steam. Apologies to everyone who gained a nice score using conventional methods, but you are now all on a more even playing field. That top spot is up for grabs again! Change Log ADDED Power-Ups can now drop from Care Packages (there are currently 4 Power-Ups available). Magnet now pulls pickups even after they have left its radius. When EXP gems are left behind they are now gath…
- ✅ Steam Deck Verified! - 6 April 2023
GunSuit Guardians has just received its ✅ Verified rating from Valve, meaning you should have a smooth experience running the game on Steam Deck! Please let me know if you experience any issues and I'll do my best to fix them. The most recent patch has also just fixed a few problems with controller support too, so most input devices should now work automatically. It's all looking up for people with thumbs.
- Patch 0.38.1 - 6 April 2023
This is a small patch to fix problems that some players were experiencing when playing with controllers. ADDED Generic default button mappings for any unknown controllers. They may not correspond to the controls listed, but this should at least add rudimentary support for any controller that's not recognised. FIXED Fixed controller input not working when multiple devices were connected. If you continue to experience issues with controllers please let me know the following information: 1) What controller/device you're using 2) How many controllers you have connected 3) What operating system you are running on (Windows, Linux, Steam Deck, etc) 4) Any special Steam Controller settings you may have changed (if applicable)
- Update 0.38 - 4 April 2023
OK look, sometimes you play a bit of classic PS1 mech-combat game Armored Core, and you take a liking to their gigantically oversized reticle that fills the entire screen. And sometimes you decide that would be a great design for the crosshair in your own game. But sometimes, the players don't agree. So then you quickly patch the game to add an option to change the crosshair to your game and everyone's happy, right? 😇 Change Log ADDED Crosshair appearance settings in Options menu. CHANGED Hanzo suit: reduced speed and special cooldown bonus, increased knockback. Barricade ability: wall object is thinner, expires faster and recharges slower. Big Red Bubblehead aliens now drop more EXP. Alien bullets are now visible on top of player's bullets. Options menu is now divided up into tabs. Distant objects are now only despawned once per second (optimisation). FIXED Save data is now correctly…
- GunSuit Guardians - available NOW in Early Access! - 31 March 2023
Defend Earth from an immeasurable alien invasion in GunSuit Guardians, an action-roguelite twin-stick horde survival. Take to the skies in an advanced aerial combat suit, wield enormous weapons, and upgrade your gear to become an unstoppable force of destruction. GunSuit Guardians condenses arcade shooter combat with roguelike elements to create a deep, action-packed experience where each run provides a fresh challenge. It's time to shoot, fly and defend the sky! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2278830/GunSuit_Guardians/
- Early Access available NOW - 31 March 2023
GunSuit Guardians is now available in Early Access! This release comes with a hefty update since the demo version, which includes... Steam Achievements Unlock system 1 new GunSuit 1 new Special Ability 6 new Artifacts Loads of other new stuff! Full release notes are here. Watch the Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuVpd-Kk55E Available NOW! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2278830/GunSuit_Guardians/
- Update v0.37.0 - 31 March 2023
This is the full change log for version 0.37.0. You can now find a list of all changes in the game itself. Just click the version number on the title screen. ADDED Achievements! Unlock system! All GunSuits, specials, weapons and buffs now tie into the unlock system and you can unlock new items by earning achievements. 1 new unlockable GunSuit. 1 new unlockable Special Ability. 6 new Artifacts. New lifetime stats: medikits collected, specials used, aliens ignited. 'Info Hub' menu on title screen to reach all the various info screens. A different screen when you quit if you're not running the demo version. CHANGED Special Ability is now mapped to Left Trigger on controllers. Reduced reload duration of Heat Thrower from 7 to 5.5 seconds. Reduced HP bonus from Gurgling Beak artifact from 30 to 15. Increased Swollen Candle artifact's fire damage bonus from 1 to 2. When treasure boxes are dam…
- Early Access releases TOMORROW - 30 March 2023
It's almost ready... The demo phase is now coming to an end for GunSuit Guardians. I've been amazed by the number of people who played the demo so far; over 6000 of you downloaded it! But it's far from being over yet: the Early Access phase will launch on 31st March 2023. The Early Access build has now been approved by Valve. 🥳 It's a massive update which adds a full unlock system, achievements and a bunch of new items. I'm just making some finishing touches, squashing a few bugs and getting ready for the big day tomorrow. But I need your help! Now, I really need your assistance in getting this game in front of as many people as possible. Steam's mysterious algorithms like to promote games that have been "wishlisted" by lots of players. The more wishlists, the more the game is shown to new players, leading to a snowballing effect that can really help the game get lots of traffic when i…
- Patch 0.36.1 - 28 March 2023
Fixed crash if you acquire too many Artifacts.
- Update v0.36.0 - 15 March 2023
A lot of you asked for it so here it is... a dash ability! It's currently fully unlocked in the demo version, but this will eventually be an unlockable upgrade. ADDED Boost ability. Press right mouse button / shift / right trigger. Version change log screen. Click the version number on the title screen to get a full list of changes in every update. CHANGED 'Toggle Auto-Aim' is remapped to Tab key (Boost is now on Shift). Controls help now shows how to override Auto-Aim. Special Ability HUD is now floating above player to make it more visible (instead of being tucked away in the corner). Health bar below player now has a white outline. Changed icon for Golden Helices artifact. "Wave Complete" text now says "Wave Incoming". Remember to WISHLIST GunSuit Guardians and FOLLOW my developer page! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2278830/GunSuit_Guardians/
- Update 0.35.2 - 13 March 2023
Changed Warning arrow for boss' dash attack now takes its radius into account (therefore shows full extent of the danger zone). Reduced boss speed slightly. Leaking Snailshell artifact now kills a percentage of all active aliens instead of just one alien. Reduced max HP of green-shelled aliens seen in Wave 8. Upgrade prices are now hidden when at max level. Fixed Warning arrow for boss' dash attack now disappears correctly if the boss is killed while using its dash attack.
