
Blending deep board game strategy with auto-battling mastery, and designed by Richard Garfield (creator of Magic: The Gathering), lead your Squads over an ever-changing dieselpunk battlefield where no two games are ever the same. Think ahead, adapt fast, outwit your opponent and claim victory.
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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.
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
Your decisions matter, rewarding long-term planning and Squad mastery.
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.
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
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.
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Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 40 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
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Reviews
Nunca me habían gustado los auto-battler hasta que descubrí este.
Needs better art/graphics.
highly recommended
Very strategic game. Absolute blast in PvP multiplayer. Community runs tournaments every now and then in the Discord which are also great.
So far so fun, protip: read the glossary. It would be nice if you have the glossary when looking at squads. Slightly annoying switching between both.
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!
Richard's unique take on the Autobattler is not quite like anything else I've played, but the through-line in the exploration of algorithmic decks from Keyforge and Solforge Fusion is clear and it's great fun to get in on the ground floor and see the game grow and develop.
Low Playerbase makes it hard to recommend. But the first 2,5h vs BOTS was fun allready.
Garfield doesn't miss. This is a deep, fun game.
Très bon jeu ! Un mélange de deck building et de conquête de territoire assez prenant ! On voudrait même qu'une partie dure un peu plus longtemps ! En tout cas ça promet, hâte de voir comment le jeu va s'améliorer sur le long terme.
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