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Last Vanguard

Last Vanguard

Explore a stunning hand-crafted world ravaged by war and ruled by a evil tyrant. Face a wide variety of enemies as you customize your strategy, switch weapons, and unlock powerful abilities

Released May 15, 2025 Developer Cool Tapir Studios Platforms Windows MetroidvaniaSide ScrollerExplorationSouls-likeDungeon Crawler
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-05-19)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

83.8%positive99 reviews
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“The worst platforming I've ever played, absolutely unplayable”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“An average game with a lot of stupid mechanics. Mainly, this game is simply too difficult. Negatives: Contact damage - the person who invented it and the person who implemented it into a metroidvanias should be hanged by the balls. Contact damage is so stupid and tedious. If…”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

39achievements
18.2%median completion
4.1%rarest: Gold Medal
64.3% of players 26.6% of players 22.0% of players 22.0% of players 21.7% of players 21.7% of players 20.6% of players 20.5% of players 20.1% of players 20.0% of players 19.9% of players 19.1% of players 19.0% of players 18.9% of players 18.7% of players 18.7% of players 18.3% of players 18.3% of players 18.2% of players 18.2% of players 18.2% of players 17.9% of players 17.7% of players 17.6% of players 16.5% of players 16.5% of players 15.0% of players 14.8% of players 14.8% of players 13.8% of players 13.6% of players 12.7% of players 12.6% of players 12.3% of players 12.1% of players 10.9% of players 8.5% of players 7.5% of players 4.1% of players 64.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
64.3%The adventure begins! — Explore the world and defeat powerful bosses.
26.6%Erratic Machine — Defeat the Erratic Machine.
22.0%The Junker — Defeat The Junker.
Rarest badges of honor
4.1%Gold Medal — Finish the game on Challenging Mode.
7.5%Greedy — Collect 5,000 coins
8.5%100% Complete — Complete the game at 100%.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Aug 03, 2025
Update 1.0.42

Fixed an issue where Sentinel Furnace health was not displaying correctly. Added directional arrows to the fast travel drone for improved clarity. Fixed a visual glitch when using the special glasses

Jun 20, 2025
Update 1.0.4

Hi there! 🗺️ Added a feature that displays statuettes on the map once you've paid the cartographer, essential for those aiming for 100% completion ! missing statuettes you left behind! 💀 Reduced Tourn

Jun 04, 2025
Update 1.0.3

Hi! We've been working hard on improving the map, and in this patch we're introducing a rework based on your feedback. 🗺️ The world now feels much more interconnected, with visible links between each

May 23, 2025
Update 1.0.2

Hi there! We want to thank everyone who joined us during this first launch week and shared their constructive feedback with us! This update includes: ⚙️ General performance improvements for the game.

May 17, 2025
Update 1.0.12

Performance improvements for the final boss encounter.

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsMetroidvania · Side Scroller · Exploration · Souls-like · Dungeon Crawler · Difficult · Platformer · Action RPG · Action · 2D · Hand-drawn · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America
ControllerFull support
Achievements39
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i3 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 9800GTX 1 GB DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 3 GB available space