Launch from an AI-controlled carrier, lead squadrons of fighters and drones, and fight through cinematic air and naval battles in a near-future war against autonomous enemy fleets.

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Planned Release Date: Q4 2026

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About This Game

THE GUARDIANS is a cinematic carrier-based air combat game set in a near-future war where humanity’s most advanced fleet has become its last line of defense.

You are a naval pilot aboard the Aegis Carrier Fleet, an experimental strike group powered by IRRA — the Integrated Reconnaissance and Response AI. Built to coordinate aircraft, sensors, weapons, launches, recoveries, refueling, and battlefield data faster than any human command crew, IRRA was meant to redefine naval warfare.

Now the system is being tested under impossible conditions.

Launch from the carrier, lead fighters, bombers, and drones into contested airspace, and carry out high-risk missions against autonomous war machines, hostile aircraft, fortified coastlines, enemy fleets, and drone swarms that adapt with every engagement. Strike enemy bases, defend the fleet, intercept incoming threats, and return to the carrier before your aircraft, weapons, or squadron are pushed past their limits.

IRRA can process the battlefield, but it cannot replace the pilot. You are the human variable inside the machine: the one who decides when to trust the AI, when to override it, when to press the attack, and when to bring your squadron home.

Across storm-lashed seas, burning coastlines, and isolated battlezones cut off from command, every sortie shapes the fight for control of the oceans. Every launch carries risk. Every landing matters. Every victory brings the Aegis Carrier Fleet one step closer to breaking the machine uprising.

Key Features

  • Carrier-Based Air Combat — Launch, fight, return, rearm, and redeploy from the Aegis Carrier Fleet.

  • AI-Assisted Fleet Warfare — Work alongside IRRA as it manages carrier operations, battlefield data, and squadron support.

  • Squadron Command — Lead fighters, bombers, and drones through air-to-air and air-to-ground missions.

  • Large-Scale Battlezones — Fight across open ocean, fortified coastlines, enemy ports, airbases, and fleet defense operations.

  • Autonomous Enemy Forces — Face drone swarms, hostile aircraft, automated defenses, and machine-controlled warships.

  • Cinematic Military Sci-Fi — Experience high-speed aerial combat, radio chatter, missile locks, carrier operations, and escalating naval warfare.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

First person shooter type violence like call of duty.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10
    • Processor: Core i7-6700 or Ryzen 5 1600
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 6GB or Radeon RX 580 8GB
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 50 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10
    • Processor: Core i7-12700 or Ryzen 7 7800X3D
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER or Radeon RX 5700 XT or Arc A770
    • DirectX: Version 12
    • Storage: 50 GB available space
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