Experience Endless Tactical Carnage in Guards II: Chaos in Hell

jasonnieva June 23, 2025

The full release of Guards II: Chaos in Hell is now available on Steam. As part of the launch, that game is being offered at 10% off for a limited period. It offers a mix of occult drama, pulp fantasy, and raw mechanical brilliance.

Guards II: Chaos in Hell is a turn-based tactics game where each decision echoes through fire. A good way to think about the game is if Plants vs. Zombies and Darkest Dungeon had an offspring that was then raised by demons. To celebrate the launch of the game, a new trailer has been released which can be viewed here.

For the full launch version, players can look forward to:

  • 80 levels across 5 biomes inspired by myths and legends from around the world.
  • 8 heroes, each with two stances, unique abilities, and powerful ultimates.
  • Branching upgrade trees for every hero.
  • A system of skills and magical items to boost strength.
  • 4 difficulty levels and the brutal Hell Mode for true tacticians.


Simple Mechanic

The game is built around a single and deceptively simple mechanic. That is, for each turn players can swap two heroes. However, behind this simple mechanic lies complex tactical depth. These include;

  • Hero Rearrangement: three heroes on the front line attack while the fourth in the back recovers health.
  • Ultimate Abilities: when a hero comes from the back line, they unleash a powerful ability to crush the enemy.
  • Tactical Combinations: select the squad and alternate attacks to exploit enemy weaknesses.


The Circles of Hell

The game has players go on an adventure across five cultural circles of Hell where they try to defeat demonic hordes. These are:

  • Egyptian Hell: Deserts filled with reanimated mummies, venomous scorpions, and snakes.
  • Japanese Hell: Malevolent yokai and other vengeful spirits thirsting for revenge.
  • Scandinavian Hell: A frozen wasteland where northern spirits and an army of dead warriors follow closely behind.
  • Slavic Forest: An enchanted thicket with animated tree stumps, leshys, and the infamous Baba Yaga, flying in her mortar.
  • Classic Hell: Where the approaches to the Devil’s throne are guarded by demons and fiends.


For those ready to fight the legions of demons and challenge the Devil himself, get Guards II: Chaos in Hell on Steam now.