5-cost recruit · protection
Dawnwarden
A priestess who becomes an angel. At 3 stars, Daybreak can return up to twelve fallen soldiers across nearby squads. Keep her safe through the prayer.
Explore her abilities ↗
Blackwake Rising Explore the update ↓
One valley.
A cooperative army defense game
One valley.
Four banners.
Hold the line.
Raise an army, fortify your garrisons, and stand with up to three friends against orc columns, airborne invasions and the horrors of the Blackwake.
Windows PC · v0.1.20
THE LAST MOUNTAIN GATE Captured in game
1–4Online commanders
25Waves to withstand
25Distinct squad types
OneGate to defend together
New in the vale
Blackwake Rising.
New allies to build around. New threats to break your line. The latest update brings two legendary recruits and a cosmic invasion that changes the closing battles.
5-cost recruit · frontline
Ironbound
Hold your ground with a heavy bruiser. His deliberate Kingbreaker slam tears into the enemy formation and shreds armor for the troops beside him.
Explore his abilities ↗
Late-campaign invasion
Something is waking.
Ashland fissures spread. Parasite meteors fall. Familiar enemies return twisted by black ooze, followed by mutated bosses and the Thing Beyond.
Read the full update ↗01 / The defense of the vale
Build the army.
Make the stand.
Separate armies. A shared defense. Every War Council gives you room to prepare. Every assault puts those choices to the test.
Gather your guard
Recruit from the shop, grow your commander, and combine three matching squads to raise their rank.
Find your formation
Plant your war flag and position your army. Bring different squad types together to activate local trait bonuses.
Hold more than one front
Build and upgrade forward garrisons. Keep troops in reserve for siege columns, flanking flyers and transports landing behind your line.
THE CHANGING BATTLEFIELDCurrent in-game map
Five legendary recruits
Build around your breakthrough.
Arcane siege, living ironwood, a gathering storm, an armored breaker or an angelic protector. Each gives your late-game army a different way to hold.
02 / Know your army
The squad field guide.
Find the right answer to the next wave. Explore each squad’s role, traits, targets, and signature ability.
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No squads match this formation.
Try another name, trait, or ability, or clear your filters.
Reading the field guide
Cost is the base 1-star shop price. Stars show a squad’s rank, separate from its cost tier. Three matching squads of the same rank combine into the next rank, up to 3 stars.
Traits reward variety. Different nearby squad types count toward local formation bonuses, including allied commanders’ troops. Repeated copies do not add extra trait counts.
Targets depend on the attack. A squad that can hit air may still have a ground-only ability. Open its details for the full targeting rules and rank stats.
The guide follows the current game build.
03 / Dispatches from the gate
Patch notes.
What changed, what’s new, and which build to bring to your next council.
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Your watch begins here
Gather your
four banners.
Play on your own or host a council for friends. Your armies share one goal: keep the mountain gate standing.
CURRENT BUILD · v0.1.20PC
Download for Windows
- Extract the entire ZIP file.
- Open Valeguard.exe.
- Host a War Council, or join with a friend’s code.
All commanders in a council should use the same version.
Download file details
- File
- SHA-256
Previous Mac playtest · v0.1.19
The new v0.1.20 release is available for Windows. The Mac download below is still v0.1.19 and cannot join v0.1.20 games.
macOS · Previous v0.1.19For Windows–Mac co-op, everyone must use v0.1.19. Get the matching older Windows build.
Opening the Mac playtest
Extract the ZIP and open Valeguard.app. This build is not notarized by Apple. If macOS blocks it, use System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway for this app. Apple’s instructions.