IMAE Guardian Girl

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IMAE Guardian Girl is a single player casual role playing game. It was developed by Wondersquad and was released on July 23, 2023. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

"Guardian Girl: The Moon Garden" is a survival roguelite RPG with masterful mechanics and excellent graphics, where you play as a girl who lives forever but loses her memories each night. The game features lots of grinding, but is disturbed by ads. As you survive and progress, uncover the mysteries of the Moon Garden and your own existence in this unique and challenging experience.

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77%

Audience ScoreBased on 515 reviews

gameplay22 positive mentions

monetization45 negative mentions

The game features beautiful graphics and art style, making it visually appealing.
Gameplay is engaging and fun, with a unique take on the bullet hell genre.
The game offers a variety of quests and rewards, keeping players interested.

The energy system is frustrating, limiting playtime to only a few runs before needing to wait for recharge.
Progression feels slow and grindy, making it difficult to advance without spending money.
The game suffers from issues like forced ads and confusing mechanics, detracting from the overall experience.

monetization
49 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
2%
6%
92%
The monetization strategy of the game has drawn significant criticism, with many players expressing frustration over the introduction of forced ads after recent updates, which disrupt gameplay and limit enjoyment. While some users appreciate the absence of intrusive ads initially, the shift to mandatory advertisements and a subscription model to remove them has been labeled as predatory and a cash grab. Additionally, the presence of microtransactions and a lack of one-time payment options further detracts from the overall experience, leading to a negative perception of the game's monetization practices.
- “In-app purchases seem pretty optional so far, but quite pricey.”
- “I am also not a fan of $12 a month just to remove ads.”
- “You get double the ads all the time now in this game.”
- “It was a decent game until mandatory ads came along.”
gameplay
44 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
43%
7%
The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with many players appreciating its unique mechanics, solid controls, and engaging art style. However, several users noted issues such as a lack of depth, poor tutorial guidance, and frustrating energy mechanics that hinder progression. While some find the game entertaining and addictive, others criticize its reliance on monetization and ads, suggesting that it detracts from the overall experience.
- “Relaxing music, fun gameplay, not heavily influenced by micro-transactions (that I've seen so far), and a remarkably intriguing storyline.”
- “The voice acting, sound design, and gameplay mechanics as well as visuals are all top tier.”
- “Very nice artwork, solid gameplay, and nice music.”
- “It's a cute survivors-like with some unique ideas, but lacks gameplay polish.”
- “But gameplay feels bare and lacking in depth, especially when compared to other auto-battlers.”
- “So to simplify, the game is overcomplicated in its reward and monetization, and minimized in content and gameplay depth.”
graphics
25 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
72%
16%
12%
The graphics of the game have received widespread praise for their charming art style, solid visuals, and overall aesthetic appeal, contributing to an engaging atmosphere. Many players appreciate the attention to detail in the graphics and effects, although some have noted occasional glitches and performance issues. Overall, the combination of appealing visuals and immersive sound design enhances the gameplay experience, making it a standout feature of the game.
- “The aesthetics, atmosphere, and music are done right.”
- “Amazing game with excellent graphics and story.”
- “Very good time-killing game, graphics are nice and arts are amazing, the gameplay is entertaining and thrilling for time-consuming.”
- “The game's graphics keep glitching out, mainly ground textures.”
- “Uninstall for me: the energy system sucks. 30 energy for one round, only got to play 3 rounds before I ran out, so it's pointless. I didn't even have enough rounds to learn what the skills were, so I could pick better ones for the next round. Skill failure on top of that just horrible all the way around on gameplay. Graphics and stuff are nice and it plays with little to no lag for me, but I wouldn't waste any time on this one.”
- “Controls were solid, graphics are way below what I anticipated.”
grinding
20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players generally find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessively tedious and frustrating, with many noting that the high costs for progression and limited resources hinder continuous play. The energy system, which restricts gameplay time, adds to the annoyance, making it difficult to enjoy the game without feeling overwhelmed by the grind. While some appreciate the lack of intrusive ads, the overall sentiment is that the game requires too much grinding for minimal rewards, detracting from the overall experience.
- “For beginners, the grinding is slow, the summon is very expensive considering the little rewards we get from the quest.”
- “It is too grindy for a horde shooter game, there's a stamina limit on how much you can play as well (30 stamina per run, but only 1 stamina regen per 10 minutes), there's also a lack of clear guide on what feature does what.”
- “Fun survivors game, but progress comes at a snail's pace and needs a typical mobile game's immensity of grinding.”
story
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
39%
23%
The game's story has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it intriguing and well-designed, while others describe it as lackluster and convoluted. Although the visuals and music are praised, the energy system limits gameplay, making it difficult to engage with the story consistently. Additionally, the integration of a battle pass for story-related skins has frustrated some users, detracting from the overall experience.
- “Relaxing music, fun gameplay, not heavily influenced by micro-transactions (that I've seen so far), and a remarkably intriguing storyline.”
- “Amazing game with excellent graphics and story.”
- “Very good game, the storyline is great; the design, visuals, and sound are all above the average for games like this I've played.”
- “The storyline is meh.”
- “This game has some beautiful art, but the biggest problem is that you have 100 points of energy to play, and you spend 30 points every time you play. This means you can only play the main story three times, and the energy takes a long time to replenish.”
- “In reality, they just put a battle pass after the quest, and if you want the skin from the 'later story,' you need to pay for it in the battle pass.”
music
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
77%
8%
15%
The music in the game is widely praised for its atmospheric and relaxing qualities, enhancing the overall aesthetic and gameplay experience. Many players find the tracks to be beautiful and satisfying, contributing to a stress-relieving environment that complements the fun and engaging gameplay. Overall, the music is considered one of the standout features of the game, with players expressing a strong appreciation for its quality.
- “The aesthetics, atmosphere, and music are done right.”
- “The music of this game is amazing; I think it's one of the best I have played.”
- “Great stress reliever, and the music is really beautiful.”
- “As for the music and sounds of the game, I can't get enough of the atmospheric tracks.”
- “Controls were solid, graphics are way better than I anticipated, but the ambient music took me 20 minutes in-game and felt like 5.”
stability
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is a significant issue, with frequent freezes, crashes, and glitches that disrupt gameplay, particularly in the flourish section and during menu navigation. While the overall experience is enjoyable, these technical problems, including overlapping images and UI bugs, detract from the overall enjoyment and can lead to frustrating interruptions.
- “Spending $$$ is futile, as spending the premium currency is often impossible, complete with freezes and crashes.”
- “It's a pretty good game, it's quite enjoyable but tapping the menu and others just to claim or look for something it freezes for at least 5-10 seconds always which is annoying.”
- “A nice game but way too buggy; I keep experiencing screen glitches and after I finish a run the game freezes and I end up restarting the game itself, then the run does not get recorded.”
atmosphere
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's atmosphere is highly praised, with users highlighting its pleasing aesthetics, immersive sound design, and captivating music that enhances the overall experience.
- “Really good, atmospherically pleasing game.”
- “The aesthetics, atmosphere, and music are done right.”
- “As for the music and sounds of the game, I can't get enough of the atmospheric tracks.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
100%
Users report significant performance issues, including lag even on high-end devices like the Snapdragon 865, indicating a lack of optimization. While some improvements have been noted, forced ads and damage text are cited as factors negatively impacting game performance and screen readability.
- “Everything is getting better and improved, except for forced ads and performance problems.”
- “Damage text really impacts game performance and screen readability.”
- “There is huge lag even on the SD865 SOC, indicating a lack of optimization.”
- “Everything is getting better and improved except for forced ads and performance problems.”
- “The damage text really impacts game performance and screen readability.”
- “There's huge lag even on the SD865 SOC; there's zero optimization.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Users find the humor in the game lacking, particularly criticizing the frustrating enemy spawn mechanics that detract from the experience, making it feel absurd rather than amusing.
- “The humor in this game falls flat; it feels forced and often misses the mark.”
- “I expected some clever jokes, but instead, I got tired clichés that just aren't funny.”
- “The attempts at humor are so over-the-top that they become cringeworthy rather than entertaining.”

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IMAE Guardian Girl is a casual role playing game.

IMAE Guardian Girl is available on Phone, iPad, iPhone, Tablet and others.

On average players spend around 3 hours playing IMAE Guardian Girl.

IMAE Guardian Girl was released on July 23, 2023.

IMAE Guardian Girl was developed by Wondersquad.

IMAE Guardian Girl has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its gameplay but disliked it for its monetization.

IMAE Guardian Girl is a single player game.

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