| Gal Guardians: Demon Purge | |
| Developer: | Inti Creates |
| Publisher: | Inti Creates |
| Director: | Kyo Kobayashi |
| Producer: | Takuya Aizu |
| Programmer: | Kazuto Kimishima |
| Artist: | Masanori Itō |
| Platforms: | |
| Genre: | Platformer |
| Modes: | Multiplayer, single-player |
Gal Guardians: Demon Purge is a 2023 platform video game developed and published by Inti Creates. It is a spinoff of Gal Gun.
A sequel, Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark, was announced in September 2024.[1]
Two characters from Gal Gun, Shinobu and Maya, become trapped in a castle similar to Castlevania. Players must guide them to freedom by traversing the castle. Gal Guardians: Demon Purge is a side-scrolling platform game. Shinobu is a ranged attacker, and Maya is a melee fighter. If one dies, players can continue playing by having the other reach her. The game is saved at checkpoints.[2] It supports cooperative multiplayer.[3]
The title was originally Grim Guardians: Demon Purge, but this was changed in March 2023 after a dispute over the trademarked term "Grimguard".[4] Inti Creates released it for Windows, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X/S, and Switch on February 23, 2023.[5]
Gal Guardians: Demon Purge received positive reviews on all platforms except for the PlayStation 5, which received mixed reviews.[6] Although Digitally Downloaded said it is not innovative, they said fans of the early Castlevania games would enjoy it,[2] an assessment echoed by Hardcore Gamer.[7] Nintendo Life called it "a solid, playable adventure" and said it is almost, but not quite, as good as .[8] Nintendo World Report praised its retro gameplay, though they said it can feel a bit repetitive by the end.[9]