---
title: "Charge Guardian"
subtitle: "Charge your ship! Save yourself! This wave-based combat survival is sure to show you the meaning of true power in this GameDev.js Jam 2024 \"Build It with Phaser\" entry."
date: 2024-06-04T12:31:00.000Z
category: game
url: https://phaser.io/news/2024/06/charge-guardian
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
copyright: © 2026 Phaser Studio Inc. All rights reserved.
---

# Charge Guardian

*Charge your ship! Save yourself! This wave-based combat survival is sure to show you the meaning of true power in this GameDev.js Jam 2024 "Build It with Phaser" entry.*

![image](gamedevjs-jam-2024.png)
![image](charge-guardian1.png)

Charge Guardian by Tresky and Dakrid was entered into the [GameDev.js Jam 2024](https://itch.io/jam/gamedevjs-2024) in the **Build it with Phaser** category.

Here is what the Phaser Studio team thought of it:

![image](charge-guardian2.png)

"​Beautiful pixel art and animations! Controls felt a little strange (enter to fire?!) but they were easy enough to grasp, and then it was all about the waves and zapping and zapping. Have to admit I didn't last very long, it's pretty unforgiving! But I tried and tried again because it was so nice to look at :)"

![image](charge-guardian3.png)

"Charge Guardian is a action based survival platformer game. Pixel art is indeed catchy on the eyes, animations and mechanics matches with the art style, our goal is clear. Protecting the ship, gaining more energy to fly away! You will enjoying dashing through the enemies!"

[Play Charge Guardian](https://treskydakrid.itch.io/charge-guardian)

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