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Guard Duty

Sick Chicken Studios · 2019

Guard Duty

Point-and-clickPuzzleAdventureIGDB 79Steam 91%

Session Respect Score

AI estimate · 0/5 votes
0.0/ 10

"Comedy adventure puzzle game spanning two time periods."

Best session: 30-45 minutes

Minimum session

20 min

Pausability

At save points

Resume friendliness

Easy to resume

FOMO pressure

Zero FOMO

Focus required

Moderate

Session structure

Story chapters

Perfect for one-sitting play; just 74 minutes total runtime.

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About

Guard Duty is a comedy adventure about love, loss and the end of the world. Experience an unforgettable story spanning across two radically different time periods.

Single playerSide viewFantasyScience fictionComedy

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Context Tags

No sound needed? One-handed? Good for commutes? Players vote.

🔇No sound OK
🤚One-handed
🎵Background game
🚇Commute friendly
✈️Plane friendly
💤Suspend & resume
Quick to boot
☁️Cloud save
👶Kid can watch
🛋️Couch co-op
🎤No voice chat needed
🌙Solo after bedtime
🎙️Podcast game
🧘Zen mode
🥱Brain off
🔁Satisfying grind
🧒Kid co-op

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Platform Notes

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Guard Duty — Session FAQ

How long does a session of Guard Duty take?
The minimum meaningful session for Guard Duty is approximately 20 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
Can you pause Guard Duty?
Guard Duty uses save points or manual saves. You'll need to reach a checkpoint before exiting to avoid losing progress — factor this into your session planning.
Does Guard Duty pressure you to keep playing?
Guard Duty has no FOMO mechanics — no timed events, live content, or narrative cliffhangers. You can stop whenever you want without feeling like you're missing out.
What is Guard Duty's Session Respect Score?
Guard Duty has a Session Respect Score of 8.1/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.

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