Choose who gets in
Careful guests pay almost nothing. Reckless ones pay well. You pick the guest list, so every disaster later today is one you invited.
⚑ Beach safety notice — staff are the hazard
Play in 1–4 player co-op as the crew of the world's worst lifeguard station. The sea takes everything, the tourists fight rescue, and nobody is watching the water.
The more chaos, the more famous.
Join the Discord →The trailer
Full trailer coming. This is the game, unedited.
Gameplay only. Everything you will see is a mistake somebody made on purpose.
How a shift works
Ten to twenty minutes, one to four players, one beach that gets worse the better you do.
Run the beach
Plant umbrellas, set the flags, sell drinks, patch the gear, pull people out of the water. Four of you, one beach, no supervisor.
Watch it multiply
One problem is never one problem. A swimmer drifts out, the jetski runs dry fetching him, the wave that follows beaches the octopus.
Survive to sunset
A shift is 10–20 minutes. Keep enough tourists alive, the rating up, the equipment standing and the till full. Failing is allowed to be funny.
Notice 04 — liability Rescue is offered on a best-effort basis.
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Get launch alertsWhat is actually in it
Water that moves the world
Waves physically shove swimmers, loungers, boats and rubbish. Drift is real, so a rescue is a chase, not a button.
Tourists who resist rescue
They swim further out, they argue, they grab the wrong thing. Getting someone ashore is a fight with the person you are saving.
Four tools, shared badly
Buoy, jetski, extinguisher, medkit. Anyone can pick up anything, which is the problem and the whole joke.
The Viral Meter
Bystanders film everything. Fame rises on rescues and on humiliations alike — and fame is what brings tomorrow’s bigger crowd.
Breakable everything
Towers, carts, boats and the ice cream truck all take damage and stay broken for the rest of the shift.
Proximity voice
You hear your friend only when they are near. You will hear the mistake before you can see it.
Four roles. One beach. No supervision.
Tower operator
Binoculars and the flag line. Sees every incident first, reaches none of them.
Water rescuer
Rescue buoy and fins. Goes in after people who would rather not come out.
Jetski driver
The fastest way to reach a swimmer, and the fastest way to hit the pier.
Medic & tech
Medkit, extinguisher, repair kit. Restarts hearts and generators, occasionally in the wrong order.
Management
He was here first.
He is not a boss fight. He is a colleague who hates you, and he will be back on every beach you ever work.
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Questions people actually ask
How many players is Worst Lifeguards?
One to four, online. It is built for a group of friends on voice chat.
Is there single-player?
Not at launch. It is a game about blaming your friends, and playing alone would just be blaming yourself.
Is there split-screen or local co-op?
No. Online only. Proximity voice is core to the comedy and split-screen cannot carry it.
What does it cost?
$9.99 at release. No early access — it ships when it is a game.
When does it come out?
Not announced yet. Sign up and you will hear on the day it is.
Does it run on Steam Deck?
Windows first. Deck is on the list, not on the promise.
Is there controller support?
Yes.