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Lil' Guardsman

Fantasy deduction adventure about deciding who enters a kingdom

Hilltop Studios · Published by Versus Evil, tinyBuild · Released Jan 23, 2024

AdventureCasualIndie

Reviews
Very Positive
93% of 1,230
Recent reviews
Very Positive
93% of 16 in 30 days
Players
4
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Apr 15, 2024
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 660
8 GB RAM · 4 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 82/100 (critic reviews)

What is Lil' Guardsman?

This single-player, 2D point-and-click adventure follows twelve-year-old Lil as she covers her father's guard shift in a fantasy city. You question visitors and use tools to decide who enters, who is refused, and who goes to jail; your choices affect the city's fate. Gold powers your toolkit, while a time-rewinding device lets you retry encounters.

For you if...

  • +you prefer approachable puzzles over difficult problem-solving

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer action over dialogue-heavy adventures

What players say

93% of 1,230 reviews are positive · 93% of 16 in the last 30 days

Players praise the comic writing, voice acting, and fantasy characters. A recent reviewer finds the criteria for admitting visitors unclear, while an older critical review reports story outcomes that contradict earlier events.

Screenshots and trailer

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Lil' Guardsman system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 660, 8 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
64-bit Windows 10, 11
Processor
3.0 GHz Quad Core CPU
Graphics
GeForce GTX 660 or Radeon RX 460
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
64-bit Windows 10, 11
Processor
3.0 GHz Quad Core CPU
Graphics
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti or Radeon RX Vega 64
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12

Does Lil' Guardsman have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Lil' Guardsman run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
48
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: German, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America.

Does Lil' Guardsman use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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