El Hijo - A Wild West Tale

Nonviolent stealth puzzles about a boy searching for his mother

Honig Studios, Quantumfrog · Published by THQ Nordic Mobile · Released Dec 3, 2020

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 72% of 107
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Oct 2, 2025
Minimum PC: HD 5830; 8 GB RAM · 3.4 GB disk; Full requirements

What is El Hijo - A Wild West Tale?

This third-person stealth adventure follows a six-year-old searching for his mother in the Wild West. Across monastery, desert, and frontier-town levels, you hide in shadows, distract adults with toys, and solve environmental puzzles instead of fighting.

For you if...

+you prefer approachable stealth with a family-friendly tone

Not for you if...

−you want complex stealth systems and many tactical options
−you prefer direct combat to sneaking past enemies

What players say

72% of 107 reviews are positive

Players praise the art direction, music, and Western atmosphere. The most common complaints concern finicky movement and aiming, while some players find the stealth puzzles repetitive.

Screenshots and trailer

El Hijo - A Wild West Tale system requirements

Minimum: HD 5830, 8 GB RAM, 3.4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Dual Core CPU - 2.6ghz
Graphics: GeForce 560 or higher, AMD Radeon HD 5830 or higher
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 3500 MB available space

Does El Hijo - A Wild West Tale have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does El Hijo - A Wild West Tale run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 22
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese.

Does El Hijo - A Wild West Tale 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