Lil' Guardsman

Imagine you're a 12 year old, suddenly in charge of the guard shed at the castle gate, where you decide if elves, goblins and 100+ other characters should be admitted. It's a wonderful combination of deduction, narrative and puzzle games.

In this deduction adventure, you play as Lil - an unlikely 12-year-old hero - covering your dad's shift at the guard shed and are tasked with deciding the fate of over 100 unique characters.

You will question humans, elves, goblins, cyclopses, and other fantasy creatures using your powers of deduction to determine who to admit or deny based on how they respond to your questions and your trusty tools. Sending visitors to jail, inadvertently zapping them to smithereens, or letting them go on their merry way are all part of the job. But be careful: who you let through the castle gates will determine the kingdom's fate.

FEATURES:

  • Fantasy/Comedy Narrative: See the Sprawl and its fantastical & quirky citizens through a royal wedding to one of two kingdoms vying for an alliance, and a subsequent siege by whoever you've angered in the process. Your decisions can determine the fate of the city and its people!

  • Interrogation Puzzles: Interrogate 100+ fully voiced characters in just the right way to earn a perfect score.

  • Tools of the trade: Spend your hard earned gold wisely on powering up your guardsman toolkit, and strategically deploy these to admit or deny the right people or...goblins?

  • Rewind Time: Use your trusty Chronometer3000 to go back and get a higher score... but be careful not to break space and time in the process.

Available Achievements

Alliance Chosen: Marvagh
15 XP
Alliance Chosen: Petrard
15 XP
Battle Won - By Air
15 XP
Battle Won - By Land
15 XP
Battle Won - By Sea
15 XP

Lil' Guardsman Ratings & Reviews

RPG Fan

by Audra Bowling

90 / 100

Lil’ Guardsman is an entertainingly hilarious heartfelt adventure.

God is a Geek

by Lyle Carr

8.5 / 10

Lil' Guardsman is a truly wonderful comedy game, with Papers, Please style border guarding gameplay in a charming fantasy setting.

Softpedia

by Cosmin Vasile

9.5 / 10

Lil' Guardsman is a fun game that expertly combines story and gameplay. It’s built around a loveable central character who finds herself at the core of an interesting although familiar narrative. The deduction mechanics require players to pay attention, but the game also smartly gives them a rewind ability if they want to retcon some choices.

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Lil' Guardsman System Requirements

Minimum

Recommended

OS version

64-bit Windows 10, 11

OS version

64-bit Windows 10, 11

CPU

3.0 GHz Quad Core CPU

CPU

3.0 GHz Quad Core CPU

Memory

8 GB

Memory

16 GB

GPU

GeForce GTX 660 or Radeon RX 460

GPU

GeForce GTX 1080 Ti or Radeon RX Vega 64

DirectX

DirectX 11

DirectX

DirectX 12

Storage

4 GB

Storage

4 GB

Languages Supported

  • Audio: English

  • Text: English, Chinese (Simplified), German, Spanish (Latin America)

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