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Lil' Guardsman

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.

Released Jan 23, 2024 Developer Hilltop Studios Publisher Versus Evil, tinyBuild Platforms Windows · Mac AdventureCasualPoint & ClickComedyIndie
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

95.0%positive971 reviews
Recommended · 10 found this helpful

“At first, I thought it would just be a simple “decide who gets into the castle” kind of game, but it quickly turned into something way more engaging. It is about a 12-year-old girl who has to take over her dad’s job as a castle guard, and every visitor you meet has their own…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
Recommended · 13 found this helpful

“I don't like this game. I'm the problem; the game is great. The voice acting is superb. When the singing arsonist appeared like a singing Disney princess, I died. It is not a point-and-click game that I expected, but a choice matter game in the style of Papers, Please. You're a…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Not recommended · 10 found this helpful

“I'm disappointed. But first, the most important part, options. There are music and sound sliders. Fullscreen mode can be turned off, so I can play in a window, and there are various resolutions to choose from. That makes it playable to me! It also remembers the position of the…”

— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 10:20 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

10playing at last check
2224-hour peak
352all-time peak
0 100 200 2024 2025 2026 166 avg · Jan 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

48achievements
16.9%median completion
2.2%rarest: Villain Speech: Blood on your hands!
70.3% of players 65.1% of players 61.8% of players 53.6% of players 46.6% of players 42.5% of players 41.8% of players 38.7% of players 37.3% of players 35.3% of players 32.3% of players 31.6% of players 30.8% of players 29.9% of players 28.8% of players 28.5% of players 26.3% of players 25.2% of players 24.1% of players 22.9% of players 20.8% of players 20.1% of players 19.8% of players 18.6% of players 16.9% of players 16.3% of players 14.9% of players 14.4% of players 14.3% of players 14.1% of players 13.6% of players 13.4% of players 13.4% of players 13.3% of players 13.3% of players 13.3% of players 11.2% of players 11.0% of players 10.5% of players 10.3% of players 8.1% of players 7.9% of players 7.6% of players 7.3% of players 6.5% of players 5.0% of players 3.2% of players 2.2% of players 70.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
70.3%The Envoys Arrive — Completed Level 2
65.1%Oh my god, you killed Lil! You... — Hidden achievement
61.8%Let's Play GoblinBall — Completed Level 3
Rarest badges of honor
2.2%Villain Speech: Blood on your hands! — Hidden achievement
3.2%Villian Speech: Economics: 101! — Hidden achievement
5.0%Dream Petrardian Wedding — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.50 EUR
UK16.75 GBP
Australia29.50 AUD
Canada25.99 CAD
Japan2,300 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China76.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$11 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$22

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Nov 27, 2024
Nominate Lil Guardsman for Story-Rich at the Steam Awards 2024!

It's that time of the year, Guardsman! The Steam Awards are coming and we would love your support in nominating Lil Guardsman as your choice for the 'Outstanding Story-Rich Game' Award this year! Your

Nov 26, 2024
Best Debut nomination at the Indie Games Awards!

Lil’ Guardsman has been nominated for Best Debut Game at the prestigious Indie Games Awards! This is a huge honor for our studio and a testament to the incredible passion and creativity of the Lil’ Gu

Nov 18, 2024
Lil' Guardsman Wins Best Performance at IndieCade Festival Awards!

We are beyond honoured and thrilled to announce that Lil' Guardsman has won the Best Performance award at the IndieCade Festival! 🏆 This recognition means the world to us, especially as our game is fu

Oct 17, 2024
Nominated in the IndieCade Awards for Performance Spotlight!

We are absolutely thrilled to share that Lil Guardsman has been nominated in the IndieCade Festival Awards for the Performance Spotlight category! The Awards ceremony will be streamed on Steam's front

May 08, 2024
25% off until May 22!

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie
Player tagsAdventure · Casual · Point & Click · Comedy · Indie · 2D · Puzzle · Female Protagonist · Family Friendly · Singleplayer · Political · Story Rich (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Custom Volume Controls · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Stereo Sound
LanguagesEnglish * , German, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America *
ControllerFull support
Achievements48
Estimated owners20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

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