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.
| App ID | 1924360 |
|---|---|
| App type | Game |
| Developer | Hilltop Studios |
| Publisher | Versus Evil, tinyBuild |
| Release date | 23 January 2024 |
| Release state | released |
| Controller support | full |
| Localized names | schinese 小小卫兵 (Lil' Guardsman) |
| Store page | store.steampowered.com/app/1924360 |
| Last store refresh | 4 hours ago |
| # | Executable | Arguments | OS | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | LilGuardsman.exe | windows | ||
| 1 | LilGuardsman.app | macos |
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| 12 September 2026 05:48 UTC | $19.99 | $19.99 |
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| Branch | Build ID | Description | Updated | Password |
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| public | 14059021 | 15 April 2024 17:09 UTC |
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| 1924361 | windows · 64 | 1.02 GB | 840.08 MB | 2610476175937444717 | ||
| 1924362 | macos | 1.02 GB | 842.07 MB | 8227352645914963362 |
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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 support and vote mean the world to us!! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43911356/c864616c413e16d9d73fbf85dc6ec91017b6fb0f.png
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43911356/96aab17700e4b1cc349dd4de82a6fbee9291ea26.jpg 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’ Guardsman team! Stay tuned on December 19th as we head into the awards, keep your fingers crossed and catch the ceremony at the IndieGameAwards.gg!!
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43911356/618ce1e50a222a4fd12964faf1e0506202cd1e4d.png 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 fully voiced—which our team at Hilltop poured our hearts into to bring its characters to life. All thanks to our talented voice cast and incredible team! A huge thank you to IndieCade, and to all our players and supporters who have cheered us on! If you haven’t played Lil' Guardsman yet, now’s the perfect time to see (and hear
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43911356/d7da0a339c51fe3b7ab006c52bca43f88b0ed061.jpg 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 page on November 9th, so make sure to tune in!
Lil Guardsman is a DAILY DEAL on Steam right now, until May 22nd! Grab our critically acclaimed indie today and don't forget to write a review
Hey Guards, We are excited to share that Lil Guardsman will be participating in the LudoNarraCon event starting Thursday May 9th with a developer livestream! Join us with the writers of Lil' Guardsman play through a level and unpack the inspiration for the game's story, characters, and puzzles. Hear about LG's classic adventure game inspirations; how they riffed on (and diverged from) Lucas Pope's classic game Papers, Please; and some of the comedy and cartoon references that bring the game to life. We'll also be live on our tinyBuild Twitch channel on Wednesday May 8th at 1pm PDT / 4pm EDT if
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43911356/da7a1578ceeb6e51f7e2ef9523b7380bdd7b141d.jpg Attention, Sprawl denizens! We pushed a hotfix today for the PC/Mac versions of the game. The fix addresses an issue that caused it to freeze in levels 1-3 if you access the level select screen. Thanks to everyone for playing and for supporting us with your great feedback! ❤️
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43911356/87342a3e6972cb2059d06e296393373cb1ee93cd.png Greetings to all members of the Sprawl’s City Council, Mages Guild, Guard Corp, and Goblin Liberation Army! Thanks to our community’s amazing feedback, we have released an update that addresses a number of issues. We are so grateful to everyone who took time to share their experience and who helped us improve our game. This won’t be the last update, so please keep sharing with us as you play! Bugs squashed: Fixed navigation issue in Garby’s Alley that resulted in Lil getting stuck in the bottom right corner of the locatio
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43911356/f2a8d0340b45c2c417d9891607c8ac89b74820cc.jpg We are beyond thrilled to announce that Lil Guardsman has been chosen to be featured in Xbox's February Indie Selects! And in other news, our award-winning soundtrack by Scott Christian is now available to stream on Apple Music, Spotify and a bunch of other places. It's the perfect music for admitting, denying or jailing your way to success! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43911356/8ab3c972de9966042f61cc920dfd70a4fd4f0d7f.jpg
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43911356/d937cbedbc6ee12557ab85a1570a8372a0fc6794.jpg We are extremely thrilled to share the remarkable achievement that Lil Guardsman secured the Studio Award "for the best commercial game of the season made by larger development teams" at the Game Development World Championship today! 🎉 - The Hilltop Games Team
Lil Guardsman is a game that wears its heart on its sleeve. In a victory for normative determinism, this is a fantasy adventure about a small girl named Lil who somehow becomes the first (and seemingly only) line of defence at a city’s border patrol as a guardsman. At various points, both Lil and those around her frequently call attention to the fact that, yes, you are merely a 12-year-old child who is massively underqualified for this task, and that if you’re going to continue filling in for your good for nothing father who’s down the pub gambling on the latest ball game, then really, what do
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43911356/b551aafe17f1aaec06717648f23c07e64b139c2a.png Greetings Guards! Lil Guardsman is participating in the Storytellers Festival on Steam! Watch and hang out with the dev team at Hilltop broadcast Lil Guardsman today, Feb 1st at 11am PST / 8pm CET on the Storytellers Festival page or our Steam store page! We’re excited to see you there! join our Discord to share feedback, make friends or chat with the devs at Hilltop! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1924360/Lil_Guardsman/ Lil Guardsman Twitter Hilltop Studios Twitter
Some indie hits create a legion of copycats, but others, not so much. I don't think there are too many Papers, Pleaselikes, for example - perhaps for obvious reasons given that game's grim subject matter. Lil' Guardsman is a Papers, Pleaselike though - and a seemingly delightful one. You play as 12-year-old Lil, who is a substitute guard at the castle gate for a fantasy kigndom, and you must decide who to admit and who to deny entry. It's out now. Read more
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43911356/db650ba32ba0c46d4201061017822943d44a92e3.jpg The day has arrived, the Lil Guardsman is now officially released! It's now time for your first shift to guard the Sprawl, meet some fantastical & quirky citizens, make some tough choices and of course, save the world! Also don't forget about the Timeflux Edition which includes 31 tracks of musical greatness from the Lil’ Guardsman OST! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43911356/a799f1ecefec3220e129ff53b77512c71c98c8c0.jpg We're extremely excited to hear your thoughts and would love to have you join our Discord to share your feedback, f
Great news, Guardsmen! Your first official day on the job is just two weeks away! Are you ready to protect the Sprawl and save the world? Lil Guardsman releases on Tuesday, January 23rd! Make sure to Wishlist it for the notification on launch! In the meantime, get hyped with other guards and join the Discord Or follow our Twitter and Instagram channels for news, behind-the-scenes content, and just overall fun Lil Guardsman things! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1924360/Lil_Guardsman/
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