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Play Overview
Lil' Guardsman (2024) is a puzzle adventure where you play a 12-year-old covering her dad's shift at the guardhouse. Play involves questioning each person who wants to pass to determine who to admit or deny. It combines Papers Please border-control decisions with competing interests in an unfolding fantasy story.
You question the stream of different humans, elves, goblins and cyclopes to carefully decide who you should let in. To do this you use a range of tools to inform your choices. Your cypher helps translate foreign languages to spot suspicious documents. Your X-ray gun lets you look into bags. Or there's a truth serum you can use. Often, the best tool is simply asking why they need to get in.
Each choice is important as it affects the story and you only get three actions to uncover nefarious actors. Depending on how you do you get rated and rewarded with money accordingly. You then shift back into point-and-click exploration of the city which helps frame your decisions on the next shift.
The result is a game about trust and evidence. Do you trust yourself, your various advisors with their own aspirations or the apparently innocent people trying to access the castle?
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Lil' Guardsman 15 months ago. It was re-examined by Thom Robertson and updated 6 weeks ago.
You question the stream of different humans, elves, goblins and cyclopes to carefully decide who you should let in. To do this you use a range of tools to inform your choices. Your cypher helps translate foreign languages to spot suspicious documents. Your X-ray gun lets you look into bags. Or there's a truth serum you can use. Often, the best tool is simply asking why they need to get in.
Each choice is important as it affects the story and you only get three actions to uncover nefarious actors. Depending on how you do you get rated and rewarded with money accordingly. You then shift back into point-and-click exploration of the city which helps frame your decisions on the next shift.
The result is a game about trust and evidence. Do you trust yourself, your various advisors with their own aspirations or the apparently innocent people trying to access the castle?
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Lil' Guardsman 15 months ago. It was re-examined by Thom Robertson and updated 6 weeks ago.
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Play Style
This is a Communication, Narrative and Puzzle game with Brain Game, Point-and-Click and Simulation elements. This is a single-player game.
You can play this game in the following styles:
Benefits
Age Ratings
Rated for younger players in Australia. Rated Parental Guidance (PG) for Mild Violence, Mild Themes, Mild Drug Reference, Mild Gambling Themes.
Skill Level
10+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Still, it's important for parents and guardians to consider the maturity required to process the game content. You need to have good skills of observation and be able to make connections between what you've learned and the decisions you must make.
Costs
Lil' Guardsman usually costs £15.99 to £17.99.
Lil' Guardsman
There are no additional in-game purchases, loot boxes, adverts or subscription costs.
Game Details
Release Date: 23/01/2024
Price: 50% Off
Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox X|S
Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Communication, Narrative, Puzzle (Brain Game, Point-and-Click and Simulation)
Accessibility: 36 features
Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon
Developer: Play Hilltop (@PlayHilltop)
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