Versus Evil and Hilltop Studios revealed the official release date for their narrative-driven adventure game Lil' Guardsman (@lilguardsman). The game is set to launch for Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and PC on January 23. Prepare to decide the fate of the kingdom in this comical successor to classic 90’s point-and-click adventures!

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.

Lil' Guardsman 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.
  
  

Watch the all new trailer introducing players to 12-year-old substitute guardsman Lil, as she breaks down what it takes to cover for her wayward father on the job. Get a glimpse at some of the colorful characters, difficult decisions, and all manner of security-related shenanigans you’ll get up to ahead of Lil’ Guardsman’s launch.

Lil' Guardsman will be available for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4|5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam on January 23, 2024.

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