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| Published | Kind | Announcement | Build |
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| Community | 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 page on November 9th, so make sure to tune in! | — | |
| Sale | 25% off until May 22! 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 <3 | — | |
| Esports | Lil Guardsman Dev Stream at LudoNarraCon! 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 Pop… | — | |
| Game update | Hotfix on PC/Mac 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! ❤️ | 14059021 | |
| Game update | Patch Update: Bug and Continuity Fixes 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! B… | — | |
| Community | Featured on Xbox Indie Selects & Soundtrack on Spotify and Apple Music! 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! | — | |
| Community | Studio Award at the Game Development World Championship! 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 | — | |
| Esports | Lil is attending The Storytellers Festival! 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! Lil Guardsman Twitter Hill… | — | |
| Steam news | Lil Guardsman is Out Now! 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! We're extremely excited to hear your thoughts and would lo… | — | |
| Community | Lil Guardsman releases January 23rd! 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 j… | — | |
| Esports | Versus Evil Winter Sale Going on Now! The Versus Evil Winter Sale is now live on Steam! Get up to 90% off! As we head into 2024, let's have a bit of a retrospective, shall we? 2023 marks 10 years since Versus Evil was founded, and we've built quite the portfolio over the last decade. We look back on early titles such as Yaga, Cardpocalypse, and Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire; we look back on recent notable titles such as First Cl… | — | |
| Community | Lil’ Guardsman - When Cozy Met Chaos 💗🔥 With a recent ‘boom’ within the cozy genre, there are more and more games available for fans. Which leads us to the question, what exactly is a cozy game? (We asked some wicked smart people who work in the cozy game space to find out!) “The definition of cozy gaming is fairly broad. Basically, a cozy game is a game you can play that is relaxing, has cute elements to it, and isn't too intensely… | — | |
| Community | Lil’ Guardsman - A Visitor's Guide to the Spawl 🗺️🎫 From the vast deserts of Kaladar, to the 8-bit vistas of Fireball Canyon, our world has many acceptable travel destinations. But are you looking for fun? Looking for adventure? Then the Sprawl Tourism Board invites you to level-up your travel game, and experience the wonders of our fair city for yourself! Yes, THE SPRAWL is the destination that truly has it all!* Home to a diverse population of… | — | |
| Esports | Versus Evil Autumn Sale Going on Now! The Versus Evil Autumn Sale is now live on Steam! Get up to 90% off! While you're browsing our catalog , why not check out our slate of upcoming titles if you haven't already: Broken Roads is a narrative-driven RPG that brings exploration, strategic turn-based combat and meaningful philosophical choices to an all-new Australian post-apocalyptic setting. In Lil' Guardsman, imagine you're a 12-ye… | — | |
| Community | Dev Diary #2 - A Kingdom Worth Protecting "A Kingdom Worth Protecting" provides a look into the world of Lil' Guardsman and the Sprawl, with introductions to some of its most colorful characters and scenic vistas! Don’t worry: we keep things as spoiler-free as possible. | — | |
| Community | Dev Diary #1 - Everyone Has a Story "Everyone Has a Story" offers a look at the narrative elements of Lil’ Guardsman, as our team explores their influences behind Lil and the game’s enormous cast, discuss coming up with a multitude of wild and wacky scenarios, and debate our favorite characters. Don’t worry: we'll keep things as spoiler-free as possible. | — | |
| Community | Lil’ Guardsman - Demo Access Update 📢 Good day, future Guardsman! Surprise! - Guardsman Training (demo) will remain available beyond Steam Next Fest! NOTE: We've decided to leave the LG demo up so people can continue to discover and share our game. We are, however, leaving it up in its current state, so it won't reflect all the changed based on the great feedback we've gotten this week, so think of it as a time capsule. 🎥 Official… | — | |
| Esports | Versus Evil Summer Sale Going on Now! Hello, everyone! We hope the beginning of summer has been off to a great start for you all! Our annual Steam Summer Sale is going on right now where you can get up to 90% off, but we also want to mention Steam Next Fest where we debuted demos for several of our upcoming titles! We had not one, not 2, not even 3, but 4 demos to show off, and we thank each and every one of you who played them and… | — | |
| Esports | Lil’ Guardsman Steam Next Fest Broadcast - Day 2 Hey, everyone! We’re excited to announce that Lil’ Guardsman is participating in Steam Next Fest this year, and our demo is available now for you to download June 19 – 26th We’ll also be re-broadcasting a special playthrough of the demo on Tuesday, June 20 at 12pm PT / 3pm ET to show you the ropes. There will be some light spoilers, so be warned. And while you’re here, be sure to wishlist the g… | — | |
| Esports | Lil’ Guardsman Steam Next Fest Broadcast - Day 1 Hey, everyone! We’re excited to announce that Lil’ Guardsman is participating in Steam Next Fest this year, and our demo is available now for you to download June 19 – 26th We’ll also be broadcasting a special playthrough of the demo on Monday, June 19 at 3pm PT / 6pm ET to show you the ropes. There will be some light spoilers, so be warned. And while you’re here, be sure to wishlist the game!… | — | |
| Community | Lil’ Guardsman - Demo Tips & Tricks! ✏️ Good day, future Guardsman! There are some key points that you need to be familiar with: the guardsman toolkit, the royal writ, the advisors, & the Wicket3000. Once you familiarize yourself with these you will be armed & ready for anything (well almost anything…). Make sure to check out our Lil' Guardsman Tool Guide blog to help prepare for what's ahead. Good luck & we hope you enjoy the Lil' G… | — | |
| Game update | Lil' Guardsman Demo Patch Notes 📝 Hello Guardsman! We have been absolutely blown away with the reception & feedback for the Lil' Guardsman Demo. Getting this slice of the game out into the public's hands has been such a wonderful experience. The team has worked so hard on this experience of the game. We're so glad that you're enjoying it & we're happy to share the list of updates & fixes coming to the demo below. Updates: · Str… | — | |
| Community | Lil Guardsman Demo Good day, future Guardsman! We are excited to announce that Lil’ Guardsman is participating in Steam Next Fest this year, and our demo is available now for you to download! Play as Lil, a 12 year-old girl who lives in the Sprawl and has to cover her dad’s shift at the guard shed. You’ll encounter zany and unique characters looking to pass through the gates, but not everyone’s intentions are nob… | — | |
| Community | Lil’ Guardsman Demo Now Live! 🎉 Good day, future Guardsman! We are excited to announce that the Lil' Guardsman demo is live on Steam! Play as Lil - a 12 year-old girl who lives in The Sprawl - covering for her dad at the guard shed. You'll encounter over 100 zany & unique characters. Deduce their intentions with dialogue and tools, like your trusty X-Ray, Truth Spray and more. The safety of The Sprawl is in your hands! Make s… | — | |
| Community | Lil’ Guardsman – Learn the Tools of the Trade! 🧰 Good day, Guardsman! A critical part of your job is using your Guardsman Toolkit™ to its full potential. These tools come to us thanks to the amazing magical and technological advances happening in the Sprawl today! The Council wants to make sure you are well versed in the ‘ins and outs’ of these powerful items in order to keep all of the Sprawl safe through your diligent work at the castle gat… | — | |
| Community | LIL’ GUARDSMAN IS COMING 2024! 🎉 Ciao folks! It’s an exciting time around Versus Evil for new game announcements & that isn’t stopping soon… We’re incredibly excited to share that Versus Evil is publishing Lil’ Guardsman, developed by Hilltop Studio, and it’s coming to PC & consoles in 2024. 🎥 Official Trailer 📝 Wishlist Now on Steam 💬 Official Discord Server 📎 All Lil' Guardsman links Lil’ Guardsman is a narrative puzzle… | — |
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