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Indie Game Studio making story focused games & cool stuff. Founded w/❤️in Toronto. Creators of @lilguardsman 🏰🦄🐒🕵️♀️, RN cooking up something really cool.
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In case you missed it, our accolades trailer dropped yesterday! This is a great time to pick up our cozy & chaotic, critically-acclaimed game Lil' Guardsman, available on PC and consoles.
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Proud to share our brand new trailer, and to announce release date! This is so big for our team, and for all the folks who have collaborated with us to over the last two years to get to where we are today. Can't wait for you to play in 2 WEEKS (Jan 23)!!! Tell everybody!
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Do you know who rocks? Streamers and creators, big and small!
Early on we pictured Lil' Guardsman played live with an audience and the reality has absolutely exceeded what we imagined.
Our game was released quietly, and so much its success so far is thanks to you!!!
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It was a once in a lifetime feeling pushing the 'make it so' button this morning. We are so excited for you all to meet the cast and experience (and shape) Lil' story!
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Are we doing this right!?
#DeniseDCyclops
Which game has the best graphics? 👁️
#HorizonForbiddenWest
#GodofWarRagnarok
#TheLastofUsPart1
#Hellblade2
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The indie game we made and three of the inspirations behind it.
The indie game I'm making and three of the inspirations behind it.
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Incredible first week for
#LilGuardsman
! We hope you've loved alternately helping and/or hindering the denizens of the Sprawl. If you've enjoyed, it would mean a lot to our small team for you to review it on any platform. And if you haven't tried it yet... GET ON IT!
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Yes our game's been out for a bit, but it was still pretty neat to hit 100k wishlists on Steam last night!
Safe to say Lil' Guardsman falls into the 'hidden gem' category, and we're aiming to someday in the 'cult classic' one. Help us by continuing to spread the word!!!
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We are shocked and heartbroken to lose our amazing friends and collaborators who believed in us and helped bring Lil’ Guardsman to life. To anyone in the gamedev and publishing spaces, please keep your eyes open for these talented folks.
Today is a sad day. After 10 wonderful years, Versus Evil is shutting its doors. We've loved bringing you the best indie games we could find & sharing so many happy memories with you all, our amazing community! From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU for everything! ♥️
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#Xbox
contest time: giving away 3x Xbox keys for Lil' Guardsman. All you have to do is:
- Follow
@PlayHilltop
and
@lilguardsman
- Reply with a character from another Xbox indie who would be the ultimate 4th advisor - pics help
Winners chosen April 9 by our eccentric writers!
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Teaser for our first game Lil' Guardsman. Meet Lil, our protagonist, and the royal guardshed in all its glory. Follow for more adventure game goodness!
#adventuregames
#indiegame
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What a cool milestone! We are thrilled at how many people have discovered our lil' game. Thanks to everyone who's played and who's following along. Every little bit helps us find our audience!
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⭐CONTEST TIME!⭐
We’re giving away 3x Lil’ Guardsman steam keys!
To enter:
🔁Retweet this
👥Follow
@LilGuardsman
&
@playhilltop
💬Pitch us a BRAND NEW tool to add to Lil's arsenal in the replies. 🛠️🔥
Writers Matt & Jeremy will pick their three faves March 10. Good luck!!!
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We are currently at 498 user reviews on Steam... So close to the 500-review threshold where 'overwhelmingly positive' becomes possible!
If you're playing
#LilGuardsman
on Steam, take 2 minutes to leave us a review. They have a big impact on indie studios like ours! 🕹️📖🧌🩷
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VERY proud to announce that
#LilGuardsman
just won the Studio Award "for the best commercial game of the season made by larger development teams" at the Game Development World Championship! GO TEAM and GO LIL!!!
@TheGDWC
@lilguardsman
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We've had such fun watching people discover our game. We've crashed streams, we've read every player review... it's been a dream. Every wishlist/review/deranged shouting into a crowd of people helps. If you're on the fence about
@lilguardsman
don't just take it from us:
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Sincere thank you to everyone who messaged with support and concern about
#LilGuardsman
. We are still working our butts off to release early in the new year, and when we have more details to share we will! Have a safe and happy holidays from our team.
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What an incredible week! Despite being spread across continents, the team and some of our amazing cast did a virtual toast to celebrate launching
@lilguardsman
on Tuesday.
Thank you to everyone who has already checked out our game. Keep spreading the word and happy guarding!!!
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3 Days after release, we couldn't be more proud 🏆 of the team and our Lil' game.
@lilguardsman
is at a "Mighty" 86% on Open Critic with amazing critical response to the game. AND we now on the NOW AND TRENDING PAGE OF STEAM. 😎
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Lil' Guardsman is STILL holding on to its spot on the
@Open_Critic
2024 Hall of Fame! Proud to be shoulder to shoulder with some really phenomenal games released this year.
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The indie game we made and three of the NON-GAME inspirations behind it:
The indie game I'm making and three of the NON-GAME inspirations behind it.
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#LilGuardsman
is teetering on the edge of 'overwhelmingly positive' reviews on Steam! If you're enjoying and that's where you're playing, it would mean a lot if you could review us there to help get us up over the edge!!!
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We got a rave review in the latest
@debugmagazine
(4.5 stars!!!).
Nothing captures that 'Nintendo Power' nostalgia quite like a physical magazine. Also cool to share an issue with our friends
@BloodyGoodRev
and
@astralberryy
who each contributed great articles.
Check it out!
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It's almost Lil' Guardsman's 2-month anniversary so at this point it's a nice surprise when new reviews drop. Robby's write up at totally made our day. Thanks for loving Lil, and sorry for the $#%^ing swears!
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Fun fact: our game's co-creator Scott is married to the voice actor/singer who plays Chloe the Singing Psychopath in the game. 🎶🔥
The ULTIMATE gift at their baby shower this weekend was this hand-knitted lil' sweater. Talk about merch goals!
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Lil' Guardsman is SO close to hitting a major milestone in terms of wishlists on steam, and we are right on the cusp of the 500-review threshold that unlocks 'overwhelmingly positive'.
Help our lil' game out if you've been playing and enjoying (or plan to!)
🏰⚔️🔥🙈
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Hey fellow
#indiedevs
: Everything is buttoned up for launch tomorrow, the builds are ready to go, we know where we need to push the button and where we don't; and yet... HOW DO YOU DEAL with the creeping sensation that you've forgotten something important? Or are we just nuts :P
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Happy Monday! Pictured: the happy faces of two game designers who've sent the prototype for their second one out into the world! *Cross your fingers for us!*
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It's been one month since we launched
@lilguardsman
! Thank you to everyone who's come on this adventure with us so far!!!
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Happy Friday, folks!!! This is your sign that if you've been waiting to try out Lil' Guardsman, this weekend is the time. Protect the Sprawl the way that only a 12-year-old inappropriately thrust into a position of authority can!
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Happy Sunday folks! If you’re enjoying Lil’ Guardsman and looking to support our team, one of the best/easiest ways is by reviewing the game on whatever platform you’re playing on. HUGE thanks to everyone who has already, and to everyone who is playing.
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Investing in pro voice actors for our game was a big part of our budget, but it was ESSENTIAL for the magic of our game. Collaborating with our HUMAN cast brought LG to life. Hope to see this changed considering all of the pushback
#gamedev
#voiceactor
#AI
SAG-AFTRA's new agreement lets game devs use AI voices
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We need your help: if you enjoyed Lil's adventure, reviewing it on Steam is an amazing way to give us a boost! It makes it easier for more people to find
#LilGuardsman
and laugh their butts off!
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Just 38 reviews from LG tipping over into 'overwhelmingly positive' on Steam! Gathered some recents that made us proud or made us chuckle.
If you can take a second to review on whichever platform you're playing on it's a gift to our team. Thanks for spreading the word! 🏰⚔️🩷
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Happy Friday! Hope everyone on here can leave work at work heading into the weekend...
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#LilGuardsman
is literally a handful of wishlists away from a big milestone. If you're into funny, fantasy, cozy, and chaotic wishlist and badger your loved ones to do so as well! Our game is special, and we hope people find it when it launches soon!
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Throwing back to one of the first big pieces of coverage our game received post-release. A badge of honour to have been reviewed by
@SecondWindGroup
- an initiative and folks we really believe in! Check it out:
(Mind the grumpy comments lol!)
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The year is young, but we are so proud that Lil' Guardsman is hanging out on the Open Critic Hall of Fame for 2024!
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Chloe the Singing Psychopath gets lots of love, but there's definitely a fandom for Buttface the farmer. We are proud of our 8-bit homage to Stardew Valley!
Who's your favourite NPC in Lil' Guardsman?
#justiceforbuttface
#StardewValley
#pixelart
#LilGuardsman
🧌🧑🌾🏰 (🔊)
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We are pleased to share that Lil' Guardsman will be fully Steam Deck compatible at launch! It's one of our very favourite ways to play.
#indiegame
#IndieGameDev
#SteamDeck
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"Witty banter, evocative storytelling, whimsical art, and spot-on voice acting makes Lil’ Guardsman a game not to be missed. Is it too soon to give it my Game of the Year?"
No, it's definitely not too soon. Thanks
@GameLuster
for the amazing review!!!
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This is undoubtedly the most important question you'll ask yourself today: Which
#LilGuardsman
character are you AND WHAT DOES IT SAY ABOUT YOUR VERY SOUL!? Pause to find out! 🧌🧛♂️👵
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Attention
#PlayStation
folks: Lil' Guardsman is part of the PlayStation Store’s Spring Sale, starting today through April 10th!
There are many AMAZING games participating, and this a great chance to support our award-winning game.
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Proud to see that our cozy & chaotic epic adventure Lil' Guardsman is STILL holding on to its spot in the
@Open_Critic
2024 Hall of Fame!
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Digging deep into the
#LilGuardsman
archives to share some of the earliest concept art of townspeople of the Sprawl. If you've played, you know there's no such thing as generic NPCs in our game!
#conceptart
#BehindTheScenes
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Looking back at the OG trailer for
#LilGuardsman
from early last year
-"Burning Man" in so many promo materials, NOT in the final game
-Malcolm sounds different!
-Jillian hadn't totally locked in Lil's voice yet (still great!)
Old marketing assets are such a time capsule!
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It’s been a crazy, fun road over the last two years to get here. 10 DAYS! WHOOO!
The countdown begins! 🙌
Who’s excited? I certainly am!!
#Countdown
#GameRelease
#LilGuardsman
#NewRelease
#indiegame
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There are a couple of wonderful 'mother figures' in our game, but we're thinking about Denise D'Cyclops this mother's day. There's nothing this towering mother bear wouldn't do to protect her cubs! 🧌
#LilGuardsman
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ICYMI: Lil' Guardsman is a finalist in two categories at the
@BIG_Festival
in a few weeks at
@gamescomlatam
in Sao Paulo!
Keep an eye out for LG's art team
@brunoishiishi
and
@raffagallardo_
who will be repping the game on the event floor!!! 🏰⚔️🙉🇧🇷
Lil's going to Brazil! 🇧🇷🥳
We are a finalist at the Best International Games Festival this June for 'Best Narrative' and 'Best Sound'. Proud to be repping Canada, and excited that our Sao Paolo-based artists Bruno and Rafa will attend the festivities!
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Happy Sunday! We are obsessed with the Lil’ Guardsman
#fanart
we are seeing - it’s such an honour!
We want to showcase Grimson’s amazing work - it’s giving the Netflix cartoon adaptation of our dreams! Follow them (@)Grimson333 on TikTok
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Sharing some Hamish-centric Lil' Guardsman concept art! May not win father of the year, but his heart is most certainly in the right place.
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This is a localization appreciation post! A big Canadian 'sorry' to the AMAZING GameScribes who worked their butts off making our jokes work in German, Chinese and Spanish. These are just a handful of the hundreds of their questions we fielded to make the game funny 4 languages!
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Massive congrats to our composer
@scottwchris
for his 2nd place win for the
@lilguardsman
soundtrack!!!
🏆Congrats to
@PlayHilltop
for 2nd Place with Lil' Guardsman in Accolade for Best Music presented with Yamaha at
#GDWC2023
#WinterSeason
!
#gamedevs
#IndieDevs
#gameawards
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HAPPY SATURDAY! Hope you're surrounded by people who recognize your AWESOME POWER this weekend (at least more than folks recognize Lil's in level 1!) Incredible fan art by
@Kenny_G45x
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What a wild ride Lil's been on: from
@artkomma
's original
#conceptart
and video, to
@brunoishiishi
's and
@raffagallardo_
's final version!
#gameart
#indiedev
#CozyGames
@lilguardsman
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This hilarious piece of
#LilGuardsman
#fanart
PERFECTLY captures Lil's feeling if she discovers Teeny Thom MacGoblin's "stabbin' knife". Thanks for cracking us up today
@beto110x
!
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We are frankly gobsmacked at this super-cut of
@OwengeJuiceTV
being on the EXACT same wavelength as the writing team.
We love watching streamers and creators play Lil' Guardsman. When it 'clicks' like this it's such a great feeling!
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Happy Friday, folks. We recommend the Lil' Guardsman Lo-Fi Radio playlist as the chillest way to get to the finish line today! 🎻🎛️🏰⚔️
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Here's the Lil' Guardsman world map music to bring that getting-shit-done energy as you wrap up your week!
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I spy
#LilGuardsman
hanging out right there with some of the absolute coolest indies.
We are so proud to be an official selection bringing the comedy+storytelling to
#LudoNarraCon
this year!!!
Our narrative games festival
#LudoNarraCon
kicks off on
@Steam
in two weeks, time to announce our line-up of 🎮 games & 🗣️ speakers!
Head over to now & check out all what's to come - or join the discussion over on our Discord: ✨
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Final
#screenshotsaturday
before launch: this is the Goblin Liberation Army Headquarters, located inside an abandoned theatre. We love how background artist Bruno brought art director Rafa's initial sketches to life. Can't wait for you to explore on TUESDAY!
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We are obsessed with the finished version of paper-Denise by
@pyropixie
The cyclops single mom wants to make sure you know she's just $%^&*#@ tickled!
#LilGuardsman
#fanart
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Happy Friday everybody! As we head into the final countdown for
#LilGuardsman
(AHHHHH!!!), we wanted to share why our intrepid voice cast thinks you'll enjoy the game. Wishlist LG if you haven't already - help us goose the steam algorithm! 🎮💻()🔊
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Happy Friday! We are rolling out our interview series with Lil' Guardsman's award-winning voice cast.
Meet David, the voice of the imperious (and ominous) mage Tyronius.
Which character's voice do you want to meet next? (🔊)🏰⚔️📽️🎭
#GameAudio
#VoiceActors
#BehindTheScenes
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Hey
@dukope
- Papers, Please deeply inspired the mechanics of
#LilGuardsman
. We would love to put a steam key in your hands so you can check out how we paid homage vs where we diverged from your vision. (PS we're huge fans of your whole catalogue!)
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Hey! Lil' Guardsman is part of the TinyBuild Spring Sale on steam! It's a perfect time to embark upon your first guard shift (while your dad places a bet on goblinball!). You can get LG for 20% off between now and March 21.
#SteamSpringSale
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Sharing this rapid-fire interview with Briana Templeton, one of the actors in the award-winning voice cast of Lil' Guardsman. She did a whack of roles, but her most iconic track is Lieutenant Stryker. Enjoy this peek behind the scenes! 📽️🎭🔊⚔️🏰
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Check out this clip from our 'Writers' Room' dev diary where Matt Bernard talks a bit about the comedy in
#LilGuardsman
!
Curious if people are interested in more content like this from behind the scenes.
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It’s amazing when other people describe your game using the same language that you’ve been using since you first starting dreaming up the concept! Catch this preview for
#LilGuardsman
by
@JamesAtCP
in this fall’s issue of
@debugmagazine
. Thanks James!
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Sharing this epic, ridiculous illustration of Lil by
@clovellia
because it brings us SUCH JOY. So weird and wonderful!
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After hours of heated deliberation (*Only a few minutes), our two writers Matt and Jeremy have narrowed down their 5 choices for the best BRAND NEW tool pitch! Congrats to our winners, we hope you enjoy your Lil Guardsman Steam Keychains! (*Not a keychain, just a steam key).
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Lil's going to Brazil! 🇧🇷🥳
We are a finalist at the Best International Games Festival this June for 'Best Narrative' and 'Best Sound'. Proud to be repping Canada, and excited that our Sao Paolo-based artists Bruno and Rafa will attend the festivities!
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Another piece of Lil' Guardsman
#conceptart
: We've chuckled about the fact that more than a few players seem to think Guardsman Cecil is a total babe... do you like him more or less with the tiny Clark Gable-esque moustache Rafa gave him here?
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7 DAYS before the adventure begins!!!
One more week left before
#LilGuardsman
launches! Hey… who does this elf remind you of? 🤔
#Countdown
#GameRelease
#NewRelease
#indiegame
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For
#screenshotsaturday
we are resharing the evolution of our protagonist, Lil: pixel art concept -> prototype Lil -> final version. You've come a long way, kid!
#LilGuardsman
#conceptart
#BehindTheScenes
#gameart
#indiegame
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We’re proud that LG launches simultaneously on all of the things tomorrow (Switch, PS, Xbox, Mac, PC), but for anyone planning to play on Steam we highly recommend grabbing the TimeFlux Edition which comes bundled with the truly epic soundtrack.
Is that me riding a giant Chronometer3000 through the clouds? ☁️ You could be in here too if you grab the deluxe Timeflux Edition on Steam at launch!
🎶It includes 31 tracks of musical greatness from the Lil’ Guardsman OST!
#OST
#LilGuardsman
#NewRelease
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The team is loving reading all of the great feedback and responses to LG, but there is one Steam review specifically that may have made the writing team's year: 📖🏰⚔️
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Just a couple of tired and happy co-founders, delighted to have the new
@lilguardsman
trailer and demo out in the world today!
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This Valentine's Day, consider a love like the one Isla has for Lamont: powerful AND terrifying. (Note: Lamont has no idea)
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We are honoured that Lil and Hamish are gracing the pages of the Indie Game Colouring Book! Huge thank you to our artists Rafa and Bruno for custom creating this version of Lil's iconic bedroom scene for such a cute, cozy initiative!
🎨
#IndieGame
colouring book showcase: Lil Guardsman
A funny cartoon take on Papers, Please full of wit and great writing!
By
@PlayHilltop
/
@lilguardsman
Get the best quality download here:
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If you're playing (and loving)
#LilGuardsman
, please consider leaving a review. Like wishlists, Steam reviews have a big impact on its visibility.
We are over the moon at folks' response to our game!!!
Once you've spent some time working at the guard shed, don't forget to leave me a Steam Review!
I'd greatly appreciate it!🙏♥️
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We were lucky to assemble some of the funniest folks in Toronto, Canada to bring
#LilGuardsman
to life. They're all busy working actors and comedians, and here are some other things you can catch them in!
#IndieGameDev
#BehindtheScenes
#voiceactor
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Rafa (lead/character artist) nailed Chloe the Singing Psychopath right off the bat, but there was a hilarious series of messages and sketches back and forth with the writers about the correct amount of blood on her apron!
#conceptart
#BehindtheScenes
#SingingPsychopath
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While on the job in
#LilGuardsman
, you decide whether to trust, doubt, or tease NPCs. Here are some of our amazing
#voiceactors
on how THEY would handle these interrogations 🕵️♀️🔎😆(🔊)
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We didn't even ask for 300k followers to give the people what they want: a May-December romance between a wealthy octogenarian and his goblin manservant!
#LilGuardsman
(🔊)
We will add sex to the game if we hit 300k followers by the end of the year.
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Lil' cuteness overload!
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Did you know that Lil' Guardsman originally had a VERY different opening sequence? Here's a peek behind the scenes, and a chance to see how our game looked at an early stage!
#behindthescenes
#conceptart
#gamedev
#prototyping
🏰⚔️🙈🩷 (🔊)
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Cross your fingers for us tomorrow:
@lilguardsman
is nominated for⚔️Best Adventure Game🏢Studio Award 📷Best Music & 🎧Immersive Audio at
@TheGDWC
!
Held in Estonia, the private jet we are manifesting has not yet materialized so we will be waiting with bated breath in Toronto!
The
#GDWC2023
#WinterSeason
#Awards
is right around the corner!
Join us this Friday February 23rd celebrating awesome
#indiegames
&
#gamedevs
Live event:
Stream:
Venue doors: 18:00 / 6pm
Show & Stream start: 19:00 / 7pm
UTC+2
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#SteamNextFest
has a very special place in our team's hearts! We would love to hear about the best story games and/or funny games you're seeing in this fest!!!
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Thank you to everyone who participated!
Since all the submissions were so wonderful our writers had one hell of a time narrowing down just who to pick as the
#LilGuardsman
4th Advisor. So they turned to the OG three to see who THEY think would be the best addition to their team:
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This review is special to us. WHAT A GREAT DAY!!! So happy folks are loving Lil!
Verdict's in:
@playhilltop
gets comedy. And we all could use a laugh these days.
Lil Guardsman's Papers, Please-inspired gameplay, genuinely funny writing, and warmth left us impressed — and more importantly, smiling.
Our review: .
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From early concept to final version in game. Can't wait for you to get to play the amazing world that our artists
@brunoishiishi
and Rafa Gallardo are bringing to life!
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You're work the night shift and these three shamble up to the guardshed. What do you do?
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It's
#trailertuesday
: in case you missed it, here's our RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT TRAILER, for Jan 23 which is now LESS than two weeks away!!! Can you tell I'm excited/highly-caffeinated!? 'Cuz I AM!
#LilGuardsman
|
#ComingSoon
|
#indiegames
|
#Caffeine
Proud to share our brand new trailer, and to announce release date! This is so big for our team, and for all the folks who have collaborated with us to over the last two years to get to where we are today. Can't wait for you to play in 2 WEEKS (Jan 23)!!! Tell everybody!
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