Lil' Guardsman
- Developer
- Hilltop Studios
- Publisher
- Versus Evil
- Released
- 23 January 2024
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £16.75
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, macOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: point and click , puzzle , role playing rpg , strategy , adventure , indie
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.
Best gaming PC for Lil' Guardsman in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Lil' Guardsman today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Versus Evil on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 64-bit Windows 10 / 11 | 64-bit Windows 10 / 11 |
| CPU | 3.0 GHz Quad Core CPU | 3.0 GHz Quad Core CPU |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | GeForce GTX 660 or Radeon RX 460 | GeForce GTX 1080 Ti or Radeon RX Vega 64 |
| Storage | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 12 |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Lil' Guardsman?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to 3.0 GHz Quad Core CPU and your GPU is at or above GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.