Fantasy counterpart to Papers, Please released on smartphones

Lil’ Guardsman has already received 93% positive reviews from Steam users.

Plug In Digital has released the mobile version of Lil’ Guardsman, a fantasy counterpart to Papers, Please, in which players take on the role of 12-year-old girl Lil. She covers for her father at the castle gate outpost and must now decide who to permit into the city and who to turn away. Among the visitors are a wide variety of creatures, ranging from humans and elves to goblins and cyclopes—except far from all of them are telling the truth.

Special tools help deal with suspicious guests: truth spray, a metal detector, and the Chronometer 3000, which allows rewinding time and reconsidering one’s decision. The player’s choices affect relations between neighboring states, the outcome of a royal wedding, the subsequent siege, and the fates of the town’s residents.

The original Lil’ Guardsman was released on PC and consoles in January 2024. On Steam, the game boasts a 93% positive rating based on more than 1,200 reviews.

In the Russian App Store, the game can be downloaded for free, with the full version unlocking for 199 rubles. On Google Play, Lil’ Guardsman costs 243 rubles, and there is no trial version there.