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Lil' Guardsman 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.
Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 1 Nov, 11:11 UTC | 5 |
| 31 Oct, 11:11 UTC | 7 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
Player Retention| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchJanuary 2024 | 165 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onApril 2024 | 23 | 14% | Loses players fast (better than 24% of 9,259 other games) |
| 12 months onJanuary 2025 | 12 | 7.5% | Loses players fast (better than 17% of 7,793 other games) |
Lil' Guardsman kept 14% of the average players it had at its launch in January 2024 after 3 months and 7.5% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 5 | 0 | +6.4% | 5 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 22 Oct) | 5 | −3 | −39.3% | 7 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 8 | −11 | −59.1% | 24 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 19 | +4 | +22.5% | 53 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 15 | −1 | −4% | 45 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 16 | +1 | +6.6% | 48 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 15 | +5 | +51.6% | 64 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 10 | −10 | −50.2% | 45 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 20 | +14 | +217.8% | 84 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 6 | −7 | −54.1% | 19 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 14 | +3 | +26.7% | 46 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 11 | 0 | +3.4% | 33 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 10 | +3 | +44.1% | 37 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 7 | +2 | +42.4% | 31 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 5 | −9 | −64.1% | 15 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 14 | +4 | +45.2% | 49 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 10 | −1 | −10.9% | 34 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 11 | +1 | +8.5% | 38 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 10 | −3 | −22.8% | 35 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 13 | +2 | +15.4% | 38 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 11 | 0 | −1.7% | 53 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 12 | −1 | −7.2% | 40 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 12 | −1 | −7.9% | 41 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 14 | +1 | +9.5% | 51 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 12 | +2 | +23.7% | 41 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 10 | −1 | −12.4% | 30 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 11 | −8 | −41.9% | 50 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 20 | −2 | −8.3% | 66 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 21 | +4 | +21.7% | 60 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 18 | −15 | −45.8% | 60 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 32 | +10 | +43.2% | 100 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 23 | −50 | −69% | 54 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 73 | −3 | −4% | 198 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 76 | −89 | −54.1% | 207 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 165 | — | — | 351 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months before October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.
