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Lil' Guardsman Guide: Gate Inspections, 12 Levels, Weddings, and Endings
Released: 12 main-game levels and major visitor procedures · Updated 2026-10-13
Organizes what to investigate before deciding, beyond admission alone. For later conscription, check star ratings separately from war victories and defeats.
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Tools and crystals
Crystals prepare the number of tool uses. Allocate them before each day so the tool you need does not run out midway through an inspection.
Read the guide →Levels 1–3
The first visitors, envoys, princes, and tournament participants. Rather than literal translations of English dialogue choices, this lists the purpose of doubt, trust, or teasing decisions.
Read the guide →Levels 4–6
Check the rescue show, monster night shift, and 3 wedding choices for the selected alliance. The night shift's rice and bread come from earlier inventory.
Read the guide →Level 7 and birthday
Organizes Level 7, which has no gate inspections, by visit order. Separates listening through the ceremony from objecting to continue.
Read the guide →Levels 8–9
Separates drafting people needed by the army from inspections that confiscate contraband. Kora's victory route and another source's admission route are not merged as the same outcome.
Read the guide →Levels 10–11
The second night shift and final inspections: Gary's suspected poison and rewind, Captain Jane's gun, and late-game tool preparation.
Read the guide →Level 12 and branches
Pairs each alliance with all-victory/all-defeat routes. Final-scene actions also depend on the rescue champion and weapons. A majority rule for mixed battle results is not used as a confirmed condition.
Read the guide →48 Steam achievements
Groups Steam's 48 into 10 progression, 9 four-star, 7 choice, 8 war, 11 optional, and 3 final achievements, with specific actions and timing. Distinguishes PlayStation's 49 including the platinum.
Read the guide →Game information
- Developer / publisher
- Hilltop Studios / Versus Evil / tinyBuild
- Release / Early Access start
- 2024-01-23
- Platforms
- PC / macOS / Nintendo Switch / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X|S
- Genres
- Indie / Adventure / Puzzle
Return points for levels and decisions
Check royal orders and tools before using up your actions. Phone calls and inventory use also relate to each person's inspection.
| Section | Article to read | Main checks |
|---|---|---|
| Controls | Tools and rewinding | 3 actions and crystals |
| Levels 1–3 | Early inspections | Upgrade X-Ray to 3 slots |
| Levels 4–6 | Rescue, night shifts, and weddings | Rice / bread / selected alliance |
| Level 7 | Wedding and birthday | Level 7 has no 4-star rating |
| Levels 8–9 | Wartime conscription and spies | Draft military strength |
| Levels 10–11 | Night shift and final inspections | Gary and confiscating the gun |
| Level 12 | Ending branches | Alliance × outcomes of 3 battles |
4 stars and war outcomes are separate
Even the correct entry decision does not earn full marks if investigation or conversation is insufficient. Later decisions include drafting people needed by the army, while denying them to weaken it is a condition for different endings.
Some visits and return visits necessarily end with low scores. Do not assert that every person always yields 4 stars; treat level averages separately from events.
Main game and soundtrack
Steam's additional product 2561960 is the soundtrack. It is not counted as a DLC chapter adding another inspection level.
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