Once upon a time in the Wild, Wild West...

...there was a child with a slingshot. El Hijo - A Wild West Tale is available today on Steam, GOG, and Google Stadia!

Berlin, Germany / Giebelstadt, Germany, December 3rd, 2020: ​
The boy with the slingshot. A young child, full of hope. A trickster, as smart as he is. Inspiring all children of the West. Challenging his fate, he sneaks through the darkest places, exposing himself to wild dangers and adventures - only to finally be reunited with his mother after tragedy struck and the young family got separated.

With tricky puzzles, shady monks, and dancing cowboys, playing through this gloomy, yet wholesome, adventure is a lot of fun. But what happens if a diversion fails and your fireworks hit the pecking chicken instead of an opponent? Find out for yourself and discover the Wild, Wild West.

El Hijo - A Wild West Tale won the Gamescom Award 2019 for "Best Indie Game"
El Hijo - A Wild West Tale won the Gamescom Award 2019 for "Best Indie Game"

El Hijo - A Wild West Tale will be released today on Steam, Google Stadia, and GOG and is priced at $19.99, €19.99, £17.99.

Sit down and buckle up for a fantastic stealth adventure.

El Hijo - A Wild West Tale is a non-violent game and an engaging story of an adventurous child looking for his mother. The child sneaks past different sorts of suspicious outlaws in a series of diverse western settings.
Instead of violence, the child's imaginative playfulness is used with the help of his toys, which serve to distract his "opponents".

Using the shadows to his advantage is a core element of the game, as the young hero will often have to hide. Various twists on familiar mechanics are often a product of the challenging and increasingly dangerous environments that the 6-year-old must traverse to reach his ultimate goal.

Download our Presskit for El Hijo - A Wild West Tale here:

https://media.handy-games.com/ElHijo/

Accompany the young boy on his adventurous journey
Accompany the young boy on his adventurous journey

About El Hijo - A Wild West Tale:

Awarded "Best Indie Game of Gamescom 2019", El Hijo is a non-violent stealth game featuring meticulously hand-crafted levels guiding you through the story in a coherent flow, introducing challenges and threats from your surroundings, and helping you understand how to overcome them. Use the weapons of a child, toys, and mischief to deceive your adversaries and inspire other children to revolt against the ongoing injustice. Find your way out and uncover a conspiracy with roots far deeper than anyone could have imagined.

Features:

  • Survive the Wild West with the cleverness of a young hero
  • Explore dark monasteries, deserts, and frontier towns in a spaghetti-western world
  • Merge with the shadows to hide from your adversaries
  • Solve playfully tricky environmental puzzles
  • Use a fun arsenal of tactical toys to bypass and distract diverse opponent types
  • Inspire other children to find the path to freedom
  • Enjoy the gripping storyline of a brave son searching for his mother

 

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