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El Hijo - A Wild West Tale

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3.4/5

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El Hijo - A Wild West Tale
Description
El Hijo - A Wild West Tale is an exciting spaghetti-western stealth game, in which you guide a 6-year-old boy on his quest to find his mother. As a six-year-old, "El Hijo" must always sneak past the dangers of his world. As he overcomes his challenges, he gains self-confidence and cunning and w...
Genre:
Strategy - Adventure - Puzzle
Tags:
Adventure, Strategy, Puzzle, Third Person, Family Friendly, show 5 more... Logic, Cartoony, Emotional, Stealth, Western
Critics reviews
50 %
Recommend
TechRaptor
8/10
PC Gamer
63/100
God is a Geek
8/10
User reviews

3.4/5

( 4 Reviews )

3.4

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Product details
2020, Honig Studios, ...
System requirements
Windows 7+, 2.4GHz, 8 GB RAM, 1GB, 3500 MB available space...
Time to beat
5 hMain
8 h Main + Sides
15 h Completionist
8 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Description
El Hijo - A Wild West Tale is an exciting spaghetti-western stealth game, in which you guide a 6-year-old boy on his quest to find his mother.

As a six-year-old, "El Hijo" must always sneak past the dangers of his world. As he overcomes his challenges, he gains self-confidence and cunning and with it more schemes to get past his foes. On his journey, he will find himself in a remote monastery, a harsh and unforgiving stretch of desert and a frontier town rife with crime and villainy.



The journey begins when a farmer and her son El Hijo are attacked by bandits who raze their farm to the ground. The mother decides to leave "El Hijo" at a secluded monastery in order to protect him. However, El Hijo decides that the monastic life is not for him and decides to escape. "El Hijo - A Wild West Tale" is a non-violent stealth game. Violence is instead exchanged with the mischievous, playfulness of a young child. Shadowplay is in the core of the game and "El Hijo" will often have to hide. Without needlessly adding new mechanics, the gameplay is extended naturally, as variations of existing mechanics are gradually introduced and then combined with each other to increase the challenge. These twists on familiar mechanics are often a product of the varied, increasingly dangerous environments that "El Hijo" must traverse to reach his ultimate goal.

Features:

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

Popular achievements
Truant
Start your journey
common  ·  68.94%
El Primero
Inspire a child
common  ·  57.2%
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
5 hMain
8 h Main + Sides
15 h Completionist
8 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Strategy - Adventure - Puzzle
Tags:
Adventure, Strategy, Puzzle, Third Person, Family Friendly, show 5 more... Logic, Cartoony, Emotional, Stealth, Western
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2020-12-03T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Company:
Honig Studios / HandyGames
Size:
2.8 GB
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Critics reviews
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Top Critic Average
50 %
Critics Recommend
OpenCritic Rating
TechRaptorby Joseph Allen
8/10
El Hijo is a joy to play. Despite the occasional wobble, it's a rewarding and remarkably serene stealth tale with plenty of heart.
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PC Gamerby Luke Winkie
63/100
It's hard to play El Hijo without wishing for a little more flair in its stealth system.
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God is a Geekby Lyle Carr
8/10
Its gameplay is good, but what really sets El Hijo apart is its amazing setting and charming use of a child protagonist.
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User reviews

Posted on: July 31, 2022

neqa

Verified owner

Games: Reviews: 19

stealth for children

inb4 : dropped at O2 => maybe it gets harder later tl;dr : too player-friendly for a stealth game pro * stealth game * running is limited by stamina * you can either do something (move, interact, etc) or watch level layout (points of interest, enemies viewcones / movement) contra * WASD-controls don't feel that great (haven't tried the controller, probably should be ok) * frequent autosave points * crouch is active only in specific places, and you are "glued" to those places while crouching (e.g. you can crouch beside a bed, but while you're crouching you can only walk along the bed) * moving light sources somehow don't change predefined light areas * interaction points are too pointy (at the end of O1 entire hatch was highlighted, but I had to be on the specific side of a hatch to finish the level)

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Posted on: October 28, 2024

Cynerhodon

Verified owner

Games: Reviews: 7

Simple and full of charm

It's not a perfect game but you quickly get carried away by a simple and beautifully illustrated story, great visuals, and a sound and musical ambiance that fits on a post-it but hits the mark. The gameplay gets richer as you go and the level design is effective. The difficulty (overall neither too easy nor too difficult) is very progressive over the levels. The biggest criticism that could be made to the game is the feeling, controller in the hand, of the main character which sometimes seems heavy and does not respond exactly as we would like to movements / sequences that we would like to be fine and precise. This earned me a few retries but nothing prohibitive. In addition, the enemy's vision cone is not visible, it must be deduced. Overall, it's a very charming little adventure that is well worth its discounted price.

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Posted on: March 9, 2025

AlanSnaki

Verified owner

Games: 105 Reviews: 3

Nice game but poor controlls

I really like the game, the aesthetics and the gameplay, but the controlls are a little bad sometimes.

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Posted on: December 11, 2020

Zoidberg

Verified owner

Games: 770 Reviews: 47

Dev is lying: no usable key rebinds

As this is a critical info we NEVER get even here at gog, I asked the dev on twitter if their game actually allowed for key rebinds. And it does, but not for movement which is harcoded to wasd. Completely unplayable.

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