El Hijo is a spaghetti western, indie stealth game. The game is set in a mythical place of the 19th century that very much resembles the American west, as we know it from Sergio Leone‘s westerns, taking some of its most popular characteristics of outlaw gangs, saloons, cunning, sarcasm, irony, etc. There is no indication of a specific time, or place. It could be everywhere and anywhere. You guide 6-year old boy El Hijo on his quest to find his father, by escaping a monastery, fighting his way through the desert and avoiding monstrous creatures, and outsmarting horrible gangsters in the saloon of a villain town.
Platforms
Android Stadia iOS Mac Switch PC PS4 XONEGenres
Adventure Indie Puzzle StrategyThemes
Action Kids Stealth
Languages: English and 23 more
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Media
Critic Reviews
Game Freaks 365
By Kyle BellIf you like the idea of a Western-themed stealth game with cute graphics, El Hijo: A Wild West Tale is just the game for you.
video games are good
By Nathan HermansonThe stealth can be frustrating at times, the bugs can be grating, and it can be simpler than you might want it to be, but El Hijo still has a lot to love. Honig Studios have crafted an incredibly wholesome experience with a freedom in choice about how to approach each scenario that leaves things nice and flexible. It's an extremely breezy experience, one you can glide through in a few sittings, that I think this industry needs more of.
God is a Geek
By Lyle CarrIts gameplay is good, but what really sets El Hijo apart is its amazing setting and charming use of a child protagonist.
FingerGuns
By Greg HicksIt may look deceptively cute, but El Hijo hides a level of stealth cunning to rival its peers in the genre. Not so much difficult-to-master as tempering your own patience, the reward for persevering is ultimately worth sticking it out.
Pure Nintendo
By Kirk HinerWith its unique visuals, clever environmental puzzles, and non-violent gameplay, El Hijo is a welcome entry in the somewhat overlooked stealth/puzzle genre. If you don't buy into the gameplay before the repetition sets in, however, it can become an adventure that's easily abandoned.
