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El Hijo - A Wild West Tale
Developer Honig Studios, Quantumfrog
El Hijo is an exciting spaghetti-western stealth game, in which you guide a 6-year-old boy on his quest to find his mother. From the Steam store page
86 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Aug 17, 2026 · last updated Oct 9, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
67
Fresh
51 positive · 25 negative
95% range 56–77%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 51 | 25 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
58 of 85 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
67% recommend · 56 yes, 27 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 83 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (187 of 232 positive).
Players praise the game's charming art style and non-violent stealth gameplay. [1][2][3] Some reviewers find the controls unresponsive and the gameplay repetitive. [4][5][6] Several players note bugs that can force restarts, detracting from the experience. [4][7][8]
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- [5]
The seemingly simplistic nature of this game wears off quick, and this game ends up lasting far longer than it needs to be. It's okay for a short while, but gets boring quick and hardly attempts to stay exciting. The worst part is how finicky the controls can be. Lots of times you'll find yourself trying to duck down behind cover and your character simply won't respond to the control. Also, aiming the slingshot can …
- [6]
Game looks completely fine at first glance - alright art and presentation, stealth elements look fine etc. But when you actually playing it - unresponsive controls ruining all the fun. In a stealth game where all decided by seconds when you move from cover to cover, your hero will likely stuck on a ladder a dozen of times or move in different direction that you intented. So you get caught and getting sent to …
- [1]
The artwork and direction have a gentle charm that leaves a strong impression. Paired with well-crafted, non-violent stealth gameplay, the Western setting unfolds as a quiet story of growth.
- [3]
I liked this game quite a bit. The non-violent stealthing is casual and fun. The cartoony art style is pretty well done, especially the cut scenes. And the spaghetti western setting is new and refreshing (at least for me). There are unfortunately still some bugs that need to be fixed, but it's otherwise very enjoyable. 7/10
- [2]
The art is beautiful. The music wonderfully backs the gameplay which is simple and engaging. Checkpoints are friendly. The puzzles are innovative without being impossible. The story is well-told through simple cutscenes. Definitely worth your time. https://youtu.be/rDESnQwKVxk
Summarised from 34 of the 95 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked El Hijo - A Wild West Tale talk about beautiful art and music enhance the atmosphere; those who didn't talk about controls are unresponsive and finicky. Which matters more to you?
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60 of 86 · most liked firstA humdrum hide and seek Introduction 🔸What comes to your mind when you hear Spaghetti Western? Saloons filled with cowboys breaking their necks while drinking? Dramatic horseback ridings? Tense shootouts between lawmen and bandits? Well, El Hijo is none of them. Instead, it tells the revenge tale of a six-year-old boy, mischievously and swiftly sneaking past monks, bandits, and lawmen. Separated from his mother, the unnamed son escapes the monastery he unwillingly lives in and set out on a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Review by [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/34633003-Gaming-Masterpieces/lists/] Gaming Masterpieces - The greatest games of all time on Steam. An innocent little stealth puzzler set in The Wild West (Mexico). You play a six year old boy who was brought to a monastery by his desperate mother. Your task is to escape the monastery and find your mother. To do so, you have to sneak past all adults and reach the level exit. On your way, you can find other kids and play with them. You…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Update: 22nd December, patch 1.0.1. Controls are still just slightly finicky, but they've definitely been solidly improved. I still think the price is a bit too much, but it deserves a recommended now. A very casual, charming, non-violent stealth game about a young boy, El Hijo, trying to find his mother after their farm gets torched by outlaws and she leaves him in the monastery. In a true mischevious spirit, and probably fed up with the monks, El Hijo decides to bust out and go look for her.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So I think this might be my first ever review: I'm moved to write it by the pleasure of playing this game for a couple of hours. The art, level design, art direction, and music are exceptional. There's a consistent visual and auditory aesthetic which really works to tell the story through the characters, and the game oozes atmosphere. It's gorgeous. Gameplay wise it's an excellent combination of simple and complex: the premise is fairly straightforward; sneak around obstacles (monks in the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really strong aesthetic, but the AI and "game feel" isn't there. 30 minutes in and the gameplay is already incredibly repetitive and mundane. Also, as the other reviews have mentioned there are bugs for sure even early on. I got softlocked twice in my short playtime. Once while opening a hatch on the first level, and then again after talking to the first child. For 20$ you could also get "Metal Gear Solid V - Phantom Pain" or "Ground Zero", as well as "Inside", And I would suggest you do that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33025671-Missi-the-Achievement-Huntress/] Please see my curator page for more games that are well worth your time Approximate amount of time to 100%: 15h Estimated achievement difficulty: 5/10 Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1, but I did replay all the levels for the achievement to not get caught. There is level selection in the main menu Has it been in a bundle: No Is there a good guide available: You don't need a guide How many people have…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The artwork and direction have a gentle charm that leaves a strong impression. Paired with well-crafted, non-violent stealth gameplay, the Western setting unfolds as a quiet story of growth.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The seemingly simplistic nature of this game wears off quick, and this game ends up lasting far longer than it needs to be. It's okay for a short while, but gets boring quick and hardly attempts to stay exciting. The worst part is how finicky the controls can be. Lots of times you'll find yourself trying to duck down behind cover and your character simply won't respond to the control. Also, aiming the slingshot can be very problematic at times, and the game fails to teach you that shooting…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →El Hijo is a top-down stealth game that sees you playing as a young boy set upon reuniting with his mother. Taking place in the wild west, you must sneak your way past bandits and survive the harshness of your environment. That, and tackle with the game's many technical issues. The biggest problem with El Hijo is that it feels like a constant battle to play. Its controls are wonky and unresponsive, which is not exactly good when you need to react to situations quickly. Its stealth mechanics…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game looks completely fine at first glance - alright art and presentation, stealth elements look fine etc. But when you actually playing it - unresponsive controls ruining all the fun. In a stealth game where all decided by seconds when you move from cover to cover, your hero will likely stuck on a ladder a dozen of times or move in different direction that you intented. So you get caught and getting sent to checkpoint and you get caught again because controls are still terrible and again and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wanted to like this game because the art style & concept are pretty cool. However, 16 minutes into this game and I've already come across 2 game-breaking bugs where I have to quit and restart. Refunded.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A nice attempt at a smaller scale stealth experience....marred by clunky controls and finicky precision issues. The visuals are lovely and I enjoyed the wild west setting. But, there were issues with unresponsive controls and with aiming the slingshot. There is really only one path through each level, which makes it fruitless to try and use your limited weapons in creative ways. Additionally, while I won't spoil the last level, the gameplay deviates tremendously from the preceding 28 levels…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ultimately, I recommend this game, but with some caveats. I learned about this game in the desperados III discord, but gameplay-wise, those two don't have much in common. Somewhat easy stealth game (took me about 6 hours to clear it while inspiring all the children) with a handful more difficult spots. You'll rarely have to worry about finding a spot to hide or wondering how to get through a corridor that has 5 patrolling bandits with intersecting routes. All levels are about getting to the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really want to like this game. It's pretty low-key and looks amazing. It's a great premise storywise, and the gameplay is right up my alley too. But in an hour of playing, I've encountered three bugs that left me frozen so that I had to restart the level. There are enough save points where this isn't too bad on its own; however, the controls and movement seemed "sticky" or unpolished, where I couldn't always tell if the problem was me, the hardware, or the game. And hey, I'm not always great…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →El Hijo is a very cute game that I would have liked but it is plagued with silly bugs that hampered my progress multiple times. I got stuck on my dad's grave. Then I got stuck on the hatch in the first level. It's too bad they didn't QA this game more it could have been cute.
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neutral · AI labelView post →[Prime/Epic] *El Hijo - A Wild West Tale*, isometric stealth indie. > 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, becomes more cunning, and finds more schemes to get past his foes. His epic journey will lead him through a remote monastery, a harsh and unforgiving stretch of desert, and a frontier town rife with crime and villainy. > El Hijo - A Wild West Tale is a non-violent stealth game in which you…
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neutral · AI labelView post →I wanted to love this game, key word...wanted...I played for about 30 minutes - and was caught by 3 bugs right in the beginning - forcing me to restart each time. The game play became very repetitive quickly, and I found myself struggling to want to continue, but mainly not caring about the cute lil character. Perhaps things change/get more exciting as the game goes on, but sadly I just couldnt find it in me to keep playing. "It’s like my aunt, not very interesting, but tries really hard" A…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Clunky and buggy from the beginning. 2mn in game struggling with approximate controls and already soft locked at the first trap to open. Then a kid to interact with another couple of mn later and the camera keep locked on the zoom in automated for the occasion. Then more. 25mn in game and I already feel continuing it, is the challenge. Just don't buy is my recommendation.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This really is the type of game I love, but this is just so full of bugs, that it is unplayable. First bug I encountered was when I needed to crouch at the scare crows. It just did not want to crouch. Then, after a restart it worked. Second bug was when I needed to open the hatch to go to the second level. It opened, but the character did not go in. I was stuck there and pressing "E" just resulted in a sigh from the character. Another restart. The third bug, in level 2, was when I inspired the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Breaks very easily, getting achievements from doing an action seem to break the game as well, such as locking you in place or removing the hud all together.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The art is beautiful. The music wonderfully backs the gameplay which is simple and engaging. Checkpoints are friendly. The puzzles are innovative without being impossible. The story is well-told through simple cutscenes. Definitely worth your time. https://youtu.be/rDESnQwKVxk
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Stealth mechanics is simplistic, instructions are sometimes unclear. Considering the game’s price $19.99 for just 3.5-4 hours of gameplay with a handful of slide-show cutscenes, it feels expensive. I finished the Monastery area, about 1/3 of the full game before I stopped. Normally I prefer to complete a game, but here the sneaking methods are repetitive and limited. The boy can throw rocks to distract guards at first, later swapping to a noise-making toy, but it functions identically aside…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →3/10 mom leaves you in a church cult so she can go kill people with TNT. thats as far a i made into into the story just kept waiting for game play to evolve and become fun. it didnt! just kept getting harder with less and less checkpoints - get stuck the edges of stuff all the time. need to move away from the object and around the tiny micro bump. this will get you caught. - part where you needed to sneak on the other side of an ox - crouch on edge is janky and doesn't always work.... i got…
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neutral · AI labelView post →I bought El Hijo for the amazing art style and found the gameplay to be really enjoyable as well. It's rather on the easy side but you'll encounter new obstacles and gadgets quite regularly and getting to switch to another character every once in a while also helps keeping the gameplay fresh. Also loved the music, it really helps bringing the western setting to life. The non-violent gameplay approach was a nice touch and works well in the story. Only complaints I have are the controls which…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →@polykillpodcast.bsky.social #justbeatit El Hijo: A Wild West Tale couldn’t put this one down which is always a good sign. Solid mechanics along with a simple story and beautiful animation. give this one a shot if you enjoy stealth games 8/10
positive · AI labelView post →El Hijo has it's own charm on story and world design. On game play it's a good puzzle game, not perfect on all aspects but things still works. Difficulty is tends to easy and very forgiving. Although it's a different game compare to PS2 ICO but I really got the very similar vibes when I playing El Hijo, would recommend to player who like simple and relax games with a heart warming story.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Keeps crashing on stage 8
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →El Hijo is a beautiful, quirky, and immersive stealthy puzzle adventure game. The story was clever and engaging, with the puzzles ranging from simple to quite challenging. I got stuck in a few places, due to my own inability to solve the puzzles as opposed to being any issue with the game. The game was far larger than I expected, having come in to the game expecting a short story, I was pleasantly surprised to see just how many levels there were to be played through.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's in the middle. It's definitely not bad, it's just not great. Absolutely loved the art style. I'd say consider picking it up but on sale but maybe be warned of the pacing being too rigid? Too slow? Just couldn't get myself to want to play any longer.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I liked this game quite a bit. The non-violent stealthing is casual and fun. The cartoony art style is pretty well done, especially the cut scenes. And the spaghetti western setting is new and refreshing (at least for me). There are unfortunately still some bugs that need to be fixed, but it's otherwise very enjoyable. 7/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played about an hour last night and had a lot of fun. The art style is really impressive and the stealth so far has been challenging while also remaining low stress (lots of places to hide and plan your next move, as opposed to the sort of stealth game where you're never "safe"). Looking forward to see how it develops as levels progress, but already enjoying my time enough to give it a solid recommendation!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A simple and fairly easy stealth game. Most areas (puzzles) are not too hard and I could see this is geared towards a younger player. A very kid/family orientated game. Not really any violence but there are places where children are shown in a unpleasant environment. In the end, you are inspiring these kids and freeing them from said hardships. Graphics are cute and pleasant. Game play is straight-forward. Controls are basic and easy to learn/use. Music is very nice and fits well with the game.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While I enjoyed the game, sometimes the maps feel too crowded, and maybe too open to know the right way, maybe allowing for unlimited roam with the bird watch mode would ease that confusion. Sometimes one of the far enemies will spot you even out of their respective zones, and that frustrates as a player. The game does smart things with his mechanics, like shooting locks to bring down curtains, or free children that help you after that, these kinds of elements make the world feel more…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →El Hijo - A Wild West Tale - $9.99 -> $0.99. 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, becomes more cunning and, along with it, finds more schemes to get past his foes. His epic journey will lead him through a remote monastery, a harsh and unforgiving stretch of desert, and a frontier town rife with crime and villainy.
neutral · AI labelView post →There is a bug where El Hijo's mother can constantly moan.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I know I didn't have huge expectations despite the cool style but I installed it and played it for the first time today to exit at the first level realising that there are a bunch of bugs where the character get stuck and honestly it has a very poor AI system which makes it not entertaining and I feel a bit misled by the promises,,,
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I would highly recommend this game to anyone who just wants something to I guess relax in, this game was very much worth the purchase and it was really fun to complete :), I really enjoyed the puzzle solving and trying to figure out how to use the very few items they give you to avoid being seen, I really enjoyed the game :D
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The animations look strange, the music in the cutscenes seems disconnected to the emotions and actions portrayed and I encountered a glitch in the first level, where opening the hatch left me stuck.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →El Hijo is a nice little stealth game. It falls into the same territory as Shadow Tactics and Desperados 3, though given a more charming facade and a more casual friendly difficulty. The game has 69 levels, starting out short and getting longer and more involved as you progress. Levels usually give you multiple options to progress through them, but were also space efficient and felt generally interesting to navigate. They also did a good job of making sure all of the tools are not only…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I liked this game very much. It looked beautiful and had a simple and fun story. You are playing a little boy in the wild west who is trying to reach his mother who went to fight off bandits. The whole game is sneaking around with a different twist and a little bit of thinking. Like shooting a stone with your slingshot in one direction to make the guard look around in a different direction, blowing of the lamp lights to make it movable in the dark and unseen, hanging underneath a moving…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very charming and entertaining game. Not overly complex and more mechanics to combine would be great, but overall I had a lot of fun with it. The style looks very good and the stealth is satisfying. The story is also simple, but good. There are a couple of levels that are just a pain to play, like The Farm with the dogs or The Escape with the lorry race. The controls are really not tight enough for the dog's mechanics and the lorry is also not fun to drive. Both of these almost made me…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wonky controls, especially when aiming. Bad Stealth and AI. The biggest culprits are the coyotes with a large line of sight and detection radius. Overall just feels like a chore when playing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Began playing El Hijo: A Wild West Tale tonight. Cute little stealth game store.steampowered.com/app/853050/E...
neutral · AI labelView post →The Spirit and the Mouse Harmony's Odyssey El Hijo: A Wild West Tale Paradise Marsh Witchy Life Story Lost in Play Pompom Sumire Later Alligator Gibbon: Among the Trees Cloud Gardens Webbed Pode Lake The Wild at Heart Toodee and Topdee Weaving Tides Railbound Button City Grapple Dog (continued)
neutral · AI labelView post →Yet another one of those games where I wish we had a neutral rating, or informational like curators have. The game idea and gameplay loop are awesome, the problem comes with technical stuff, it's unpolished, janky and straight up broken at times. My game broke on the very first level with enemies first time I played it, then it kept happening pretty frequently throughout with other levels as well. There's an issue when you complete a level, your character just stands at the exit and the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played this game a bit on stream, It has a good art style and everything is well made. But i had some issues with the game. Overall, for what ive seen the game is kinda the same and got boring quite fast. In the first level, i got stuck and had to redo the level. Honestly, not that much of a problem. In the second level, i was able to walk through a box, it helped me a bit but still. Another issue that i struggle with, is that everything is a bit all over the place. I found it hard to find…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm not done yet, but this game is fantastic. The artstyle is beautiful and you don't even need any words to understand the story or what is going on. The puzzles are not too hard, but still challenging in some parts. I would definetly say it's more based for younger adults but not for kids, since they won't understand the puzzlemechanics most probably. What is really good, you don't need to solve the puzzles in a specific way. You can choose if you want to run, hide or distract enemies. You…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just know that this is a stealth game where you are not taking out any enemies. This is purely sneaking by unnoticed.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beautiful game... Everything i expected it to be. Only downside is a lot of bugs which force me to restart levels, especially the longer levels. Not a deal breaker for me though, the good outweighs the bad easily.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really enjoyed the game. The atmosphere and the story was pleasant and the pacifistic gameplay was delightful. The negative was the AI of the bad guys, it was easy to trick them and their field of view sometimes did not made sense. Although this problem, it was a great expirience!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →El Hijo – A Wild West Tale is an isometric-view, real-time tactics stealth game, especially suited for kids, where you have to help a little boy to find his mother unseen by various opponents/villains. Find some more details and screenshots at https://sascha.mehlhase.info/hobbies/computer-games/el-hijo/
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No real story or instruction? It wasn't really shown why we were doing things.... I finished the game in 13 hours.... and don't feel it is replayable. Controls were really janky, really cumbersome tbh. I 100% prefer Shadow Gambit and Shadow Tactics instead.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Had to force myself through the first half of this game. Not planning to play through the second half. It's a lot of the same puzzle with different faces.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Games for username letters The Alters Hardspace: Shipbreaker El Hijo - A Wild West Tale Alan Wake's American Nightmare LEGO Batman Portal Hoa Alan Wake Alan Wake Remastered Quantum Break Under the Waves Islets Lushfoil Photography Sim Alan Wake 2 Escape Academy
neutral · AI labelView post →Underrated game. It reminds me Assassin's Creed Chronicles but better. More various, more ways to hide, to distract, to escape. A little like Desperados but way easier. Also I don't get all the complains about controls. They are not so bad, I used to them very quickly. And there is an autosave every 2 or 3 moves, so even if you have feet instead of hands you don't have so much to redo.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →a stealth game with very good mechanics. story is a bit convoluted but it was fun to go trough it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great artstyle and soundtrack, decent gameplay that lacks some depth. The levels keep getting better the more you progress.
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