How many people are playing El Hijo - A Wild West Tale right now?

0 people are playing El Hijo - A Wild West Tale on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 0 players. The number updates every few minutes.

What is El Hijo - A Wild West Tale's all-time peak player count?

El Hijo - A Wild West Tale's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 1, reached in November 2026.

Is El Hijo - A Wild West Tale good? What do Steam reviews say?

71% of 105 Steam user reviews are positive (Mostly Positive).

How much does El Hijo - A Wild West Tale cost on Steam?

El Hijo - A Wild West Tale costs $3.99 on Steam (US), 80% off right now.

Does El Hijo - A Wild West Tale work on Steam Deck?

El Hijo - A Wild West Tale is Playable on Steam Deck (with small issues), according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

El Hijo - A Wild West Tale

by Honig Studios, Quantumfrog · published by THQ Nordic Mobile · Released Dec 3, 2020

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71% positive

Mostly Positive105 reviews

Owners (est.)20K–50K

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Nov 1, 20262 days ago

Price on Steam

$3.99 −80%

$19.99Lowest ever $3.99 Nov 2026

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Steam Deck

Works, but may need extra effort. Results from Valve's own testing.

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Oct 2, 2025, 12:18 PM UTC
Build 20204855the current build when we started tracking3.9 GB on Windows

Patch notes

Mar 8, 2022
PatchUpdate notes for 8. March 22 patch
Fixed a problem with the achievements.
May 5, 2021
PatchUpdate 1.02
+ Several bugfixes in El Hijo’s behaviour when interacting with objects as well as his reaction time to crouching & climbing. + Several bugfixes in NPC behaviours when catching El Hijo or reacting to his toys. + Minor bugfixes in localisation. + Minor level-sp…
Dec 22, 2020
PatchPatch 1.0.1 released
Hi everybody, We released a small patch to address some minor quirks of the game like collision and controls issues and other small glitches. Have fun, Merry Christmas and see you in a hopefully better year 2021!

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We're proud to find out that El Hijo is nominated in two categories for the 2021 Tommi Awards. On October 24th a kids' jury will decide on who will go home with the awards for best PC game and best console game. Congratulations to all the other wonderful nomin…
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Apr 14, 2021
El Hijo - A Wild West Tale Wins Award at DCP 2021!
El Hijo – A Wild West Tale by HandyGames, international indie-publisher from Giebelstadt, Germany was voted Best Family Game by the Der Deutsche Computerspielpreis jury. Precisely because of its setting and accessibility, as well as the unique atmosphere and e…
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Once upon a time in the wild, wild west...
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El Hijo: A Wild West Tale - Schleichspiel im Wilden Westen erscheint Anfang Dezember
Der zu THQ Nordic gehörende Publisher HandyGames und die Berliner Honig Studios präsentieren mit El Hijo: A Wild West Tale ein Stealth-Spiel im klassischen Spaghetti-Westernstil, in dem ihr den titelgebenden Jungen "El Hijo" spielt, welcher sich "an den Gefahr…
Nov 26, 2020
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Whip out your poncho and get your slingshot ready to cause havoc and mischief! El Hijo - A Wild West Tale is saddling up on December 3rd, 2020! A really wild west tale! What would you do as 6-year-old kid, who must flee from violent outlaws in the Wild West? V…
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Gronkh will show you some previews of this exciting spaghetti-western stealth game! Find out tonight in the live stream starting @ 6PM CET, german only: https://www.twitch.tv/gronkh Every German Let’s Player, Streamer and Gamer knows him: Germany’s most famous…
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History

What changed on Steam for this game since we started following it: prices and sales, builds, name, release date and review score.

Review score: 71% on 2026-11-01 → 71% today (105 reviews)

Nov 2, 2026Sale −80%$3.99 (was $19.99)
Nov 1, 2026Price$19.99

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El Hijo - A Wild West Tale player count and quick facts

How many people are playing El Hijo - A Wild West Tale right now?: 0 people are playing El Hijo - A Wild West Tale on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 0 players. The number updates every few minutes.
What is El Hijo - A Wild West Tale's all-time peak player count?: El Hijo - A Wild West Tale's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 1, reached in November 2026.
Is El Hijo - A Wild West Tale good? What do Steam reviews say?: 71% of 105 Steam user reviews are positive (Mostly Positive).
How much does El Hijo - A Wild West Tale cost on Steam?: El Hijo - A Wild West Tale costs $3.99 on Steam (US), 80% off right now.
Does El Hijo - A Wild West Tale work on Steam Deck?: El Hijo - A Wild West Tale is Playable on Steam Deck (with small issues), according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.