Lawyer Guy: Defender of Justice

Lawyer Guy: Defender of Justice

Rob Welch · November 6, 2020 · Free to Play, 2D Platformer, Difficult, Old School, Pixel Graphics

Lawyer Guy: Defender of Justice is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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Mostly Positive79% · 138
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Lawyer Guy: Defender of Justice price

Lawyer Guy: Defender of Justice is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About Lawyer Guy: Defender of Justice


Lawyer Guy is a tough-as-nails action platformer game inspired by Mega Man. 
Master six tricky and intricate levels and bosses (...with more on the way!)
An audacious crazed mashup of oldschool NES action and modern precision platforming!
Difficulty options for platformer fans and platformer sickos, accessibility settings, speedrun options and more!

Other Features

  • The motion captured performance of Tom Hanks
  • Evil speedrun/perfect run challenges
  • Probably the only video game about a lawyer ever made.
  • A licensed demoscene/tracker music soundtrack from some of the genre's most eminent musicians
  • Not a roguelike, no darkness, no souls. Possibly comfy, depending on your definition of comfy.
  • Doesn't cost any money

Testimonials

"This game is too difficult" -my friends
"How's that Lawyer Man game coming along?" -my family "Lawyer Guy should have a katana made from nippon steel folded over 4000 times" -internet anime reviewer

Free, to keep, forever, no strings attached.

This game is a weird passion project and I don't want to make it my job, so I've made it free. There might be a sort of optional donation at some point in the future but the game being free and being for fun is very important to me.

Lawyer Guy needs YOU!

If you have opinions about this game, head over to my website (link is in the sidebar ->) and contact me. I'll also occasionally be checking the forum here on Steam.

Lawyer Guy: Defender of Justice — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Players praise Lawyer Guy for its engaging mix of visual novel storytelling and puzzle mechanics, with charismatic characters, good humor, and satisfying courtroom deduction gameplay, though some note the story can feel linear with limited player choice. The game appears to have a dedicated fanbase that considers it underrated and worthy of revisiting, though at least one player found the difficulty curve frustrating and inaccessible from the start.

Not recommended May 2, 2025
Nobody will read my review so I Will Eat 1 Chili pepper without milk For Every Like this gets.
7 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 1, 2026
This is E3.
6 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 10, 2026
jblow sent me here. ProTip: use arrow keys + z!
Recommended Mar 8, 2026
yo Rob Welch get back on Lawyer Guy, ts GENUINELY has potential. This is GOTY btw, no one speaks ill of Lawyer Guy. We ALL need to gatekeep this niche Lawyer Guy.
Recommended Nov 15, 2025
Игра 'Lawyer Guy: Defender of Justice' оказалась на удивление увлекательной смесью визуальной новеллы и головоломки. Сюжет, хоть и несколько клишированный (начинающий адвокат, брошенный в пучину интриг), цепляет харизматичными персонажами и неожиданными поворотами. Особенно понравился юмор – он легкий и уместный, разряжает напряженную атмосферу судебных разбирательств. Геймплей построен на сборе улик, допросах свидетелей и, конечно же, эффектных выступлениях в суде. Механика поиска улик порой кажется немного пиксель-хантингом, но в целом процесс затягивает. Судебные баталии выполнены в виде логических головоломок, где нужно правильно сопоставить улики и показания, чтобы вывести лжеца на чистую воду. Из минусов могу отметить некоторую линейность сюжета – вариативности в принятии решений практически нет. Графика выполнена в приятном, хоть и не самом современном, стиле. В целом, 'Lawyer Guy: Defender of Justice' – отличный выбор для тех, кто любит детективные истории и готов поломать голову над сложными делами. Рекомендую!
Recommended Feb 25, 2025
[h1]#tinygamereviews[/h1] [code]Souls-level Mega Man with a tie - I dig.[/code] [list] [*][b][u]Overall Score[/u][/b]: 3/5 [/list] [hr][/hr] [h1][b]Curator: [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/42137521/]Nostalginauts[/url][/b][/h1] [h1]Full Review[/h1] [table] [tr] [td]Playability[/td] [td]4/5[/td] [td]The controls are good, although in some instances jumping [i]while[/i] moving seems to register weird and you'll wind up either jumping in place or running off a cliff. (Reminds me of early Mega Man titles, which is strangely endearing...)[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Difficulty[/td] [td]4/5[/td] [td]I didn't get very far before reviewing, but the game is...hard. The "checkpoint" mechanic makes some parts more forgiving, and I like that it's limited so you need to be strategic about placing them.[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Graphics[/td] [td]3/5[/td] [td]The retro/CRT effect actually looks good with this game; the only way it'd look better is if teh pixels(tm) were more apparent.[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Sound[/td] [td]3/5[/td] [td]SFX are pretty simplistic, but the music…

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