Hard Lads

About This Game

Hard Lads is a short game about shirtless hunks who smoke, drink, kiss, and hurt each other.

by Robert Yang (

debacle.us

,

@radiatoryang

)

In 2015, the video

"British lads hit each other with a chair"

went viral across the internet. Hard Lads casts the player as the cameraman and director. Be a proper hard lad or a surreal soft lad.

The choice is yours!

>> For more info, read my artist statement

"Hard Lads as an important failure."

>> 50% of June and July 2020 proceeds were donated to the

Black Lives Matter UK Fund

. Thanks to you, we raised £468.00 GBP to support a coalition of Black activists and organisers across the UK.

LANGUAGES SUPPORTED:

English, Français, 日本語, Русский, 简体中文, 繁體字, Deutsch, Español, العَرَبِيةُ, Čeština, Italiano, 한국어, Português, Polski

PLATFORMS:

Windows 7+ 64-bit, MacOS 64-bit, Linux 64-bit (Ubuntu 12.04+)

CONTROLS:

Mouse or trackpad, most gamepads supported, basic keyboard support

DURATION:

5-20 minutes.

LADS:

4

MUSIC:

"Str8 Acting", "im so bored", "Sexy From Behind" by

Lynks

(

Spotify

). Menu music by

Ella Guro

. Ending sing-along by

Puma Hardchorus

, artistically appropriated under fair use.

PRESS:

Art in America

,

Kotaku

,

Rock Paper Shotgun

MORE MASCULINITY GAMES BY ROBERT YANG:

Cobra Club HD

,

Rinse and Repeat

,

Radiator 2

,

The Tearoom

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IS THIS "SAFE FOR WORK"?

Much like the viral video, this game features mens' nipples, smoking and drinking, and consensual cartoon violence. It would be considered PG-13 by most people.

IS THE GAME CRASHING OR RUNNING SLOWLY?

See tech support / troubleshooting here.

To avoid problems, especially on macOS, please use the free open-source official

"itch" app

for automatic install and patching.

SPECIAL THANKS

to Eddie Cameron (macOS notarization hell, playtesting) and Rami Ismail (Arabic localization consultant)