Hard Lads

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)