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 WANT E-MAIL UPDATES FOR THIS AND OTHER SEXY GAMES?   Sign-up for the Radiator e-mail newsletter . 1-3 emails / year at most. 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)