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Hard Lads 1.0

Free Let boys be boys in this free indie game
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Let boys be boys in this free indie game

Hard Ladsis a short and freesimulationvideo game wherein you get to see shirtless boys do silly stuff. Developed by Robert Yang, this so-called “masculinity simulator” is based on the 2015 Britishviral videoabout four young men smoking and drinking while playing around with a folding chair. The game has someLGBT contentand can be consideredPG-13for partial nudity, alcohol, smoking, and slight violence.

Go beyond the recording

At first, Hard Lads looks like it’s justrecreatingthe video titled “British lads hit each other with a chair.” Youplay as the cameramanwho recorded the video with his phone. However, unlike the original video, you also get to play as itsdirector. The game starts with the two main boys standing in attention. By moving the camera’s view and locating thefour available actionson the screen, you can start directing.

Clicking the camera center onto the action boxes will enter therecording modeand will allow you tocontrol how the scene plays out. If you choose the bottle, you can control the guy’s arm with your mouse movement and either let him drink or empty the alcohol on the ground. The cigarette and the kiss have similar funny outcomes, too. Meanwhile, the chair lets you whack him around like aragdoll.

The gameplay doesn’t stop there. Every time you successfully knock the guy out, a folding chair mysteriously falls from the sky and onto him—definitely not something the video showed. This will multiply for everyknockoutyou cause until you finally trigger the cutscene wherein he floats away to a hilarious ending song. Each of these playthroughs also unlocks aclassical paintingof Greek mythology figure Icarus, rewarding players for trying to fully explore the game.

Boys having fun

Overall, Hard Lads is not just any meme game reproduction for any fans. It’s also a hilarious game that offersvarious alternate scenariosto the original video and can be a fun little thing to play with if you’re an eager secret hunter for unlockables. Its only drawbacks are that it’spretty shortand can be easily put down because the game doesn’t quickly hint that it has secrets to hide.

Review summary

Pros

  • Accurate playable recreation of the video
  • Shows alternate outcomes to various actions
  • High-definition graphics
  • Unlockable rewards for exploring the game

Cons

  • Short
  • It’s easy to miss the secrets

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