Robert Yang always makes interesting games that contain humor and criticism, and Hard Lads is no exception. This is an art game about masculinity. Also about media. And queering both. The best part of this particular game from Yang is how he embraced a lot of what would otherwise be glitches and imperfections. It’s a perfect fit for the messy failure and posturing of the Lads in the viral video on which the game is based. And the finale, set to a choral version of “Truly Madly Deeply” is an excellent capstone.

Reviewed on Oct 31, 2022


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