Hardland

Hardland

Steam Deck Unsupported

Mountain Sheep · Singleplayer · Sep 17, 2019

It depends on what you're after.

At $24.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

69%
Mixed
576 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 81 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Optimization: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 58 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 576 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise25% are divided33% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics and art style are fun, the world is surreal and a little off-putting, and I do like the sense of mystery.
81 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay 8.5/10- Dosen't get boring very quickly.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
The graphics are impressive, it's well optimized and stable, it features an open sandbox for the player to explore with RNG elements keeping things fresh.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The atmosphere in the demo is soothing and the sound effects are very nice: everything feels a bit dreamy.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
Edit 2 (9/18/15): Optimization got a big improvement as my FPS has had a huge jump, from an average of 20 to an average of 60!
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Graphics81 reviews
Gameplay50 reviews
Optimization11 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Performance7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters121 reviews
78%
Difficulty13 reviews
77%
Controls6 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat58 reviews
79%
Crashes14 reviews
50%
Bugs13 reviews
38%
Interface10 reviews
50%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $24.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $24.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
69%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
36
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.