Hardland
Surreal fantasy adventure built around exploration and piecing together clues
Mountain Sheep · Released Sep 17, 2019
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 66% of 613
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- 7 years ago
- Oct 25, 2019
What is Hardland?
Hardland is a single-player adventure set in an open fantasy kingdom, where factions compete for power as the king weakens. You question inhabitants, search books and item descriptions, and explore dreams for quest clues. You choose which quests to pursue, without quest markers or an active quest log.
For you if...
- +you enjoy taking notes and working out mysteries yourself
- +you like choices and stories with multiple possible endings
Not for you if...
- −you prefer explicit objectives and step-by-step quest guidance
- −you want action rather than lengthy conversations and reading
What players say
66% of 613 reviews are positive
Players praise the distinctive art style. Recent negative reviews repeatedly describe the game as unfinished and abandoned.
Screenshots and trailer
Hardland system requirements
Minimum: GTX 650, 6 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Hardland?
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 (64-bit)
- Processor
- Intel Core i3 @ 2.2 GHz
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 650 2GB or AMD HD 7770 2GB
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Does Hardland have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Hardland run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 36
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Hardland use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Singleplayer
- Fantasy
- Adventure
- Story Rich
- Choices Matter
- Atmospheric
- Multiple Endings
- Mystery
- Dialogue Heavy
- Exploration
- Surreal
- Indie
- 3D
- Open World
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- Cinematic
Recent updates
- Oct 25, 2019 · Halloween Update
- Oct 11, 2019 · Clan Cartwright Update
- Oct 7, 2019 · Bounty Hunter Update
- Sep 29, 2019 · Patch Notes For the Last Two Updates
- Aug 20, 2019 · Release Candidate is live for all Early Access players!
