Hardland

Hardland is a surreal fantasy adventure set in a kingdom full of secrets. In the year of Our Elder King 1018, an adventurer from Samarkand arrives as the Elder King grows weak. Imps in his Root Court offer bounties for tracking down Hard Ogres, elusive beasts said to have torn the previous king apart. The scattered pieces of that king may hold the power to change history, while the Queen in Snow Peak seeks the throne and shadowy forces plot to burn Hardland.

Solve the kingdom’s mysteries

You investigate the different sides of Hardland and the stories of its inhabitants, searching for clues in dialogue, books, notes, item descriptions and dreams. There are no quest markers or active quest logs, so you need to listen, pay attention to people and places, and piece together the lore. Use your sword carefully: even a seemingly minor detail may help solve a larger mystery.

Explore at your own pace

Hardland has an open, multi-layered world with bustling towns and hamlets, remote regions, hidden crannies and destinations that require imagination to reach. Its non-linear quests let you choose what to pursue and when, with freedom to explore at your own pace. The game offers tens of hours of play, more than a hundred unique NPCs, quests from different factions and thirteen endings.

Ways to adventure

You can build trust and relationships with people, wear disguises to see things from a new perspective, pick locks to enter houses, and jump from cliffs with a bird to help you fly. Trade with merchants for gold and items, or sneak up on them to steal. Use a shovel to dig for treasure and a sword to fight goblins.

Dreams

You dream whenever you sleep at a campfire, and there are deeper dreams to find as well. Seek out campfires in special locations and follow clues to dream recipes scattered throughout the kingdom.