Life is Hard

Life is Hard is a town-management game that combines classic strategy mechanics with survival and RPG elements. You begin with four settlers in a small village and manage its growth into a prosperous settlement, while dealing with the dangers and choices of an unfriendly world.

Build and manage your town

Develop your village with buildings, markets and defensive walls. Expand your domain, prevent famine and pestilence, make war, trade with other settlements, attract new people, and craft armor and weapons.

Choose a patron

At the start of each attempt, choose one of six ancient gods. Each provides unique magic spells and a hero to aid your rule. Light spells can heal your soldiers, while the God of Darkness can raise your enemies as obedient undead soldiers. If you fail to appease your god, it will unleash its wrath on your settlement.

The fate of the land

Protect your settlers from Tenebris the Necromancer and uncover what happened to the lands. You can seek freedom from the Northern Kingdom or become its loyal vassal; each choice has consequences.

Settlers and replaying

Settlers have personal traits and skills, so settlements differ from one attempt to the next. Drunkard miners and chatterbox woodcutters are among the possible personalities. The game is challenging, and you may need to start over and try different play styles before finding a way to survive.