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Hard Time

In Hard Time, the player assumes the role of a customizable prisoner in the Southtown Correctional Facility, doing time for a crime of their choice. Their main objective is to survive until the end of their…

31 December 2006

Hard Time is a fighting developed by Mat Dickie, released 31 December 2006 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Hard Time is

Hard Time is a fighting game developed by Mat Dickie and released in 2006. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In Hard Time, the player assumes the role of a customizable prisoner in the Southtown Correctional Facility, doing time for a crime of their choice. Their main objective is to survive until the end of their sentence, while meeting basic needs, reforming, and making friends (or enemies) in the prison, as well as completing optional tasks for the inmates and wardens alike. Needless to mention, beat-ups and court cases are a constant threat among the daily life of the prison.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, sandbox and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Hard Time launched on 31 December 2006, within three weeks of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, MotorStorm, Ys Origin and Lost Planet: Extreme Condition.

Released around the same time: World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, MotorStorm, Ys Origin, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition.

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When did Hard Time come out?
Hard Time was released on 31 December 2006 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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