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Harold's Bad Day

A precision puzzle-platformer aimed at speedrunners that turns one of the oldest videogame tropes on its head. In other games, dying is bad, and your remaining lives are just chances to try again... right? No…

29 November 2021

Harold's Bad Day is a platform, released 29 November 2021 on Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

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What Harold's Bad Day is

Harold's Bad Day was released in 2021. It is available on Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser. It runs on PICO-8.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A precision puzzle-platformer aimed at speedrunners that turns one of the oldest videogame tropes on its head. In other games, dying is bad, and your remaining lives are just chances to try again... right? No, not on Harold's Bad Day. Finish as quickly as possible, while trying to save as many Harolds as you can for a perfect run.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Harold's Bad Day launched on 29 November 2021, within three weeks of Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Anniversary Edition and Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker.

Released around the same time: Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Anniversary Edition, Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker.

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When did Harold's Bad Day come out?
Harold's Bad Day was released on 29 November 2021 for Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

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