Hard Road
Shares rank 34 of 78 video games by recommenders
Recommended for its promising post-apocalyptic demo and nice vehicle physics. Most common caveat: the front shield renders black, leaving only the engine hood view.
Recommended for its promising post-apocalyptic demo and nice vehicle physics. Most common caveat: the front shield renders black, leaving only the engine hood view.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 88%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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| Helldivers 2 | 50 | 34 | 60% | 10 | 1.9 yrs3 owners | — |
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| Triple-A Minesweeper | 40 | 25 | 62% | 1 | — | — |
| Quake II | 33 | 8 | 80% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Hard RoadThis page | 7 | 1 | 88% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“some nice physics like hitting a small rock at speed”
“The driving experience felt much better than most other games I've played”
“The front shield is black, not transparent, so I could use only engine hood view.”
“This demo makes a good first impression, but the lack of technical details makes this post feel more like an advertisement”
“so I guess it's keyboard only.”
“Seems like a vibecoded not finished game.”
“I'm impressed that I wasn't able to drive into a void”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.