Having a HARD Time
| App ID | 2420460 |
| App Type | Game |
| Developer | Quadruple-Q |
| Publisher | Quadruple-Q |
| Supported Systems | Windows macOS Linux |
| Technologies | PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine |
| Last Changenumber | 31802474 |
| Last Record Update | 20 October 2025 – 20:31:42 UTC ( |
| Release Date | 12 February 2024 – 18:09:31 UTC ( |
Having a HARD Time is an erotic visual novel that tells the story of a young girl whose life gets turned upside down after a science experiment goes terribly wrong. Help her deal with the consequences and navigate through a college life filled with tough decisions and a beautiful cast of characters.
Additional Information
| Developer | Quadruple-Q | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| controller_support | partial | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| community_visible_stats | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ReleaseState | released | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | Quadruple-Q | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Release Date | 12 February 2024 – 18:09:34 UTC ( |
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| osarch | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| community_hub_visible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Social Media | https://discord.gg/W74RYWV7rw |
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| Primary Genre | Casual (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Genres | Adventure (25), Casual (4), Simulation (28), Early Access (70) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steam Release Date | 12 February 2024 – 18:09:31 UTC ( |
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| Store Asset Modification Time | 1 September 2025 – 11:17:12 UTC ( |
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| osextended | macos64,macosapplesilicon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| review_score | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| review_percentage | 95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detected Technologies (?) | PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| restricted_countries | CN,DE,SA China,  Germany,  Saudi Arabia |
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| Content Descriptors | Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Adult Only Sexual Content (3), Frequent Nudity or Sexual Content (4), General Mature Content (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| controllertagwizard | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Early Access Release Date | 12 February 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC ( |
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| First seen on SteamDB | 3 May 2023 – 16:53:49 UTC ( |
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| Content Descriptors (Including DLC) | Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Adult Only Sexual Content (3), Frequent Nudity or Sexual Content (4), General Mature Content (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supported Languages
| 13 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles | Achievements |
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| English | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Russian | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Italian | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Spanish - Spain | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Portuguese - Brazil | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| French | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Simplified Chinese | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Thai | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Japanese | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Korean | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Romanian | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Turkish | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| trailer_name | Having a HARD Time |
| trailer_category | 3 |
| trailer_480p ↴ | |
| video/webm | 256945050/movie480_vp9.webm |
| video/mp4 | 256945050/movie480.mp4 |
| trailer_max ↴ | |
| video/webm | 256945050/movie_max_vp9.webm |
| video/mp4 | 256945050/movie_max.mp4 |
| microtrailer ↴ | |
| video/webm | 2420460/564407/2690b2ddda9008f9c1702ba65bc8f31e5eff28be/1750814455/microtrailer.webm |
| video/mp4 | 2420460/564407/2690b2ddda9008f9c1702ba65bc8f31e5eff28be/1750814455/microtrailer.mp4 |
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| dash_av1 | 2420460/564407/2690b2ddda9008f9c1702ba65bc8f31e5eff28be/1750814455/dash_av1.mpd |
| dash_h264 | 2420460/564407/2690b2ddda9008f9c1702ba65bc8f31e5eff28be/1750814455/dash_h264.mpd |
| hls_h264 | 2420460/564407/2690b2ddda9008f9c1702ba65bc8f31e5eff28be/1750814455/hls_264_master.m3u8 |
| screenshot_medium | 256945050/movie.293x165.jpg |
| screenshot_full | 256945050/movie_full.jpg |
| all_ages | false |
| is_highlight | true |
| timestamp | 9 June 2023 – 16:42:46 UTC |
Steam charts
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- 18 players right now
- 33 24-hour peak
- 497 all-time peak
30 August 2025
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- ~11.9 k by PlayTracker
- ~15.3 k by VG Insights
- ~30.4 k by Gamalytic
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Steam player counter indicates there are currently 18 players live playing Having a HARD Time on Steam.
Having a HARD Time had an all-time peak of 497 concurrent players on 30 August 2025.
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