The Hardest Thing

The Hardest Thing

ChillFun · January 17, 2018 · Indie, Strategy, Adventure, Casual, Puzzle

Buy The Hardest Thing from Steam at $3.99 — the cheapest of 1 store we compare.

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lowest tracked $0.83
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The Hardest Thing price by region

The Hardest Thing costs $2.69 in Georgia (USD), £2.89 in the United Kingdom, €3.29 in Europe (EUR), $3.99 in the United States, CA$4.65 in Canada, NZ$5.19 in New Zealand, R$8.69 in Brazil and zł14.49 in Poland right now.

Cheapest The Hardest Thing offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $2.69 $2.69 — 1
United Kingdom £2.89 £2.89 — 1
Europe (EUR) €3.29 €3.29 — 1
United Statesyour region $3.99 $3.99 — 1
Canada CA$4.65 CA$4.65 — 1
New Zealand NZ$5.19 NZ$5.19 — 1
Brazil R$8.69 R$8.69 — 1
Poland zł14.49 zł14.49 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About The Hardest Thing

In your journey you will discover many different locations, levels, and game elements, all pointing towards the main goal which is to knock down the bullseye block with the help of a ball and your surroundings. It may sound easy at first, but you will soon discover that as you progress each level goes from super simple to crazily complex and more rooms will be opened for you and your adventures. The more puzzles you solve, the more you will discover.

How you decide to reach the final goal is completely up to your imagination!

The Hardest Thing — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Partial controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Players are divided on this physics puzzle game. Supporters praise the relaxing visuals and enjoy the collaborative problem-solving aspect, especially when playing with others, while critics complain about inconsistent physics that make solutions feel luck-based rather than skill-based, frustrating object placement mechanics that constantly reset positions, and an overall sense that the game feels more like an unfinished demo than a complete experience.

Not recommended Jan 27, 2018
It starts out simple enough, but the physics vary from play to play. You can do absolutely zero changes to your set up and the ball will just go somewhere else. Some levels are so hard they seem impossible or just by luck. I can understand it's called the "The Hardest Thing," but the hardest thing about this game is it lacks actual problem solving. You're literally just lucky if something works right. The concept was nice but this is a disaster. You're absolutely limited by how well the Unity engine can stay consistant from level to level, or just working smooth at all. Here I was hoping I refunded this disaster.
12 found this helpful
Not recommended Jan 30, 2018
I rarely write reviews, however after playing this game for an hour or so and feeling i will probably never open it again, i feel compelled to. I was looking for a nice straightforward puzzle game, and given the description, it seemed promising. The problem is not in what the puzzles are but HOW they are made. This "game" is a mere demo. Sure the idea is pretty interesting, a ball has to fall in a specific place, and you have to place objects along the path in order to "help" it reach the goal. Pretty neat, right? Yes, except, placing the objects feels difficult because they always reset to their original position, so you spend so much time putting them back in the way you wanted them, it resets... you want them on a book, they end up on a shelf, falling an knocking things about. And i'm like "but, but i haven't even let go of the mouse button, wtf???". Then, when you let the ball go.... it takes it for freaking EVER to begin falling, and the player has to wait 4-5sec each try to see if it will finally reach the goal. And given how precise the physics are, it's just annoying. Why not a speed up button ?! There a slow down one.... so ? The puzzles aren't very puzzling either, i…
11 found this helpful
Recommended Mar 18, 2018
Wonderful game with some challenging puzzles. I found it most fun when playing the game on Twitch and having a friend basically play the game with me. It was fun to discuss options of what we could do to hit the bullseye and seeing who had the right idea. The visuals are nice and something about the overall feel and gameplay has a very relaxing effect on me. I highly recommend this game.
3 found this helpful
Recommended Feb 2, 2018
I love this game its so much fun that i made a lets play about it
3 found this helpful
Recommended Jan 24, 2018
Here is a review of The Hardest Thing! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35X_JzejBW4
3 found this helpful
Not recommended May 29, 2019
Bought this to play it with my son, but the game consists of placing blocks to guide a ball, and we found that more fun to do in reality. Also placing the blocks is pretty frustrating, as mouse and keyboard are not very good for orienting objects in 3D, but I guess that's not the developer's fault.

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