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Party Hard Go – Strategy Game Review
Party Hard Go is a Strategy/Action/Entertainment game from TINYBUILD LLC, first launched in 9th November 2016.
It’s rated 12+ and currently has 220+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Party Hard Go Stand Out
"You’ll easily find yourself losing hours at a time to the intriguing puzzling rhythms of the killing." 8/10 – PocketGamer
It's 3am. Your neighbors are having a loud party. Stop them in Party Hard, tinyBuild's award winning Stealth Strategy game. Follow detective John West as he uncovers the truth behind a series of stabbings at parties taking place around the USA.
"Amazing Stealth Strategy Game" – Eurogamer
"Weirdest Game" – Hardcore Gamer
"A ridiculous sense of humor" – Venturebeat
"I love it" – Jesse Cox
In Party Hard, you play as someone who is really tired of the neighbors having loud parties. Instead of calling the police, you decide it’s a better idea to kill everyone – using your faithful knife and the environment. The tactical strategy follows a series of killings at parties through-ought the USA.
The developers used to work mostly on casual, family-friendly games – until they participated in a game jam, creating the first prototype for Party Hard. TinyBuild backed up the original developers – Pinokl Games – to create a full version that's now on iOS!
Party Hard has semi-procedural environments and focus on unique ways of killing people. In the greatest traditions of sneaking games, your main goal is not to get caught, while silently picking off unsuspecting victims one by one. Dancing and blending in during a suspicious situation is key.
- A (not)serious story that follows a series of murders through the USA
- 19 unique levels in the main campaign with random variations on each one
- Half a dozen extra levels
- Use traps, cause explosions, become a ninja
- Multiple unlock-able characters
- Special random events, like a bear coming in and killing everyone for you
- Trigger the DEA, SWAT cars, paramedics, firefighters to come in and ruin the party
5 Playable Characters!
- The guy who wants to get some sleep
- The ninja who is fast, stealthy, has a smoke bomb, but shouldn't be seen
- The cop who can carry around bodies without suspicion, and frame other people
- The girl who can knock people out
- The butcher who has a chainsaw
This Strategy game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Party Hard Go is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 22nd November 2016
Recent improvements include:
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Bug fixes & optimizations
Download & Availability
Party Hard Go is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Party Hard Go on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
The art is Amazing the story is fantastic and the characters are insane there just one glitch and that is Whenever we leave or restart a after party level it glitches out besides that its really a good game The two things that make this game even better that if you add the DLC and workshop.
Other than being a good game it gives us nostalgia from when we first played it and its still fun and the adrenaline of not getting caught is really fun.
There are sometimes where the game will glitch out (which honestly added to its charm), like text that normally disappears will instead permanently become part of the background, etc. The play cycle is, if we may be so macabre, quite satisfying. Pick it up then purchase the full version on Steam/eShop/PSN.
Ive had this game for years we like to play this game every once in a while its a very fun game we just hope they release the second one to mobile as well.
The game is just awsome its so much fun so many clubs.
We dont know why this game doesnt have more popularity tbh.
Darkly immersive 8-bit mayhem. Imagine being a Hotline Miami character stuck at a party with no weapons (on you) besides a knife. Youll figure something out with your surroundings. A lot of games bank on the main mechanic to be showcased and later levels lose their sense of wonder and variety. Not here! Please take off the PPPPLLLLLEEEEZZUS RATE US every level. Thats for free versions. Music alone is worth the cost of the game and gameplay is epic EXCEPT accepting spare clothes twice destroys one. If you could either allow clothes to be stackable or make one on the ground unable to be picked up while clothes are in inventory itd be awesome. Do get the game though. These issues are like reporting that outside air is bothering you at a restaurant. Just please take that ratebeg out at the end of each level. Its a disruption for an otherwise immersive plunge into hilarious psychotic mayhem.
Please add the dlc for free this game is fun and please make party hard 2 for ios can you fix the glitch for Katie because we did all the achievements but cant unlock Katie.
This game is pretty hard, will take time and skill but will grow overtime and will get addictive. Good game.
We didnt have much hope for this game and purchased on a whim. OMG! Its nostalgic of the very first GTA/reminds us of Toe Jam & Earl for Sega, very well done, graphics are great, music is excellent, gameplay and strategy is fun and Im SO happy. Gifting it to our brother today because its so outstanding. Im telling everyone to play Party Hard.
Really fun game with challenging levels. Worth full price.
Lo nico que est mal es el DJ ,cuando lo matas su skin cambia a tu misma skin.
All of the levels are different, and there are some short cutscenes after you finish a level. Th game is really fun, but the one thing we want is that the characters from the original Party Hard are added(unnamed heroes).
We were on the fence on this one for a while but glad we got off cause this is a great game. Lots of variety and interesting setups.
Dark, twisted and wrong in so many ways. No matter the price, sale or not this is worth every penny. What's better than stealthily killing everybody at a party. Stab, throw off roof tops, or activate any of the many traps to do the work for you. Just be sure to be far from those traps when they go off. It's easy to get in a loop of "just one more try" as the killing is addicting and you always end learning something new to improve your odds on the next try. So good.
When we saw that it was released for iOS, we had to download it. They did great making the game seem as if it were originally made on iOS. They controls are amazing, and the game doesn't freeze up. All of that, and they didn't remove anything.
Especially if you get it on sale.
When we're trying to not get caught by the police in the game, we'll be running and all of the sudden it acts like he caught us and we have to retry the level again.
We love this game hope it has a sequel if so we're down for it.
We loved this game to bits but could really use more levels.
Pretty much just like the computer version. Plz add more levels though.
First off, this is one amazing game. Really a cool game. Hotline Miami and Manhunt had a child right here. Now, we have an issue with the Ninja. We have completed multiple levels with nobody finding a body. The Neontop party, Party Bus, and Open Air parties. We finally unlocked the ninja after 4 levels completed with nobody finding a body. We suppose the game glitched. Now, this is obviously not the most current version. We see no Electric Man. That doesn't take away from the gameplay, though. We love how all the characters play, but we wish it was more updated. Thanks for listening, and please update it.
This is just stellar. Hilarious premise and action. Awesome pixel graphics. Incredible new-retro soundtrack. For fans of flicks like Drive or The Guest (or, you know, just any 80's slasher). This will not disappoint you. Although we will admit we're not a fan of the touch controls. If anything like us, you'll want the virtual buttons.
Awesome game no doubt. But we can't even get pass the first level.we recommend this for pros.so you should buy it.
Great game ported to iOS. Absolute must play for those that like challenges, stealth, or just plain fun.
This game is really fun and we enjoy it, Ive been doing some achievements Ive done 10 by far. We were looking at the achievements and decided we were gonna do ninja. We spent hours doing no bodys found in different levels but we never got our achievement and we think its a problem. – 4 stars.
The game is fun but it keep crash so many time please fix the bug.
We love this game, and was happy to see a mobile version. Only thing that holds us back from the 5 star rating is that there seems to be some sort of bug with the achievements not unlocking. We know we have completed the required tasks to unlock a few, but they remain locked. Ive played the PC version for years so we know the gameplay well and know that it is not a case of us misunderstanding unlock requirements. Based on other peoples reviews it seems Im not alone in this problem.
We love this game and have been obsessed with it for years, but we cant get this one achievement to unlock Katie. We try to escape the cop without killing him but either it doesnt count it or the game is glitched. Id like to play through each level with each character but this really ruins the experience.
We enjoy this game a lot. Its fun, its challenging, and its a great thing to do in your free time. But there seem to be some glitches or something with the unlockable characters. Specifically, we have met the requirements to unlock both Katie and the ninja several times without unlocking them. We have had the cops chase us around 5 times before giving up, and we have played 3 games now where not a single body was detected. Im feeling very frustrated because we have met the requirements to unlock these characters and yet they arent unlocked. It seems like more people than just us are having this issue. Fixing it would make the game much more enjoyable.
This game is great, but it would be even better if you could play with friends! Be criminals together, be cops together, or have a friend be a cop and one be the criminal. Overall, this game is cool.
Please fix the unlock for ninja and butcher, we kept doing the required challenges but then we found out it was a bug that prevented us from getting them.
We do think this game would be better with updates. To fix the crashing mostly.
Game looks and sounds great but we're having a huge problem with the bouncers. Seems like they just randomly jump us.
Great, quirky game that you can play on the fly or enjoy for longer stints.
Awesome game, but it have been crashing so Much that it took us 1 hour to finish the first level.
If you are a fan of party hard and want it on mobile this is the game for you. We have completed the entire game including the extra levels and it was a fun experience. Our only problem is we can't seem to unlock Katie. Other than that solid port of a good game.
We love playing the game, but every time we get in the game and we're a quarter of the way through the first game the games crashes.
One of the best games we've come across in a while. Giving it four stars because it's a bit pricy, but other than that it's a great game.
First off, this game is great. It's funny, it's challenging, and we just have an overall good time playing this game. There's just one big problem, this game crashes far to often. Our device is compatible with this game, although the game still crashes. And it doesn't crash because we push the game to the limit, it crashes at any random time. It's frustrating sometimes when we're in the middle of a game, having a good time, and out of nowhere it crashes. No lag spike or anything, our iPad just goes black for a second, and then we're on our home page. If it's possible, we would greatly appreciate if this problem is fixed, because we're sure we're not the only one having problems with this issue. If this problem is to be resolved, that would make our day, because we really want to play this game, without having to worry about it crashing. Thank You.
If Hotline Miami, Hitman and Manhunt had a baby we think it would be something like this. We think well worth the asking price this game is definitely entertaining, only through the third level so far just taking our time. Multiple characters and some sometimes crazy AI lend themselves to some pretty good times! Definitely recommended.
This game is so great we know it wont be updated but every time we do the requirements to unlock Katie and ninja they just wont unlock and its making such a impact in this review.
Please update this game! Its easily a 5 star game.
The gameplay is amazing the music is fantastic this is an amazing game just as good as the pc version however we dont like being asked continuously to rate the game after each level cant seem to disable that feature other than that would recommend its worth the price.
Love this Game but PLEASE UPDATE Too many glitches that ruins the game we play this and constantly too many glitches.
Always missing one person, can't complete. Please fix.
Entertaining for a bit but gets repetitive. There's no logic for getting caught or beat up or run over, it'll just happen randomly. If your ok with no pet having a clear understanding of punishment then you'll be fine with this game.
We have completed all the levels, and have unlocked the butcher and cop. Our literal only criticism of this game is that the unlocks for Katie and the ninja are completely bugged. It seems every player has this issue, but the app still hasnt been updated in over 4 years! You guys made a great game, but we should be able to get the full amount of content that we PAID for.
This game is not worth its price. It is kind of fun but just not worth it. It also seems like sometimes someone gets alerted when you do nothing, causing the police and partygoers to attack, sometimes making you start over a level that you almost finished. Overall, this game is not very engaging and not very fun. It is definitely not worth the price of $6.99.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.1
- Size: 607.59 MB
- iOS: 9.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes, Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes, Infrequent/Mild Simulated Gambling, Infrequent/Mild Sexual Content and Nudity, Infrequent/Mild Realistic Violence, Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor, Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References, Frequent/Intense Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Developer: TINYBUILD LLC
Last updated: 22nd November 2016 | Genre: Strategy, Action | Developer: TINYBUILD LLC