To Hell With The Ugly

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You’re Rocky, a 20-year-old young man with a certain charm that doesn’t go unnoticed. After a night out at the Zooty Slammer, you wake up in a strange hospital, kidnapped and drugged.
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About To Hell With The Ugly

About this game

You’re Rocky, a 20-year-old young man with a certain charm that doesn’t go unnoticed. After a night out at the Zooty Slammer, you wake up in a strange hospital, kidnapped and drugged.

Whatever they did to you last night, they did it. And now it’s too late for apologies, you need to get to the bottom of this…

Rocky style.

Finalist in the 2023 IGF awards in “Excellence in Visual Arts” and showcased in the 10th anniversary day of the devs, To Hell With the Ugly is an adventure game set in a 1950s LA film noir setting.

Play as Rock Bailey, a blond and handsome young man who systematically refuses all advances made to him. To the dismay of everybody around him, he stubbornly saves himself until the day he turns 20.

Everything changes when he is drugged and kidnapped outside the Zooty Slammer jazz club and wakes up in a strange hospital. They stole something from him, something very personal, and he wants revenge. Help Rocky get to the bottom of this mystery and find out the truth behind it.

To Hell with the Ugly is an adventure game with a focus on narration. Rocky has already lost part of his pride, he won’t shy away from combat if it takes him closer to the revenge he seeks. With his journalist partner Gary, they will have to gather clues from crime scenes and use them to make assumptions and solve puzzles, explore all the nooks and crannies of 1950s LA and let their fists do the talking in turn-based combat.

To unravel this mystery, you must:

  • Investigate Los Angeles in the 50s, explore its darkest corners, meet the locals and immerse yourself in this film-noir atmosphere
  • Fight for your freedom, let the fists talk in turn-based combats based on timing, precision and amazingly beautiful hair
  • Gather clues and information, investigate crime scenes, and make the right choices to solve mysteries.

A film noir set in 1950s LA

Explore 1950s LA like you’ve never seen it before, in this homage to noir movies. Discover the hidden side of the city, a sordid/gruesome investigation centred on the disappearance of the most beautiful inhabitants and human experimentations.

A stunning art direction

A breathtaking 2D world combined with fully animated cinematics and an incredible, bold art direction that brings the city of Los Angeles to life.

It’s jazz all the way down

What best describes 1950s LA than jazz music?

Carry out your investigation to the smooth rhythm of the jazzy soundtrack of To Hell With the Ugly!

Boris Vian reimagined

To Hell With the Ugly is an adaptation of Boris Vian’s satiric work of the same name, reimagined for the 21st century. Delve into the absurd and acclaimed work of the famous French author, brought to you by La Poule Noire and ARTE France.

Mature content :

  • Explicit nudity
  • Hand-to-hand and weapon combat
  • Light sexual content
  • Experimentation on humans

To Hell with the Ugly provides users with the following options :

  • adjust text size
  • adjust the color of each different category of text : dialogues, thoughts and highlighted words (subtitles/captions are not yet adjustable).
  • reassign keys (on keyboard only)
  • adjust the speed of the virtual cursor
  • activate or deactivate the ""hold for running"" option
  • skip fights
  • Adjust audio tracks separately
  • pause game play at any time during the game

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
August 09, 2023
Developers:
La Poule Noire
ARTE France
Publisher:
ARTE France
Rating:
ACB rating of 15
Supported Languages:
English

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 7
  • Processor: Intel i5 Quad-Core
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD 4000
  • Storage: 500 MB available space

Recommended:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: OS X 10.8.5
  • Processor: 1,3 GHz CPU
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Storage: 500 MB available space

Recommended:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Ubuntu 12.04+
  • Processor: 1.3 Ghz CPU
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

Recommended:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

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Frequently Asked Questions

According to ACB, To Hell With The Ugly is suitable for players aged 15 and above.
Yes, To Hell With The Ugly is not fully Steam Deck Verified but the publisher says it is "Playable" on Steam Deck. Valve’s testing indicates that To Hell With The Ugly is Playable on Steam Deck. This game is functional on Steam Deck, but might require extra effort to interact with or configure.
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 7
  • Processor: Intel i5 Quad-Core
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD 4000
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: OS X 10.8.5
  • Processor: 1,3 GHz CPU
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
To Hell With The Ugly was released on August 09, 2023
Yes, To Hell With The Ugly supports MacOS.
Yes, To Hell With The Ugly supports Linux.
To Hell With The Ugly is published by ARTE France
To Hell With The Ugly was developed by La Poule Noire and ARTE France
Fanatical users tagged To Hell With The Ugly as Adventure, Interactive Fiction, Point & Click, and Puzzle
Fanatical users tagged To Hell With The Ugly as Detective, Noir, Investigation, and Colorful
Yes. Fanatical users tagged To Hell With The Ugly as having Singleplayer
Yes, Fanatical users tagged To Hell With The Ugly as Adventure
Yes, Fanatical users tagged To Hell With The Ugly as Interactive Fiction
Yes, Fanatical users tagged To Hell With The Ugly as Point & Click

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