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To Hell With The Ugly

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4.3/5

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4.3

8 Reviews

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To Hell With The Ugly
Description
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 bot...
Genre:
Adventure - Point-and-click - Detective-mystery
Tags:
Adventure, Story Rich, 2D, Puzzle, Point&Click, show 5 more... Mystery, Investigation, Detective-mystery, Dark Comedy, Noir
User reviews

4.3/5

( 8 Reviews )

4.3

8 Reviews

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Product details
2023, La Poule Noire, ARTE France, ...
System requirements
Windows 7, Intel i5 Quad-Core, 4 GB RAM, Intel HD 4000, 500 MB available space, Requires a 64-bit pr...
Time to beat
3 hMain
3.5 h Main + Sides
4.5 h Completionist
3 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Description
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 centered 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 bring 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

© La Poule Noire / ARTE France 2023 - All rights reserved

Popular achievements
Best Served Cold
You took revenge!
common  ·  35.26%
After-Party Detective
You found out what happened at the Zooty while you were away.
common  ·  53.18%
Phone Book Champ
You found the address for the Mary Jackson you were looking for.
common  ·  39.31%
Loyal Partner
Gary never fell in a fight.
common  ·  31.79%
Man's best friend
Mike never fell in a fight. Noonoo says thanks.
common  ·  34.1%
Master of Disguise
You got dressed up to the nines for Schutz’s party.
common  ·  35.26%
Pepper King
You took out one of your opponents using spices.
common  ·  46.24%
Star Chef
You created a new recipe (and the bouncer is a fan).
common  ·  54.34%
Zooty Ladies’ Man
You got a quality drink for Sunday. It’s the least you could do.
common  ·  59.54%
System requirements
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
3 hMain
3.5 h Main + Sides
4.5 h Completionist
3 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Adventure - Point-and-click - Detective-mystery
Tags:
Adventure, Story Rich, 2D, Puzzle, Point&Click, show 5 more... Mystery, Investigation, Detective-mystery, Dark Comedy, Noir
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04), Mac OS X (10.12+)
Release date:
{{'2023-05-30T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Company:
La Poule Noire, ARTE France / ARTE France
Size:
1.6 GB
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Controller support
Overlay
Single-player
Languages
English
audio
text
Deutsch
audio
text
español
audio
text
français
audio
text
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Overall most helpful review

Posted on: April 25, 2024

wish120

Verified owner

Games: 267 Reviews: 3

Great but short game

Good art. Story is a bit bogged down by how 'gamey' the gameplay is, has a couple of fetch quests added to extend the playtime. Wish there was a way to play the battles without having to skip through the dialogue, as though easy the battles are fairly fun and have good music. Would wait for this to go on sale or to enter a bundle.

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Posted on: April 2, 2025

Miasmat

Verified owner

Games: 476 Reviews: 1

Really pretty, but the story is bonkers

Don't expect great writing. Or for the threads to come together. Or for a satisfying ending that makes any sense. I like the fight mechanic of timing your reactions to block or land hits. I love the art style. But the story feels like they cut the second half. It was building toward an interesting climax, and they totally blew it. Very disappointing end.

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Posted on: June 27, 2025

Cydla

Games: 17 Reviews: 2

To Hell With the Pretty

Aesthetically beautiful. The gameplay is very simple and sometimes repetitive, which I didn't mind because I thought the story would polish away any rough edges. Unfortunately, what I thought started out as a pretty compelling narrative soon revealed itself as either too rushed, too simple for its own good or too...french. Something feels lost in the translation and the whole experience just left me confused and unsatisfied. I got this -50% off. If you're interested in getting this I advise you to wait for a bigger sale, cause as cool as this game is, you better save your money on something else. 2 stars for gameplay and music + 1 star for the visuals (naked men) = 3 stars

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Posted on: January 9, 2025

ludictador

Verified owner

Games: 50 Reviews: 2

Very nice but short

Amazing aesthetic and music, very fluid mechanics but I'd like a bit more of playtime.

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Posted on: January 19, 2025

Mortarah

Verified owner

Games: 452 Reviews: 62

Short but Great

A noir P&C game with an intriguing (and a bit spicy) story, fitting aesthetics, funky music, T-B combat, and even QTEs. Despite it being quite short (and with some minor sequence breaks and translation/text errors) the game really has a unique charm. Recommended for a nice quick experience.

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