Horrible Histories Hard As Nails

Play your way through some of the funniest and yuckiest free mini-games with Horrible Histories!

How do you play Hard as Nails?

  • 🎮 Play through puzzle, drawing and time-based challenges

  • 👑 Rack up points to collect new characters like Amelia Earhart and Rattus

  • 💔 You’ll only have three lives, so try not to make any mistakes

  • 💡 Find out funny and fascinating facts about the Egyptians, Vikings, Victorians and many more

🏆 QUIZ: Who are you throughout history?

💬 CHAT: Which mini-game did you love the most? Let us know in the comments below!

What are the mini-games?

There are loads of side-splittingly funny mini-games to try out, including:

  • 🫖 Rub sugar on Queen Elizabeth I’s grotty teeth

  • 💥 Burst the boils on a Tudor peasant

  • ✍️ Save Shakespeare's letter from spilt ink

  • 👁️ Paint on Cleopatra’s eyeliner

and tonnes more including:

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🐀 Frightful First World War: Splat the rats trying to get into the trenches

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🥧 Terrifying Tudors: Feed King Henry VIII his feast before time runs out

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🏹 Stormin’ Normans: Avoid the arrows with your shield

Which eras are in Hard as Nails?

We have mini-games for most eras, including:

and so many more!

Which characters can you unlock?

There are many characters to unlock (we aren’t going to spoil that here!) but let us know if you unlock:

  • 🐀 Rattus | The coolest rat in all of history.

  • ✈️ Amelia Earhart | Flying straight into the history books.

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