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How to Make The Hard Game in Infinite Craft

The Hard Game is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Difficult plus The Game. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

DifficultThe GameThe Hard Game

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 55

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustWindSandstorm
  3. 3SandstormWaterOasis
  4. 4EarthSandstormDune
  5. 5DustEarthPlanet
  6. 6DunePlanetTatooine
  7. 7OasisTatooineMos Eisley
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9FireSteamEngine
  10. 10EarthWaterPlant
  11. 11EnginePlantCar
  12. 12WindWindTornado
  13. 13TornadoWaterTsunami
  14. 14EarthTsunamiIsland
  15. 15CarIslandParking
  16. 16Mos EisleyParkingDifficult
  17. 17WaterWindWave
  18. 18EarthWaveSand
  19. 19FireSandGlass
  20. 20GlassWindWindow
  21. 21WindWindowCurtain
  22. 22EarthEarthMountain
  23. 23CurtainMountainStage
  24. 24EarthStageTheater
  25. 25SteamTheaterPlay
  26. 26EarthPlayGame
  27. 27EarthIslandContinent
  28. 28WaterWaterLake
  29. 29ContinentLakeAmerica
  30. 30LakeWaterOcean
  31. 31OceanPlantCoral
  32. 32AmericaCoralCoral Gables
  33. 33AmericaCoral GablesUniversity of Miami
  34. 34IslandUniversity of MiamiThe U
  35. 35GameThe UThe Game
  36. 36DifficultThe GameThe Hard Game
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm3Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis4Earth + Sandstorm→ Dune5Dust + Earth→ Planet6Dune + Planet→ Tatooine7Oasis + Tatooine→ Mos Eisley8Fire + Water→ Steam9Fire + Steam→ Engine10Earth + Water→ Plant11Engine + Plant→ Car12Wind + Wind→ Tornado13Tornado + Water→ Tsunami14Earth + Tsunami→ Island15Car + Island→ Parking16Mos Eisley + Parking→ Difficult17Water + Wind→ Wave18Earth + Wave→ Sand19Fire + Sand→ Glass20Glass + Wind→ Window21Wind + Window→ Curtain22Earth + Earth→ Mountain23Curtain + Mountain→ Stage24Earth + Stage→ Theater25Steam + Theater→ Play26Earth + Play→ Game27Earth + Island→ Continent28Water + Water→ Lake29Continent + Lake→ America30Lake + Water→ Ocean31Ocean + Plant→ Coral32America + Coral→ Coral Gables33America + Coral Gables→ University of Miami34Island + University of Miami→ The U35Game + The U→ The Game36Difficult + The Game→ The Hard Game

The Hard Game at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
55
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

Similar effort to The Hard Game, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Hard Game in Infinite Craft?

Combine Difficult with The Game. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Hard Game?

36 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is The Hard Game hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Hard Game?

Only one known combination produces The Hard Game.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.