Games like BAR
If BAR is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nomad Idle, Boba Simulator : Idle Shop Management and TheFoolish — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, competitive and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About BAR: Bar is a colorful incremental game with complex gameplay mechanics built around filling the bar. Filling the bar gives you rewards that allow you to fill the bar even faster. Unlock various upgrades to fill the bar at absurd rates.
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Nomad Idle
WHY THIS
Shares idle progression, skill tree progression and a contemplative mood with BAR.
Top pick for BAR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with BAR.
Face waves of enemies automatically and create builds by distributing stat points, leveling up equipment, choosing passive skills, summons and more. An idle game about killing hordes of enemies, becoming stronger, and exploring an unfolding storyline. A spin-off of Nomad Survival.
Boba Simulator : Idle Shop Management
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for BAR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with BAR.
Boba Tea shop simulator. Manage recipe, stock and customer satisfaction.
TheFoolish
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for BAR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with BAR.
“The volcano is seven hundred miles square and ten thousand feet high. Yugong always thought about the volcano’s fierceness and how it disturbed the people, so he decided to put it out!”Then, moved by Yugong’s piety, God decided to send you to help him put out the volcano.
Clicker Clicker Clicker
WHY THIS
Shares idle progression, meta progression and grindy with BAR.
Ranked #4 for BAR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with BAR.
Click on the cursor to receive clicker gold. Upgrade your clicks with your clicker gold. Click on the falling cursors to receive more clicker gold! Purchase projectiles in the shop that will clean out the falling cursors for you.
Luckyest
WHY THIS
Shares idle progression, skill tree progression and indie with BAR.
Ranked #5 for BAR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with BAR.
A quick, incremental scratch-and-reveal game focused on compounding choices - set stakes, uncover outcomes, cash out or push for bigger multipliers, and funnel winnings into permanent upgrades that accelerate income and unlock new tools over time.
闲置神话
WHY THIS
Shares grind based progression, idle progression and grindy with BAR.
Ranked #6 for BAR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with BAR.
挂爆电费，休闲摸鱼，偷懒耍滑！现代修真为皮；刷宝养成为骨；擦边玩梗为神。宅度与中二度突破天际，在游戏库内随时出击杀掉那些无聊的时间。其将为放置游戏中最离谱的奇葩；其名为 闲 置 神 话 ！
Tap Heroes
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with BAR.
Ranked #7 for BAR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with BAR.
Welcome to the first puppet show RPG! Participate in battling a ton of foes, buy new upgrades, cast magic and recruit new Heroes. Or just sit back and enjoy the show as your Heroes fight on their own while you watch or do other things.
AdVenture Capitalist
WHY THIS
Shares achievement hunting and a contemplative mood with BAR.
Ranked #8 for BAR fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with BAR.
Welcome, eager young investor, to AdVenture Capitalist! Arguably the world's greatest Capitalism simulator!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below BAR at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under BAR on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BAR.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under BAR on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BAR.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under BAR on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BAR.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under BAR on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BAR.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under BAR on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BAR.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under BAR on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BAR.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under BAR on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BAR.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Sally Face - Episode One
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under BAR on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BAR.
Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with BAR.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with BAR.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with BAR.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with BAR.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with BAR.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with BAR.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with BAR.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Frequently asked about BAR
- Does BAR run on Steam Deck?
- BAR is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does BAR cost?
- BAR is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to BAR?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside BAR are Nomad Idle, Boba Simulator : Idle Shop Management, TheFoolish.
- Who developed BAR?
- BAR was developed by TechieMay.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on BAR.
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