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Games like The Beard in the Mirror

If The Beard in the Mirror is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Order of the Thorne - The King's Challenge, Thimbleweed Park™ and Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cozy, funny and nostalgic. 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.

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About The Beard in the Mirror: A point-and-click adventure filled with magic, danger, fantasy, and romance.

2016IndieAdventure8.99 USDWindowsby Oh, a Rock! Studios
The Beard in the Mirror — Steam game cover
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Fast travel option via esc keyPixel art evokes retro charmPuzzles require creative out of the box thinkingCozyFunnyNostalgic

Players who liked The Beard in the Mirror also play

Steam players who put hours into The Beard in the Mirror also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. The Order of the Thorne - The King's Challenge

    WHY THIS

    Shares point and click and a nostalgic mood with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Top pick for The Beard in the Mirror fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Be a Bard! The challenge awaits!!Join Finn the bard as he undertakes "The King's Challenge" and see if he has what it takes to not only survive, but to write the greatest song in all of the land of Uir!

    2016IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Thimbleweed Park™

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Second-strongest match for The Beard in the Mirror fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Beard in the Mirror.

    In Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Switch between five playable characters to uncover the surreal secrets of this strange town in a modern mystery adventure game from the creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets.

    2017IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Third-strongest match for The Beard in the Mirror fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Join feeble Al Emmo on a journey into the heart of the Wild-West in search of love, adventure, and gold! A looming, thousand-year-old Aztec curse is bound to keep Al on his toes. Does redemption lie within the haunted depths of the Lost Dutchman's Mine? Find out in this Wild Western adventure game.

    2014IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Darkside Detective

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Ranked #4 for The Beard in the Mirror fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Broken Age

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Beard in the Mirror fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Beard in the Mirror.

    A family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story.

    2014IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. McPixel

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Ranked #6 for The Beard in the Mirror fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Beard in the Mirror.

    McPixel is a save-the-day guy that you guide through 100 short challenges to prevent stuff from blowing up. You have only 20 seconds to save the day! Think quick!

    2012ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Ranked #7 for The Beard in the Mirror fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Beard in the Mirror.

    From the creators of the award winning games “The Whispered World” and “Deponia” comes this extraordinary game Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes.

    2012IndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Kelvin and the Infamous Machine

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Ranked #8 for The Beard in the Mirror fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Kelvin and the Infamous Machine is a hilarious point-and-click adventure in which you stumble irresponsibly through history to help legendary geniuses complete their masterworks!

    2016IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to The Beard in the Mirror

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. King's Quest

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Reviewers of The Beard in the Mirror cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Beard in the Mirror.

    King’s Quest is a collection of five different chapter releases, each focusing on an untold tale in Graham’s past. Discover a wondrous world full of whimsical characters, charming puzzles and perilous dangers in this fun and enchanting coming of age story.

    2015AdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Simon the Sorcerer 3D

    WHY THIS

    Shares inventory based puzzles and a funny mood with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Reviewers of The Beard in the Mirror cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Simon is back and this time in 3 dimensions! Once again explore with Simon a vast fantastical world and help him find a way back home by uncovering the secrets of 'The Nexus'. Do this before your arch nemesis, Sordid, can use its power for more evil means.

    2021Adventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Simon the Sorcerer Origins

    WHY THIS

    Shares inventory based puzzles, point and click and a nostalgic mood with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Reviewers of The Beard in the Mirror cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Summoned to a strange magical world, Simon must complete an ancient prophecy to return home. Solve crazy puzzles, cast spells, brew odd potions and uncover the origins of a legendary saga!

    2025Adventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Beard in the Mirror at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under The Beard in the Mirror on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under The Beard in the Mirror on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under The Beard in the Mirror on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Beard in the Mirror.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under The Beard in the Mirror on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Beard in the Mirror.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under The Beard in the Mirror on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Beard in the Mirror.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Beard in the Mirror on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under The Beard in the Mirror on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under The Beard in the Mirror on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Beard in the Mirror.

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Tails Noir: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Mitoza

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Beard in the Mirror.

    It's not a game, it's a toy. Explore all cycles and prepare yourself to accept the inevitable effects of Mitoza.

    2021IndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Play as Chelshia the chimera in this platforming beat-em-up adventure into the wonderful world of monster girls!

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Emily is Away

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.

    2015IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  7. Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!

    2017IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. King's Quest

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Beard in the Mirror.

    King’s Quest is a collection of five different chapter releases, each focusing on an untold tale in Graham’s past. Discover a wondrous world full of whimsical characters, charming puzzles and perilous dangers in this fun and enchanting coming of age story.

    2015AdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Oh, a Rock! Studios

Other recommendable Steam games by Oh, a Rock! Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Cat President ~A More Purrfect Union~

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Another title from Oh, a Rock! Studios, the studio behind The Beard in the Mirror. Shares Indie with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Find love, in a world where cats run the U.S. government!

    2016IndieSimulationCasual8.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. THE AWKWARD STEVE DUOLOGY

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Oh, a Rock! Studios, the studio behind The Beard in the Mirror. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Beard in the Mirror.

    An FMV objet d'art about opening doors.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Francy Droo & Friends Collection

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Oh, a Rock! Studios, the studio behind The Beard in the Mirror. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Five tiny indie games for the price of one slightly bigger indie game!

    2017IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Pizza Delivery Boy Who Saved the World

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Oh, a Rock! Studios, the studio behind The Beard in the Mirror. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Beard in the Mirror.

    A semi-autobiographical game about pizza and the time-travelers who make it.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Cat President 2: Purrlitical Revolution

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Oh, a Rock! Studios, the studio behind The Beard in the Mirror. Shares Indie with The Beard in the Mirror.

    The cats are back to win your heart—and your vote!

    2020IndieSimulationCasual8.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Internet Court

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Oh, a Rock! Studios, the studio behind The Beard in the Mirror. Shares Indie with The Beard in the Mirror.

    A live-action comedic courtroom thriller, where YOU are the prosecution, defense and the judge!

    2021IndieSimulationCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Too Many Santas!

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Oh, a Rock! Studios, the studio behind The Beard in the Mirror. Shares Indie with The Beard in the Mirror.

    A Christmas wish come true, or a holiday nightmare? The Santa Claus dating sim you can play all year round!

    2021IndieSimulationCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Lost Oregon City Gold

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Oh, a Rock! Studios, the studio behind The Beard in the Mirror. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Find secret treasure at the end of the Oregon Trail!

    2022IndieAdventureCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Thimbleweed Park™

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Beard in the Mirror.

    In Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Switch between five playable characters to uncover the surreal secrets of this strange town in a modern mystery adventure game from the creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets.

    2017IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Darkside Detective

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Beard in the Mirror.

    Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Broken Age

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Beard in the Mirror.

    A family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story.

    2014IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Beard in the Mirror

How much does The Beard in the Mirror cost?
The Beard in the Mirror is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Beard in the Mirror?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Beard in the Mirror are The Order of the Thorne - The King's Challenge, Thimbleweed Park™, Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine.
Who developed The Beard in the Mirror?
The Beard in the Mirror was developed by Oh, a Rock! Studios.

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 The Beard in the Mirror.

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