Games like Hard Time
If Hard Time is your kind of game, the closest matches are Space Viking Raiders, Destroy The World and Ragdoll Chimps — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its comedic, dark and funny. 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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Steam players who put hours into Hard Time 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.
Space Viking Raiders
WHY THIS
Top pick for Hard Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Time.
Co-op action role-playing comedy in a sci-fi multiverse. 3-5 hour campaign, 1-4 players online! Badass abilities will have you wreck havoc with physics and mass destruction. The best vikings use their limited energy to efficiently wipe out hordes of enemies. PvE MOBA-style hack-and-cast!
Destroy The World
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Hard Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Time.
Destroy buildings, cars, trees! Use the destructive force of nuclear power plants to your advantage! Melt the ice caps! Kill all the baby seals! Raise the ocean levels! Burn down the rain forest & destroy every cultural site in your way! Cause great oil spills and disrupt threatened ecosystems!
Ragdoll Chimps
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Hard Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Time.
Ragdoll Chimps is a Physics-Based Sandbox with a Huge Open World, and Tons of Activities. Farming, Mining, Fishing, Collectibles, Quests, Customization, Fighting, Racing, Mini-Games, and More! Enjoy it in Singleplayer, or Split-Screen Co-op and PVP modes.
Wrestling Revolution 3D
WHY THIS
Shares a comedic mood with Hard Time.
Ranked #4 for Hard Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Time.
The original 3D wrestling sim takes you either side of the curtain in one epic shared universe - where you can either take shots in the ring as a wrestler or call the shots backstage as a booker!
Charlie Murder
WHY THIS
Shares character customization with Hard Time.
Ranked #5 for Hard Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Time.
It’s a punk rock apocalypse! Team up with your friends to lead embattled punk rock band Charlie Murder in their epic quest to save the world from rival death metalers Gore Quaffer and their legions of evil.
The Escapists 2
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Hard Time.
Ranked #6 for Hard Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hard Time.
Craft, Steal, Brawl and Escape! It’s time to bust out of the toughest prisons in the world as you return to the life of an inmate in The Escapists 2, now with multiplayer! Have you got what it takes to escape?
Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Hard Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Hard Time.
Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions is an arcade football game bringing a refreshing look to the football genre with the exhilarating action and over the top shots that made the license famous. Defy The Laws of Football Become Legend
WWE 2K22
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Hard Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Hard Time.
NOTE: All multiplayer servers for WWE 2K22 will be shutdown as of 12/31/2023. After that time, all game functions requiring online servers will no longer function.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Hard Time
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Wrestling Empire
WHY THIS
Shares character customization with Hard Time.
Reviewers of Hard Time cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Time.
The lightweight champion of wrestling comes full circle with higher resolution visuals and a smoother frame rate - whilst still retaining the retro style that puts the fun first! Now featuring whole other booking & roaming modes at no extra cost for the biggest Triple Threat in wrestling.
School Days
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Hard Time cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hard Time.
《学生时代》是一款可自由构筑的校园人生模拟器。你将在高度还原的中国校园中，从入学一路走到高考，与多个性格鲜明的同学一起成长，互相陪伴。你的养成和选择，不但会决定你的人生，也会影响到朋友们的未来。
Hard Time III
WHY THIS
Shares reputation system and an unsettling mood with Hard Time.
Reviewers of Hard Time cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Time.
The toughest prison sim in the yard is back to serve its 3rd consecutive sentence - combining classic moments from the OG with the best aspects of 2D, while putting out a few hits of its own! Tackle crime from either side of the prison fence, while a larger world beyond it makes life worth living.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hard Time at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Hard Time on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Time.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Hard Time on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hard Time.
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 ~70% under Hard Time on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hard Time.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Hard Time on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Hard Time.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Hard Time on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Hard Time.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hard Time on Steam right now. Shares Action with Hard Time.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Hard Time on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hard Time.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hard Time on Steam right now. Shares Action with Hard Time.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
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 Hard Time.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Time.
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 and Simulation with Hard Time.
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?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Time.
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.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hard Time.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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More from MDickie
Other recommendable Steam games by MDickie, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Wrestling Empire
WHY THIS
Shares character customization with Hard Time.
Another title from MDickie, the studio behind Hard Time. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Time.
The lightweight champion of wrestling comes full circle with higher resolution visuals and a smoother frame rate - whilst still retaining the retro style that puts the fun first! Now featuring whole other booking & roaming modes at no extra cost for the biggest Triple Threat in wrestling.
Hard Time III
WHY THIS
Shares reputation system and an unsettling mood with Hard Time.
Another title from MDickie, the studio behind Hard Time. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Time.
The toughest prison sim in the yard is back to serve its 3rd consecutive sentence - combining classic moments from the OG with the best aspects of 2D, while putting out a few hits of its own! Tackle crime from either side of the prison fence, while a larger world beyond it makes life worth living.
Old School
WHY THIS
Shares character customization and a comedic mood with Hard Time.
Another title from MDickie, the studio behind Hard Time. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Time.
Relive your school days in 3D, where old school graphics bring back timeless fun! Create your own star student and attend a schedule full of classes in time to gather the knowledge you need to thrive, while an equally important popularity contest challenges you survive...
Wrestling Revolution 3D
WHY THIS
Shares a comedic mood with Hard Time.
Another title from MDickie, the studio behind Hard Time. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Time.
The original 3D wrestling sim takes you either side of the curtain in one epic shared universe - where you can either take shots in the ring as a wrestler or call the shots backstage as a booker!
Infinite Lives
WHY THIS
Shares emergent storytelling, character customization and a comedic mood with Hard Time.
Another title from MDickie, the studio behind Hard Time. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Time.
Explore infinite possibilities with INFINITE LIVES - where superhumans and subhumans fight for control of the ultimate shared universe! Bursting into the 3rd dimension brings new powers with unprecedented freedom, in a vicious cycle that never ends...
Wrestling Revolution 2D
WHY THIS
Another title from MDickie, the studio behind Hard Time. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hard Time.
The original 2D wrestling sim brings the revolution to your desktop - where it now includes BOTH sides of the business in one epic universe!
The You Testament: The 2D Coming
WHY THIS
Shares character customization and an unsettling mood with Hard Time.
Another title from MDickie, the studio behind Hard Time. Shares Action and Indie with Hard Time.
This 2D remake of the biblical epic puts YOU on the scene of each story, where you can either repeat history or rewrite it! Follow in the footsteps of a prophet as he seeks to enlighten the masses, and find your place among them as the struggle to survive tests your faith...
Weekend Warriors MMA
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Hard Time.
Another title from MDickie, the studio behind Hard Time. Shares Action and Simulation with Hard Time.
The engine behind 3D wrestling brings the revolution to MMA, where real resistance challenges you to survive each round! Embark on a career to climb the ranks at 5 unique promotions with their own weight classes, or become the boss in the sport's 1st fully playable "Promoter" mode.
Frequently asked about Hard Time
- Does Hard Time run on Steam Deck?
- Hard Time 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 Hard Time cost?
- Hard Time is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Hard Time have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Hard Time supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Hard Time?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hard Time are Space Viking Raiders, Destroy The World, Ragdoll Chimps.
- Who developed Hard Time?
- Hard Time was developed by MDickie.
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 Hard Time.
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