Choose Guitar Hardness
Choose Guitar Hardness if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 97% cheaper on the Steam Store. Guitar Hardness launched in 2017.
Guitar Hardness vs Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival
Guitar Hardness and Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival both land in Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Casual games on Steam. Guitar Hardness (2017) is 7 years older than Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (2024). Guitar Hardness is currently ~97% cheaper on Steam than Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (0.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival
Choose Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival if you want the Steam Leaderboards and Online PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival launched in 2024.
Both Guitar Hardness and Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival sit in Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Guitar Hardness |  Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 5 reviews | 89.4% positive (396 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Lonely Dev | Bandai Namco Amusement Lab Inc. |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Guitar Hardness (2017) is 7 years older than Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (2024).
- Guitar Hardness is currently ~97% cheaper on Steam than Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (0.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Guitar Hardness has no Deck rating yet.
Guitar Hardness vs Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival — FAQ
- Should I play Guitar Hardness or Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival first?
- If you want chronology, Guitar Hardness (2017) came out before Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Guitar Hardness and Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival similar?
- They overlap on Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Guitar Hardness and Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Guitar Hardness ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.