Games like Hard Work
If Hard Work is your kind of game, the closest matches are Onii-chan Asobo, Her New Memory - Hentai Simulator and Shohei's Adult Streaming Channel — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its absurd humor stands out, futuristic catgirl setting and short but entertaining. 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 Work 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.
Onii-chan Asobo
WHY THIS
Top pick for Hard Work fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hard Work.
"Let's play Onii-chan" is a Slice of Life/Eroge Kinetic Novel about a developer of AO-rated games and his younger sister, who wants to become a developer too and intends to learn by doing things.
Her New Memory - Hentai Simulator
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Hard Work fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hard Work.
One day, you find a shivering, barefooted girl in ragged clothes knocking on your door. She has no recollections of her past, and she doesn’t even remember her name. You can help her recover her memories or let her stay at your side forever.
Shohei's Adult Streaming Channel
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Hard Work fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Hard Work.
Shohei is the host with the most on Shohei's Adult Streaming Channel. With user feedback from the audience, he makes his moves on his female guest which is the key to the success of this internet program. What will happen on today's show and its special guest?
Eiyu*Senki – The World Conquest
WHY THIS
Shares a comedic mood with Hard Work.
Ranked #4 for Hard Work fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Hard Work.
A mysterious hero from the heavens and the young ruler of Zipang, Himiko, set their sights on ending the eternal war burning around them, but to bring peace to the world they must first conquer it.
H-Rescue
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Hard Work fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hard Work.
You want the girls ? You want to become a Hero ? You have to rescue em all ! H-Rescue is a game that combines match-2, simple puzzle and beauties. How the story goes is base on your choices, and the fate of the girls will be in your hands. Beware the bad choices. But first, CAN YOU RESCUE EM ALL ?
Roomie Romance
WHY THIS
Shares a lighthearted mood with Hard Work.
Ranked #6 for Hard Work fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Hard Work.
Will love blossom between you and your housemate, when you start a new job and have to live with her? The choices you make will determine the relationship you have in this love story between two women.
The Language of Love
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Hard Work fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hard Work.
Mitsuki, an aimless young man studying to take his university entrance exams, falls for a young single mother who lives in his apartment complex. A relationship develops between these mismatched social outcasts, and then...
LOVE³ -Love Cube-
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Hard Work fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Hard Work.
Things are about to change for Ichinari Tsuzurigi, an adult comics artist living in poverty. Blessed by his "Fates", he is facing a turning point of his career, and three women are going to live together with him...
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hard Work at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Hard Work on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hard Work.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Hard Work on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Hard Work.
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!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~52% under Hard Work on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hard Work.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Hard Work on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hard Work.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Hard Work on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Hard Work.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~92% under Hard Work on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hard Work.
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 ~77% under Hard Work on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hard Work.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
OneShot
WHY THIS
Priced ~54% under Hard Work on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Hard Work.
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
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 and Casual with Hard Work.
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.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hard Work.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hard Work.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hard Work.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hard Work.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hard Work.
The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...
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Frequently asked about Hard Work
- Does Hard Work run on Steam Deck?
- Hard Work 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 Work cost?
- Hard Work is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Hard Work?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hard Work are Onii-chan Asobo, Her New Memory - Hentai Simulator, Shohei's Adult Streaming Channel.
- Who developed Hard Work?
- Hard Work was developed by Matchasoft and published by Denpasoft.
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 Work.
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