# Games like Bard Harder!

> The closest matches to Bard Harder!: Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel, The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, Arcadia Fallen, Roadwarden, and Murder by Numbers. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel](https://imho.run/games/2076140/tavern-talk-a-cozy-visual-novel) — Also LGBTQ+, like Bard Harder!. 953 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2076140/)
2. [The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood](https://imho.run/games/1340480/the-cosmic-wheel-sisterhood) — Also LGBTQ+ and Interactive Fiction, like Bard Harder!. 2,695 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1340480/)
3. [Arcadia Fallen](https://imho.run/games/1174640/arcadia-fallen) — Also LGBTQ+ and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Bard Harder!. 364 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1174640/)
4. [Roadwarden](https://imho.run/games/1155970/roadwarden) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Bard Harder!. 3,718 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1155970/)
5. [Murder by Numbers](https://imho.run/games/1140290/murder-by-numbers) — A frequent pick in Bard Harder! players' libraries, and another Indie. 947 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1140290/)
6. [Winds of Change](https://imho.run/games/594130/winds-of-change) — A frequent pick in Bard Harder! players' libraries, and another RPG. 476 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594130/)
7. [VIDEOVERSE](https://imho.run/games/2079180/videoverse) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Bard Harder!. 165 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2079180/)
8. [I Was a Teenage Exocolonist](https://imho.run/games/1148760/i-was-a-teenage-exocolonist) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Bard Harder!. 3,777 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148760/)
9. [Love Craft](https://imho.run/games/3691640/love-craft) — Also Parody and LGBTQ+, like Bard Harder!. 86 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3691640/)
10. [Arcade Spirits](https://imho.run/games/910630/arcade-spirits) — Also LGBTQ+ and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Bard Harder!. 392 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/910630/)
11. [Tender: Creature Comforts](https://imho.run/games/1604640/tender-creature-comforts) — Also LGBTQ+ and Cartoon, like Bard Harder!. 82 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1604640/)
12. [A TAVERN FOR TEA](https://imho.run/games/2319470/a-tavern-for-tea) — Also LGBTQ+ and Interactive Fiction, like Bard Harder!. 80 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2319470/)
13. [I Just Want to be Single!! Season One](https://imho.run/games/1703610/i-just-want-to-be-single-season-one) — Also LGBTQ+ and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Bard Harder!. 225 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1703610/)
14. [Monster Prom](https://imho.run/games/743450/monster-prom) — Also LGBTQ+, like Bard Harder!. 8,970 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/743450/)
15. [BAD END THEATER](https://imho.run/games/1764390/bad-end-theater) — A frequent pick in Bard Harder! players' libraries, and another Simulation. 3,466 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1764390/)
16. [Vampires' Melody](https://imho.run/games/1377360/vampires-melody) — Also Cartoon and Interactive Fiction, like Bard Harder!. 449 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1377360/)
17. [The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante](https://imho.run/games/1272160/the-life-and-suffering-of-sir-brante) — A frequent pick in Bard Harder! players' libraries, and another Strategy. 2,670 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272160/)
18. [Wandersong](https://imho.run/games/530320/wandersong) — A frequent pick in Bard Harder! players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,885 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/530320/)
19. [Signs of the Sojourner](https://imho.run/games/1058690/signs-of-the-sojourner) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Bard Harder!. 149 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1058690/)
20. [Jake's Love Story](https://imho.run/games/699080/jake-s-love-story) — Also Parody and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Bard Harder!. 69 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/699080/)
21. [Paradise](https://imho.run/games/2708210/paradise) — A frequent pick in Bard Harder! players' libraries, and another Adventure. 57 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2708210/)
22. [Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!](https://imho.run/games/1388880/doki-doki-literature-club-plus) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Bard Harder!. 10,428 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1388880/)
23. [Coffee Talk](https://imho.run/games/914800/coffee-talk) — Also LGBTQ+ and Interactive Fiction, like Bard Harder!. 4,604 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/914800/)
24. [Sumire](https://imho.run/games/1335230/sumire) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Bard Harder!. 347 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1335230/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1534270&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1534270&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1534270&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1534270
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1534270
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Bard Harder!

BARD HARDER! is a tabletop-inspired visual novel game about saving your friends from the Big Bad Evil Guy by using your strongest weapon: romance! So brush up on your pick-up lines and prepare some sexy tunes…what’s the worst that could happen?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1534270
- **Developer:** Shark and Pelican Games
- **Publisher:** Shark and Pelican Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Feb 28, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1534270/bard-harder)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1534270&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1534270/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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