# Games like Bardbarian

> The closest matches to Bardbarian: CastleStorm, Orcs Must Die!, Has-Been Heroes, Desktop Dungeons, and Vampire Survivors. 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. [CastleStorm](https://imho.run/games/241410/castlestorm) — Also Tower Defense, like Bardbarian. 706 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241410/)
2. [Orcs Must Die!](https://imho.run/games/102600/orcs-must-die) — A frequent pick in Bardbarian players' libraries, and another Action. 3,603 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/102600/)
3. [Has-Been Heroes](https://imho.run/games/492290/has-been-heroes) — Also Tower Defense and Rogue-lite, like Bardbarian. 138 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/492290/)
4. [Desktop Dungeons](https://imho.run/games/226620/desktop-dungeons) — Also Rogue-lite, like Bardbarian. 758 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/226620/)
5. [Vampire Survivors](https://imho.run/games/1794680/vampire-survivors) — Also Rogue-lite and Bullet Hell, like Bardbarian. 126,214 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1794680/)
6. [Arboria](https://imho.run/games/924070/arboria) — A frequent pick in Bardbarian players' libraries, and another RPG. 418 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/924070/)
7. [Rampage Knights](https://imho.run/games/314410/rampage-knights) — Also Rogue-lite, like Bardbarian. 926 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/314410/)
8. [Rogue Legacy](https://imho.run/games/241600/rogue-legacy) — Also Rogue-lite, like Bardbarian. 10,035 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241600/)
9. [Octogeddon](https://imho.run/games/525620/octogeddon) — Also Tower Defense and Rogue-lite, like Bardbarian. 796 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/525620/)
10. [FORCED SHOWDOWN](https://imho.run/games/265000/forced-showdown) — Also Rogue-lite and Bullet Hell, like Bardbarian. 331 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/265000/)
11. [Monsters are Coming!](https://imho.run/games/2934220/monsters-are-coming) — Also Tower Defense and Bullet Hell, like Bardbarian. 1,055 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2934220/)
12. [A Wizard's Lizard](https://imho.run/games/280040/a-wizard-s-lizard) — Also Rogue-lite, like Bardbarian. 185 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/280040/)
13. [Bonelords](https://imho.run/games/1996550/bonelords) — Shares tower defense elements with Bardbarian. 74 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1996550/)
14. [Sparklite](https://imho.run/games/943140/sparklite) — Also Rogue-lite, like Bardbarian. 248 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/943140/)
15. [Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors](https://imho.run/games/2780710/asgard-s-fall-viking-survivors) — Also Rogue-lite and Bullet Hell, like Bardbarian. 1,460 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2780710/)
16. [Legend of Dungeon](https://imho.run/games/238280/legend-of-dungeon) — Also Rogue-lite, like Bardbarian. 903 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238280/)
17. [Halls of Torment](https://imho.run/games/2218750/halls-of-torment) — Also Rogue-lite and Bullet Hell, like Bardbarian. 20,900 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2218750/)
18. [Necrosmith](https://imho.run/games/1949190/necrosmith) — A frequent pick in Bardbarian players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,910 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1949190/)
19. [We Are The Dwarves](https://imho.run/games/395570/we-are-the-dwarves) — Also Tower Defense and Rogue-lite, like Bardbarian. 447 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/395570/)
20. [Prime World: Defenders](https://imho.run/games/235360/prime-world-defenders) — Also Tower Defense, like Bardbarian. 374 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/235360/)
21. [One Step From Eden](https://imho.run/games/960690/one-step-from-eden) — Also Rogue-lite and Bullet Hell, like Bardbarian. 3,692 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/960690/)
22. [CRYPTARK](https://imho.run/games/344740/cryptark) — Also Rogue-lite and Bullet Hell, like Bardbarian. 729 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/344740/)
23. [Overture](https://imho.run/games/343100/overture) — Also Rogue-lite and Bullet Hell, like Bardbarian. 377 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/343100/)
24. [Crystal Guardians TD](https://imho.run/games/2322090/crystal-guardians-td) — Also Tower Defense and Rogue-lite, like Bardbarian. 94 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2322090/)

## 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=269490&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=269490&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=269490&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=269490
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/269490
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Bardbarian

You play as Brad the barbarian, who is awoken to the sounds of his town under siege. Today is different though; Brad has grown tired of fighting all the time. The usual grind for XP has grown dull, and he has decided to pursue his dreams of making music instead of shedding blood.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 269490
- **Developer:** TreeFortress Games
- **Publisher:** TreeFortress Games
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 1, 2014
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/269490/bardbarian)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=269490&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/269490/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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