Obsessive Compulsive Games presents

Bards on Parade

Play notes. Make friends. Build a song!

  • Free
  • Ages 5+
  • No ads
  • No sign-up
  • Phone, tablet, computer

The heroes

Every key has a hero.

Music has 24 keys, and each one has its own hero, home and sound. Pick a hero to hear their theme, played live in their key.

C major · no sharps or flats

Charlie the Cheerful

The Birthday Bunny

Every day is Charlie's birthday, he says! He wakes up first, plays only white keys, and carries no swords or shields. Just cake.

Instrument
Piano
Style
Pop
Tempo
100–112 BPM
Home
Birthday Hill

Browse with the arrow keys or a game controller.

How it plays

Build a song, one part at a time.

  1. 1

    Pick a feeling

    Happy, sleepy, grumpy, shivery: each feeling leads to a key, and every key has its own hero.

  2. 2

    Play the notes

    Tap the glowing keys, or slide a finger across them. Then choose chords for every part of your song.

  3. 3

    Make friends

    Musicians you meet on the road join your band, and each one brings an instrument.

  4. 4

    Hear the concert

    Your hero sings the tune, then the whole band plays your song together.

  5. 5

    Send it to a friend

    Your song lives in a link. Friends can listen, then make one of their own.

Scroll to build the band.

Play now

Play it right here.

No download and no sign-up. Turn your sound on.

Bards on Parade · v3.06Open in its own tab

For parents

Made for kids five and up.

Free to play, with nothing to buy and nothing to sign up for.

  • 0ads
  • 0purchases
  • 0accounts
  • 0chat
  • 0data collected

Grown-up settings

Before play starts, turn down Effects and Movement, or set a maximum volume.

Photosensitivity warning

The game shows one on the first visit, with a way to calm the effects.

Private by design

A shared song travels inside its own link. Saved progress stays in the browser on your device.

Any screen

Plays in the browser on phones, tablets and computers. Nothing to install.

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Updates

What's new.

3.06

Bards on Parade joins Obsessive Compulsive Games

The game has a new home and a new publisher. Same parade, same heroes, still free.

3.05

Slide to play

Drag a finger across the keys and every key it crosses plays.

3.03

Plays upright on phones

Hold your phone upright and the game lays itself out to fit: the parade on top, the keys below.

3.02

Grown-up settings

Effects, Movement and Max volume before play, plus a photosensitivity warning on the first visit.

Media

Wallpapers and art.

Free to use when you write about, stream or share the game.

Fact sheet · Please credit artwork to Obsessive Compulsive Games.

Start your parade.

Play free

No download · No sign-up · No ads