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Watch trailer on Steam ↗Bon Vivant: Plan the Perfect Party
The Secret Games Company · Published by The Secret Games Company · Official site ↗
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Master the art of the party in one hour runs where every choice matters: the food, the furniture, and above all, the guestlist. Discover 40 playable characters from Paris’s hedonistic golden age and learn which strategies will turn them into the perfect host.
Strategy, Casual · More free games
Plan the perfect party by choosing the right food, furniture, and guestlist in Bon Vivant. Master strategy to turn each of 40 playable characters into a successful host in this casual strategy game from The Secret Games Company.
About this game
You’ve arrived in Paris and rented a house for the year. 12 months to make a name for yourself! Each month, you can host a party or earn a perk by going on a trip with one of your new friends.
Every party starts with a guest list. The secret is to strike the right balance: some glamour, some wit, a little romance. While you’re still new in town, you won’t have many people to choose from but, as your guests introduce you to their friends, you can become more discerning. Aim for a group with something in common: art, writing, music, a shared interest.
Never in all human history has one place become a magnet for the world’s creatives like Paris in the 1920s. Picasso, Chanel, Orwell and 37 more stars of the age await your invitation. To play as them, you first need to meet them and unlock them. Each has their own traits, a unique role that can be triggered at parties, and varying numbers of friends and Francs!
If you can't buy it in Paris, it's not worth having. All the ingredients of a legendary dinner are on your doorstep. There are shops to furnish your house, feed your guests, and find the perfect drink to break the ice. Businesses with special services open during the year so there are many strategies to stretch your budget. You may be in the gutter but you're looking at the stars!
Guests arrive, explore, admire your decor and offer up pearls of wisdom in conversation. Each time they speak, they express one of their traits (making some better guests than others!) If they like something, they react and you earn points. An even mix of reaction types will maximise your score, as will maintaining a good mood by serving food and drinks at the right time.
Bon Vivant is a strategy game you can’t lose but some wines are better than others. The Michelin guide reviews hospitality on a 3 star scale. To live a 3 star year as any of Paris’s luminaries in its glittering heyday takes some doing. Get to know our cast of characters and whose perk will help most but remain adaptable. There’s countless ways to experience la belle vie!
The Secret Games Company is a tiny team of passionate indies. Our studio was founded in 2012 in London, UK. We make approachable strategy games with hidden depths. Our last game, Ozymandias, is a 4X you can play in one sitting. Chat to us in our Discord!
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10+
- Processor: Dual Core 2GHz (64 bit)
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD 4600
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10+
- Processor: Dual Core 2GHz (64 bit)
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 4GB VRAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 4 GB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Playtest #2 is live, provide your feedback and get a free game!
We are running our second playtest, and this time we are rewarding for your time in two ways. 🎁 A free copy of OzymandiasThe first 50 people to fill the feedback form get a Steam key for our previous game, Ozymandias - a streamlined 4X with a Very Positive rating and thousands of happy players. First come, first served, sent to the email on your form submission. 📜 Your name in the creditsEveryone who leaves meaningful feedback gets a spot in the Special Thanks section of Bon Vivant once it releases later this year. By meaningful we mean: tell us what worked, what didn't, and why. "Game good" is appreciated but won't get you a credit. What you're playingBon Vivant is a strategy game about hosting dinner parties in 1920s Paris. You pick a guest list from forty real historical figures, plan a menu, decorate your home, then watch the evening unfold - deciding what to serve and when to keep the mood up. A run takes about an hour. This build includes a major design change to how scoring works, and that's the main thing we need eyes on. How to take partHit Request Access on the store page, you'll be let in automatically, no waiting list Play a few runs.Fill out the feedback form: forms.gle/4znQj7nS4McwWxLf9Want to talk to us directly? We're on Discord daily, and playtesters get their own role: discord.gg/XhtryjExaWPlaytest closes August 17.Read full article on Community Announcements (Error 404)AnnouncementsOfficial
The playtest is open!
Our Steam page is officially live and so is our first playtest!You will get a taste of what's coming: you can play as 4 of the 40 historical characters, hosting parties across a full year in Paris.This build is still a work in progress, and your feedback will directly shape what we build next. Questions in the meantime? Come say hello on Discord.🍷 Join the playtest: 🍷 Watch the trailer: 🍷 Join our Discord server: https://discord.gg/XhtryjExaWRead full article on Community Announcements (Error 404)
