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The Bard's Tale
You are the Bard, a selfish rogue weary of pointless sub-quests and rat-infested cellars. Now includes original classic games The Bard’s Tale 1, 2 & 3!
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- 75.1% positive 1,352 reviews · via SteamSpy
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Now includes original classic games The Bard’s Tale 1, 2 & 3!
You are the Bard: a selfish rogue weary of pointless sub-quests and rat-infested cellars. Through magical song you summon characters to join your quest!
Prepare to immerse yourself in over 20-30 hours of adventure, featuring:
You are the Bard: a selfish rogue weary of pointless sub-quests and rat-infested cellars. Through magical song you summon characters to join your quest!
Prepare to immerse yourself in over 20-30 hours of adventure, featuring:
- 50 enemy types (not counting bosses!)
- A vast world to explore with towns, wild forests, rivers, castles, towers, secret dungeons, snowy mountains, caverns, haunted tombs and more
- A full cast of bizarre NPC’s
- Over a dozen special boss enemies to defeat
- 16 magical characters to discover and then summon at will to aid you
- Over 150 unique items of weaponry, armor, instruments, tokens, artifacts and loot!
- More Song & Dance numbers than any other game, including a zombie dance-off!
- Over 14 hours of outstanding voice-acting from top Hollywood talent, including Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride) as the Bard, and the inimitable Tony Jay as the Narrator
- Classics Games—includes original classic games The Bard’s Tale 1, 2 & 3.
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Windows
Minimum
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Pentium 4 2Ghz / AMD AthlonXP 2400
- Memory: 512Mb
- Graphics: GeForce FX5700 or better / ATI Radeon 9600 or better
- DirectX®: 9.0c
- Hard Drive: 6GB of free space
- Sound: DirectX 9 Compatible Sound Card
macOS
Minimum
- OS: OS X 10.6.0 or higher
- Hard Drive: 3.6GB Hard disk space
Linux
Minimum
- OS: X11 enabled Linux distro
- Processor: Pentium 4 2Ghz / AMD AthlonXP 2400
- Memory: 512Mb
- Graphics: GeForce FX5700 or better / ATI Radeon 9600 or better
- OpenGL: 2.0 compatible video card and compatible drivers
- Hard Drive: 3.8GB of free space
- Sound: OpenAL compatible sound card and necessary drivers
Game details Languages, features & support
- Publisher
- inXile Entertainment, Xbox Game Studios
- USK rating
- 12
- Brazilian rating
- 10
- Steam Germany rating
- 6
- Achievements
- 51
- Controller support
- partial
- Metacritic
- 70
- Features
- Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, Family Sharing
- Languages
- English*, French, Italian, German*, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian
*languages with full audio support - Website
- Official website ↗
- Support
- [email protected] Support site ↗
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features
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Input
Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (7)
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spanish - Spain | Yes | No | Yes |
| Polish | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | No | Yes |
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Buy Verdict
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Value Score
Fair Value — 39th percentile.
Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 39th percentile. Priced as Premium at $19.99.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is The Bard's Tale worth buying right now?
Wait — $19.99. Not the best time to buy. Price could improve with future sales.
When does The Bard's Tale go on sale?
Not the best time to buy. Price could improve with future sales.
Is The Bard's Tale free to play?
The Bard's Tale costs $19.99 on Steam.
What genre is The Bard's Tale?
The Bard's Tale is a Action, Adventure, RPG game.
Who developed The Bard's Tale?
The Bard's Tale was developed by inXile Entertainment and published by inXile Entertainment.
What platforms does The Bard's Tale support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS, Linux.
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