The Bard's Tale

Details

Playtime Not Played
Last Activity Never
Added 4/5/2014
Modified 12/21/2025 22:51:30
Completion Status Not Played
Library Steam
Source Steam
Platform PC (Windows)
Release Date 10/26/2004
Community Score 69
Critic Score 76
User Score
Genre Adventure
Role-playing (RPG)
Developer inXile Entertainment
Publisher inXile Entertainment
Vivendi Universal Games
Feature Single Player
Links Steam
Official
GOG
Twitch
Tag

Description

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:
  • 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.