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The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2009

Should you play it?

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!

What works

  • Humorous and witty dialogue
  • Engaging voice acting
  • Multiple endings and replay value
  • Simple and accessible combat
  • Includes original bard's tale trilogy

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive combat and enemy variety
  • Dated graphics and controls
  • Some bugs and performance issues
  • Grindy progression at times
  • Limited character customization

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Shadows: Awakening

  • Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness

  • Summoner

  • Super Neptunia RPG

  • Zoria: Age of Shattering

  • Tower of Time

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled but with less leadership over others

  • Svarog's Dream

  • Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim

  • Lost in Random: The Eternal Die

  • Bylina

  • Sands of Aura

  • Drova - Forsaken Kin

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Wasteland 2: Director's Cut

  • The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut

  • Wasteland 3

  • Hunted: The Demon’s Forge™

  • Torment: Tides of Numenera

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story, Relaxation.

Last update: 03/08/2026