Choose DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue
Choose DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue if you want an Indie game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 82.7% positive across 156 reviews.
DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue vs The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled
DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue and The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled both land in Action, RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, RPG on Steam. The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled (2009) is 1 year older than DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue (2010). DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue scores higher on Steam reviews (82.7% positive) than The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled (75.8% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled
Choose The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled launched in 2009.
Both DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue and The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled sit in Action and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue |  The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2009 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 3.74 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.7% positive (156 reviews) | 75.8% positive (703 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Hothead Games | inXile Entertainment |
Side by side
- Both share Action, RPG on Steam.
- The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled (2009) is 1 year older than DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue (2010).
- DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue scores higher on Steam reviews (82.7% positive) than The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled (75.8% positive).
- DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue is currently ~81% cheaper on Steam than The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled (3.74 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue is Deck Unsupported, The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled is Deck Playable.
DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue vs The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled — FAQ
- Which is better, DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue or The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled?
- On Steam reviews DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue scores higher (82.7% positive) than The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled (75.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue or The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled first?
- If you want chronology, The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled (2009) came out before DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue (2010). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue and The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled similar?
- They overlap on Action, RPG on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled have multiplayer like DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue?
- No. DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled is listed as single-player only.