Games like The Bard's Tale Trilogy
If The Bard's Tale Trilogy is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut, Crossing The Sands and Toward The Ice — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and nostalgic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About The Bard's Tale Trilogy: The Bard's Tale Trilogy is a complete remaster of the iconic series that helped define the RPG genre. Featuring updated graphics and optional quality of life gameplay features, this is the ideal way to experience the dungeon crawling challenge that made the original games beloved classics.
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Steam players who put hours into The Bard's Tale Trilogy also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Top pick for The Bard's Tale Trilogy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut is the triumphant return of one of the most iconic RPG series of all-time. Delve into a tactically rich combat system that rewards creativity, solve puzzles to gain treasure and advantages, and discover a beautifully crafted world.
Crossing The Sands
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Bard's Tale Trilogy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Crossing The Sands is a first-person dungeon crawler RPG with turn-based combat and grid-based movement. Explore the vast desert and discover what mysterious forces are behind growing attacks on the Human settlement.
Toward The Ice
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Bard's Tale Trilogy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Toward The Ice is a classic first-person party-based dungeon crawler RPG with grid-based movement and turn-based combat. Venture into the frozen north and help a fair princess rescue her idiot brother from Troll kidnappers.
Avernum: Escape From the Pit
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Ranked #4 for The Bard's Tale Trilogy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Avernum is a land underground, a subterranean nation full of rogues, misfits, and brigands, struggling for survival in the monster-infested darkness. Hunt for glory, treasure, and justice in the underworld. Fight for survival, freedom, and even vengeance in the epic indie cult-classic.
Wizardry: The Five Ordeals
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Ranked #5 for The Bard's Tale Trilogy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Welcome to the world of dungeon crawling! The classic dungeon crawler released back in 2006, returns to Steam with improved UI and more.
Legends of Amberland II: The Song of Trees
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Ranked #6 for The Bard's Tale Trilogy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Legends of Amberland II: The Song of Trees is a classic western RPG inspired by great 90s era games such as Might & Magic, Wizardry, Ultima, the Gold Box series. Light, fairy tale, epic, heroic, slightly humorous adventure.
Legends of Amberland: The Forgotten Crown
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Ranked #7 for The Bard's Tale Trilogy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Legends of Amberland: The Forgotten Crown is a classic western RPG inspired by the games from the 90s. Basically, it’s the kind of game I personally find missing nowadays. Light, fairy tale, epic, heroic, slightly humorous and without the need of endless grind to progress.
Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Ranked #8 for The Bard's Tale Trilogy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
FULL-COLOR ANIMATED graphics DIGITIZED sound (NO add-on cards required)HARD DISK supported11 Races, 14 Professions (with rankings!)Weaponry, Physical and Academia SkillsSix Spellbooks, 462 CombinationsNon-Player CharactersAn arsenal of over 400 researched itemsVaried Fighting ModesPrimary and Secondary AttackContinuous JourneyUnlimited...
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Rogue
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Reviewers of The Bard's Tale Trilogy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Experience the commercial port of the game that spawned a thousand 'Rogue-likes'. Venture into the Dungeons of Doom in search of the legendary Amulet of Yendor, and hopefully escape with your life! Randomly generated dungeons await you, full of nasty monsters, insidious traps, and glittering loot.
Wizardry 8
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Reviewers of The Bard's Tale Trilogy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
A New Wizardry for a New GenerationThe universe is in the throes of violent upheaval and change. Vast and mysterious forces are preparing for the final confrontation. A small group of heroes from distant lands must plunge into the heart of the maelstrom, to uncover long-forgotten secrets, and bring about a new era.
Mines and Magic
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Reviewers of The Bard's Tale Trilogy cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Multiplayer tower defense auto battler with economy. Combine unique abilities of your units. Expand territory and build mines to get resources. Find a balance between economy and army. Use spells to help your army. Relaxing, but challenging singleplayer campaign is available.
Arcis Ultima
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Reviewers of The Bard's Tale Trilogy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Player finds himself in the war between human race and the invading creatures. You must train yourself, get the very best equipment, recall your past and help human efforts. Otherwise; as the time passes, you may find yourself in a hopeless situation.
HackHub - Ultimate Hacker Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Reviewers of The Bard's Tale Trilogy cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Unravel cyber secrets and foil mass surveillance as a skilled hacker in Hackhub. Challenge authority, rewrite the rules, and emerge as the ultimate digital rebel.
The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Reviewers of The Bard's Tale Trilogy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
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!
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Reviewers of The Bard's Tale Trilogy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is the official prequel hailing back to the origins of the genre-defining, critically acclaimed series of turn-based strategy games. Raise grand armies and wield devastating spells to overcome your foes in both solo and multiplayer.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Reviewers of The Bard's Tale Trilogy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
EPIC FANTASY REBORN The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Bard's Tale Trilogy at current Steam store prices.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The Bard's Tale Trilogy on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Noita
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under The Bard's Tale Trilogy on Steam right now.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The Bard's Tale Trilogy on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Halls of Torment
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Priced ~56% under The Bard's Tale Trilogy on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~87% under The Bard's Tale Trilogy on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under The Bard's Tale Trilogy on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
FlyKnight
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Bard's Tale Trilogy on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Explore, fight, loot and fish! Solo or in co-op mode in this Old School First Person Dungeon Crawler. Earn your knighthood as you oppose the evil witch Lunamoth and stop her curse which prevents everyone from growing wings.
Streets of Rogue
WHY THIS
Priced ~73% under The Bard's Tale Trilogy on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Tails Noir: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
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More from Krome Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by Krome Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
TY the Tasmanian Tiger
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Another title from Krome Studios, the studio behind The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
G'day, Mate. Explore the wilds of Australia with TY the Tasmanian Tiger, the charming Aussie platformer.
Toy Soldiers: Complete
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Another title from Krome Studios, the studio behind The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Bring your toys to life in this action-packed, Toy Soldiers game bundle which includes the original Toy Soldiers, Toy Soldiers: Cold War, and all four DLC’s – Kaiser’s Battle, Invasion, Napalm and Evil Empire.
Blade Kitten
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Another title from Krome Studios, the studio behind The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
In Blade Kitten, join Kit Ballard as she explores the mysterious world of Hollow Wish to hunt down rogue mechs and soft targets.
STAR WARS™: The Clone Wars - Republic Heroes™
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Another title from Krome Studios, the studio behind The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes lets Star Wars fans young and old live out the sweeping galactic adventures of the Clone Wars. For the first time ever, players can fight as their favorite Jedi and Clone Troopers from the preeminent animated television series
TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Another title from Krome Studios, the studio behind The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
STREWTH! It's time to go back Down Under with this fully remastered version of TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue. Rang, bite, smash and glide your way around the Australian Outback and stop the evil machinations of the diabolical BOSS CASS in this open world adventure.
Wasteland Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Another title from Krome Studios, the studio behind The Bard's Tale Trilogy. Shares RPG with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
The RPG classic rises from the nuclear ashes! Wasteland Remastered is an overhaul of the 1988 title that brought the post-apocalypse to video games. See where the Wasteland series began and experience the character and world the sequels are built on.
TY the Tasmanian Tiger 4
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Another title from Krome Studios, the studio behind The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Bush Rescue Returns! The hero loved by millions worldwide, TY the Tasmanian Tiger™, is back! Join TY on an exciting new adventure in the great Aussie Outback. Use your wits and boomerangs to find hidden treasures, help the colorful locals, and uncover the mysteries of the land Down Under.
TY the Tasmanian Tiger 3
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
Another title from Krome Studios, the studio behind The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
CRIKEY! TY is back with a brand new adventure, in this fully remastered version of TY the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan. Pick up your rangs; pull on your shorts, and prepare to rescue the SOUTHERN RIVERS from a brand new threat - the QUINKAN...
Frequently asked about The Bard's Tale Trilogy
- Does The Bard's Tale Trilogy run on Steam Deck?
- The Bard's Tale Trilogy is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does The Bard's Tale Trilogy cost?
- The Bard's Tale Trilogy is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Bard's Tale Trilogy?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Bard's Tale Trilogy are The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut, Crossing The Sands, Toward The Ice.
- Who developed The Bard's Tale Trilogy?
- The Bard's Tale Trilogy was developed by Krome Studios, inXile Entertainment and published by inXile Entertainment.
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