# Games like A Bastard's Tale

> The closest matches to A Bastard's Tale: Void Sols, Sifu, NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black, Kusan: City of Wolves, and Unsouled. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Void Sols](https://imho.run/games/2736690/void-sols) — Also Swordplay, like A Bastard's Tale. 260 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2736690/)
2. [Sifu](https://imho.run/games/2138710/sifu) — Shares parrying with A Bastard's Tale. 7,577 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2138710/)
3. [NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black](https://imho.run/games/3287520/ninja-gaiden-2-black) — Also Swordplay and Hack and Slash, like A Bastard's Tale. 1,451 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3287520/)
4. [Kusan: City of Wolves](https://imho.run/games/1714510/kusan-city-of-wolves) — Same atmospheric mood as A Bastard's Tale. 335 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1714510/)
5. [Unsouled](https://imho.run/games/1042920/unsouled) — A frequent pick in A Bastard's Tale players' libraries, and another RPG. 86 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1042920/)
6. [SINNER: Sacrifice for Redemption](https://imho.run/games/691280/sinner-sacrifice-for-redemption) — Also Hack and Slash, like A Bastard's Tale. 246 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/691280/)
7. [Shing!](https://imho.run/games/1103730/shing) — A frequent pick in A Bastard's Tale players' libraries, and another Action. 105 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1103730/)
8. [Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX)](https://imho.run/games/534290/cursed-castilla-maldita-castilla-ex) — Also Medieval, like A Bastard's Tale. 140 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/534290/)
9. [Bleak Sword DX](https://imho.run/games/2193050/bleak-sword-dx) — Also Swordplay and Hack and Slash, like A Bastard's Tale. 254 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2193050/)
10. [Foregone](https://imho.run/games/1000760/foregone) — Also Hack and Slash, like A Bastard's Tale. 552 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1000760/)
11. [Ghostrunner](https://imho.run/games/1139900/ghostrunner) — Also Swordplay and Hack and Slash, like A Bastard's Tale. 19,213 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1139900/)
12. [Hyper Light Drifter](https://imho.run/games/257850/hyper-light-drifter) — Also Hack and Slash, like A Bastard's Tale. 10,351 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/257850/)
13. [Astral Ascent](https://imho.run/games/1280930/astral-ascent) — Also Hack and Slash, like A Bastard's Tale. 1,699 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1280930/)
14. [Shady Knight](https://imho.run/games/1155650/shady-knight) — Shares parrying with A Bastard's Tale. 737 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1155650/)
15. [WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers](https://imho.run/games/2277560/wuchang-fallen-feathers) — Also Hack and Slash, like A Bastard's Tale. 5,116 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2277560/)
16. [Eldest Souls](https://imho.run/games/1108590/eldest-souls) — Also Hack and Slash, like A Bastard's Tale. 1,035 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1108590/)
17. [Dead Cells](https://imho.run/games/588650/dead-cells) — Also Hack and Slash, like A Bastard's Tale. 43,598 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/588650/)
18. [Volgarr the Viking](https://imho.run/games/247240/volgarr-the-viking) — Same challenging mood as A Bastard's Tale. 1,036 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/247240/)
19. [Bannerman](https://imho.run/games/456170/bannerman) — Also Swordplay and Medieval, like A Bastard's Tale. 83 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/456170/)
20. [Berserk Boy](https://imho.run/games/1561340/berserk-boy) — Same atmospheric mood as A Bastard's Tale. 252 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1561340/)
21. [Katana ZERO](https://imho.run/games/460950/katana-zero) — Also Hack and Slash, like A Bastard's Tale. 22,408 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/460950/)
22. [Skul: The Hero Slayer](https://imho.run/games/1147560/skul-the-hero-slayer) — Also Hack and Slash, like A Bastard's Tale. 9,565 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147560/)
23. [Spelunky](https://imho.run/games/239350/spelunky) — Same punishing mood as A Bastard's Tale. 10,185 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239350/)
24. [Halls of Torment](https://imho.run/games/2218750/halls-of-torment) — Also Hack and Slash, like A Bastard's Tale. 20,900 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2218750/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=371550&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=371550&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=371550&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=371550
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/371550
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About A Bastard's Tale

A game about parrying, attacking, and overcoming difficult foes

## Game info

- **AppID:** 371550
- **Developer:** No Pest Productions
- **Publisher:** No Pest Productions
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 26, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/371550/a-bastard-s-tale)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=371550&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/371550/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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