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Bard's Gold cover art

Bard's Gold

Pixel Lantern · 2015-08-14

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Dec 15, 2016 (PlayStation Vita), Jun 17, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Dec 19, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Aug 14, 2015 (Linux), Oct 23, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Jun 17, 2016 (Xbox One)

Bard's Gold is a challenging platformer that let's you explore eerie worlds in a quest for a Goblin that stole your gold. Help the Bard to overcome the dungeon’s many dangerous perils and use your new-found treasures to improve your character and to buy new weapons and gear!

Bard's Gold is an Action and Indie game released in 2015, priced at $7.99, with an estimated owner base of 20,000 .. 50,000 and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (78% of 138 reviews).

0
playing now
78%
positive of 138 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
3.67★
PlayStation Store rating (527 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$7.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 08:00 UTC (census sample)

"While I was adventuring, I got my saddle containing the legendary Bard's Gold stolen by a filthy goblin. It has been my Family Treasure for generations... I had to get it back at all costs! Giving chase to the burglar, I went through a portal that sent me to this strange world... I must escape and return the Bard's Gold to where it belongs!"(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 4 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 43% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (12 reviews).
  • · Top 34% of 27,701 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 3.5k–8.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 138 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$8.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.45 at GreenManGaming (2019-04-10) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $8.99 · on sale 1 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
121220152026Week of 2015-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2015-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 17:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 08:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$8.99$0.992015-08-142026-10-092015-08-14 — best price $7.192015-10-12 — best price $7.992015-12-09 — best price $3.992016-01-29 — best price $7.992016-04-17 — best price $7.992016-08-05 — best price $4.572016-10-18 — best price $3.992016-12-22 — best price $2.992017-05-11 — best price $1.992017-11-01 — best price $4.992018-04-09 — best price $1.242018-07-05 — best price $4.992018-11-15 — best price $1.242019-03-29 — best price $7.992019-10-28 — best price $1.592020-01-27 — best price $7.992020-07-01 — best price $3.742020-10-19 — best price $7.992020-12-03 — best price $7.992020-12-21 — best price $7.992021-01-07 — best price $7.092021-01-26 — best price $7.992021-02-16 — best price $6.692021-03-06 — best price $6.692021-03-24 — best price $6.692021-04-11 — best price $6.692021-04-30 — best price $1.592021-06-03 — best price $6.692021-07-07 — best price $5.992021-11-01 — best price $7.992022-01-02 — best price $5.992022-06-14 — best price $6.282023-06-12 — best price $7.992024-02-13 — best price $6.282026-08-28 — best price $8.992026-10-09 — best price $8.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

24
achievements tracked
37%
earned "Always wanted one of these !"
14.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

3 supported languages: English, German, Turkish

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2015-08-14 (Steam store data)

Player tags

2DIndieActionDifficultControllerPlatformerRogue-likeRogue-liteReplay ValueSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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