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Bastard Bonds

Bigfingers · 2016-06-15

SteamGOG

IndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Apr 29, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Bastard Bonds is a mature, fast-paced tactical RPG with high-end pixel art and in-depth character customization.

Bastard Bonds is an Indie, RPG, and Strategy game released in 2016, priced at $10.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 886 reviews).

7
playing now
89%
positive of 886 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$10.99
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

"Justice has failed. The criminal, the deranged, the inconvenient, and the uncomfortable; all are cast across the sea to the greedy island of Lukatt, whose shores let nothing slip free. Whether sinner or saint, you are one of these outcasts, and it is there, in a dark cell on the cold shore of that island, where you will finally cut fate's throat and take control of your own future. Gather a band of the criminal and the forgotten, forgive their transgressions or ostracize them, use them as workhorses or nurture their trust, slaughter your enemies or spare them, release the conquered or press (Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 30 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 49,583 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 22k–53k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 886 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.39-60%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.59 at Steam (2019-06-26) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $10.99 · on sale 63 of 79 observed days · $1.80 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
707020172026Week of 2017-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

902026-09-15 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 6 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 6 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 5 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 6 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 7 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 4 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 6 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 5 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 8 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 8 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 7 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 6 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 6 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1133Jun 2016Aug 2026Jun 2016 — avg 113 · peak 240Oct 2016 — avg 30 · peak 89Feb 2017 — avg 12 · peak 27Jun 2017 — avg 16 · peak 61Oct 2017 — avg 8 · peak 35Feb 2018 — avg 9 · peak 22Jun 2018 — avg 11 · peak 27Oct 2018 — avg 6 · peak 15Feb 2019 — avg 7 · peak 19Jun 2019 — avg 9 · peak 35Oct 2019 — avg 7 · peak 17Feb 2020 — avg 10 · peak 21Jun 2020 — avg 8 · peak 23Oct 2020 — avg 6 · peak 15Feb 2021 — avg 7 · peak 20Jun 2021 — avg 6 · peak 19Oct 2021 — avg 5 · peak 13Feb 2022 — avg 5 · peak 14Jun 2022 — avg 6 · peak 17Oct 2022 — avg 4 · peak 11Feb 2023 — avg 16 · peak 33Jun 2023 — avg 8 · peak 18Oct 2023 — avg 6 · peak 19Feb 2024 — avg 5 · peak 14Jun 2024 — avg 5 · peak 20Oct 2024 — avg 11 · peak 29Feb 2025 — avg 5 · peak 11Jun 2025 — avg 5 · peak 18Oct 2025 — avg 7 · peak 15Feb 2026 — avg 5 · peak 14Jun 2026 — avg 8 · peak 19Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 13
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$17.99$4.392016-06-152026-10-142016-06-15 — best price $17.992017-03-13 — best price $15.992017-10-26 — best price $5.432018-04-30 — best price $7.992018-11-20 — best price $12.992019-07-09 — best price $12.992020-01-02 — best price $10.992020-12-01 — best price $10.992021-07-08 — best price $10.992022-01-05 — best price $10.992022-11-29 — best price $10.992023-08-08 — best price $8.792023-10-25 — best price $5.492023-12-22 — best price $5.492024-02-14 — best price $10.992024-04-11 — best price $10.992024-05-27 — best price $10.992024-07-22 — best price $10.992024-09-25 — best price $4.392024-10-21 — best price $10.992024-11-27 — best price $4.392025-01-23 — best price $10.992025-03-13 — best price $4.392025-05-19 — best price $10.992025-07-21 — best price $10.992025-09-23 — best price $10.992025-10-28 — best price $10.992026-01-21 — best price $10.992026-03-26 — best price $10.992026-05-16 — best price $10.992026-06-25 — best price $4.392026-08-25 — best price $4.392026-09-04 — best price $4.392026-09-10 — best price $4.392026-09-16 — best price $4.392026-09-22 — best price $10.992026-09-28 — best price $4.392026-10-04 — best price $4.392026-10-10 — best price $4.392026-10-14 — best price $4.39
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

25
achievements tracked
23.6%
earned "Bastard Buds"
2.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4325%25

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGIndieLGBTQ+MatureNudityFantasyStrategyTacticalTurn-BasedSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.