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Bastard Bonds cover art

Bastard Bonds

Bigfingers · 2016-06-15

SteamGOG

IndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player

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.

5
playing now
89%
positive of 887 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$10.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 11:00 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

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 27% of 18,324 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 22k–53k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 887 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.39-60%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$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 24 of 39 observed days · $1.80 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

1122026-08-12 01:00 — 3 players2026-08-12 17:00 — 7 players2026-08-13 09:00 — 5 players2026-08-14 00:00 — 9 players2026-08-14 16:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 08:00 — 5 players2026-08-16 00:00 — 6 players2026-08-16 16:00 — 11 players2026-08-17 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 00:00 — 5 players2026-08-18 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 23:00 — 9 players2026-08-20 15:00 — 6 players2026-08-21 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-22 14:00 — 6 players2026-08-23 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-23 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-24 13:00 — 9 players2026-08-25 05:00 — 3 players2026-08-25 21:00 — 5 players2026-08-26 14:00 — 7 players2026-08-27 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-27 22:00 — 10 players2026-08-28 14:00 — 7 players2026-08-29 06:00 — 8 players2026-08-29 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$2.592016-06-152026-08-302016-06-15 — best price $17.992017-01-02 — best price $19.992017-07-05 — best price $15.992017-11-28 — best price $15.992018-06-22 — best price $6.392018-12-20 — best price $4.412019-07-09 — best price $12.992019-12-19 — best price $4.392020-11-02 — best price $10.992021-02-11 — best price $5.492021-11-01 — best price $10.992022-01-27 — best price $5.492022-11-29 — best price $10.992023-05-30 — best price $10.992023-09-12 — best price $5.492023-11-21 — best price $5.492024-01-09 — best price $5.492024-02-28 — best price $5.492024-04-11 — best price $10.992024-05-16 — best price $5.492024-06-27 — best price $4.392024-08-26 — best price $5.492024-10-07 — best price $10.992024-10-28 — best price $4.392024-11-27 — best price $4.392025-01-15 — best price $4.392025-03-03 — best price $10.992025-04-16 — best price $4.392025-06-04 — best price $10.992025-07-24 — best price $4.392025-09-23 — best price $10.992025-10-20 — best price $4.392025-12-18 — best price $4.392026-03-11 — best price $4.392026-04-03 — best price $4.492026-05-19 — best price $4.392026-06-25 — best price $4.392026-08-23 — best price $10.992026-08-30 — 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.