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The Bard's Tale Trilogy

Krome Studios · inXile Entertainment · 2018-08-14

SteamGOGMicrosoft StoreGame Pass

RPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 14, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 14, 2018 (Mac), Aug 13, 2019 (Xbox One)

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.

The Bard's Tale Trilogy is an RPG game released in 2018, priced at $14.99, with an estimated owner count of 50,000 .. 100,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (95% of 1557 reviews).

43
playing now
95%
positive of 1.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (1 downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

43 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 43 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 59 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity down 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 13,969 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 39k–93k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,557 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$3.74-75%
GOG$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2023-03-16) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 65 of 95 observed days · $0.75 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12812820182026Week of 2018-08-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

54142026-09-15 18:00 — 47 players2026-09-17 02:00 — 39 players2026-09-18 10:00 — 23 players2026-09-19 17:00 — 40 players2026-09-21 01:00 — 40 players2026-09-22 09:00 — 21 players2026-09-23 16:00 — 25 players2026-09-25 00:00 — 34 players2026-09-26 07:00 — 24 players2026-09-27 15:00 — 49 players2026-09-28 22:00 — 38 players2026-09-30 06:00 — 23 players2026-10-01 13:00 — 44 players2026-10-02 21:00 — 50 players2026-10-04 05:00 — 33 players2026-10-05 12:00 — 17 players2026-10-06 20:00 — 39 players2026-10-08 03:00 — 29 players2026-10-09 11:00 — 22 players2026-10-10 18:00 — 48 players2026-10-12 02:00 — 46 players2026-10-13 10:00 — 23 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 43 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
31721Aug 2018Aug 2026Aug 2018 — avg 317 · peak 690Nov 2018 — avg 86 · peak 210Feb 2019 — avg 43 · peak 93May 2019 — avg 31 · peak 62Aug 2019 — avg 43 · peak 86Nov 2019 — avg 54 · peak 115Feb 2020 — avg 53 · peak 108May 2020 — avg 73 · peak 126Aug 2020 — avg 49 · peak 89Nov 2020 — avg 38 · peak 79Feb 2021 — avg 45 · peak 96May 2021 — avg 39 · peak 71Aug 2021 — avg 37 · peak 67Nov 2021 — avg 27 · peak 67Feb 2022 — avg 34 · peak 73May 2022 — avg 29 · peak 63Aug 2022 — avg 27 · peak 50Nov 2022 — avg 30 · peak 60Feb 2023 — avg 29 · peak 49May 2023 — avg 30 · peak 55Aug 2023 — avg 22 · peak 45Nov 2023 — avg 30 · peak 59Feb 2024 — avg 26 · peak 54May 2024 — avg 27 · peak 52Aug 2024 — avg 23 · peak 47Nov 2024 — avg 21 · peak 57Feb 2025 — avg 34 · peak 61May 2025 — avg 26 · peak 50Aug 2025 — avg 24 · peak 45Nov 2025 — avg 30 · peak 84Feb 2026 — avg 38 · peak 75May 2026 — avg 35 · peak 67Aug 2026 — avg 31 · peak 58
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$2.992018-08-142026-10-152018-08-14 — best price $11.992019-07-09 — best price $14.992019-12-19 — best price $9.742020-02-03 — best price $14.992020-05-07 — best price $7.492020-08-27 — best price $3.742020-12-22 — best price $7.492021-04-08 — best price $5.092021-11-29 — best price $14.992022-02-21 — best price $14.992022-07-07 — best price $14.992022-12-01 — best price $14.992023-02-24 — best price $3.742023-05-09 — best price $2.992023-08-01 — best price $14.992023-11-09 — best price $14.992024-01-03 — best price $14.992024-03-07 — best price $2.992024-04-30 — best price $2.992024-06-27 — best price $2.992024-08-26 — best price $2.992024-10-28 — best price $2.992024-12-04 — best price $14.992025-02-03 — best price $14.992025-04-24 — best price $2.992025-06-18 — best price $2.992025-09-12 — best price $2.992025-11-05 — best price $14.992026-01-08 — best price $14.992026-03-11 — best price $3.442026-04-29 — best price $14.992026-07-15 — best price $3.742026-09-03 — best price $3.592026-09-13 — best price $7.492026-09-23 — best price $14.992026-10-03 — best price $7.492026-10-13 — best price $14.992026-10-15 — best price $3.74
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

47
achievements tracked
59.3%
earned "Roleplaying"
6.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)4,2312%47
Steam (Steam)2,3223%47

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

Player tags

2DRPGCRPGRetroRemakeClassicFantasyOld SchoolTurn-BasedFirst-Person

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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