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The Bard's Tale Trilogy

The Bard's Tale Trilogy overview

Krome Studios, inXile Entertainment | Aug 14, 2018 | game

Released

44players observed · 21 September 2026 - 22:07:29 UTC

RPGDungeon CrawlerClassicGrid-Based MovementFantasySteam Store

  • Latest observed players44 · 21 September 2026 - 22:07:29 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak55
  • Units sold (VGI)56,708
  • Revenue (VGI)$601,000
  • Review score95% positive

The Bard's Tale Trilogy dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players44 · 21 September 2026 - 22:07:29 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak55
  • Units sold (VGI)56,708
  • Revenue (VGI)$601,000
  • Review score95% positive
  • Total reviews1,529
  • Release dateAug 14, 2018
  • DeveloperKrome Studios, inXile Entertainment
  • PublisherinXile Entertainment

Genres: RPG

Company pages: Developer: Krome Studios, inXile EntertainmentPublisher: inXile Entertainment

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Game overview

Overview

The Bard's Tale Trilogy comes from Krome Studios, inXile Entertainment and is published by inXile Entertainment. It arrived on Steam on Aug 14, 2018, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Steam, and Xbox so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Bard's Tale Trilogy's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 44 players at 21 September 2026 - 22:07:29 UTC, with a tracked peak near 55. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 95% positive across 1,529 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Bard's Tale Trilogy is available in 6 languages including:

EnglishFrenchGermanSpanish - SpainPolishRussian

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedIntel Core2 Quad Q9300 / AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ / Intel Core i5-2500K or higher if using integrated Intel GPU4 GB RAMGraphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities1 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listedIntel Core i5-760 / AMD FX-6100set support8 GB RAMNvidia 750 or AMD equivalent, or better1 GB available space
macOSMinimumOS X (10.14)1.4 GHz Intel Core i54 GB RAMIntegrated Intel HD Graphics 50001 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Bard's Tale Trilogy has sold up to 56,708 units and has 1,219 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $601,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Bard's Tale Trilogy overview details

The Bard's Tale Trilogy combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Experience the events that led to The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep and The Mage’s Tale! The Bard's Tale Trilogy is a remastering of the classic 1980s series, one of the godfathers of the RPG genre. Create an adventuring party in the first volume and play it across all three, creating a heroic story all your own! The Bard’s Tale Trilogy contains remastered versions of all three classic games: The Bard's Tale: Tales of the Unknown, The Bard’s Tale II: The Destiny Knight, and The Bard’s Tale III: Thief of Fate! Rescue a city trapped by a wizard, reforge the legendary Destiny Wand, and travel across time and space to confront a Mad God! Enjoy a uniform playing experience across all three titles without the need for emulation or compatibility concerns. An in-game manual and bestiary give you all the information you need to conquer the challenges ahead! For the first time, play as male or female across all three games! Also includes other quality of life changes such as automapping for all three games, spell access, and updated equipment/inventory management. Go old school with Legacy Mode, a suite of features which allows veteran players to experience the games similarly to how they first played them "back in the day". The Bard's Tale Trilogy is a chance for old fans to be young once again and for a new generation of roleplaying and dungeon crawler fans to discover why these games matter so much all these years later. Pick up the game and start your epic adventure today!

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Bard's Tale Trilogy is listed as a game with $14.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 44 players at 21 September 2026 - 22:07:29 UTC, a tracked peak of 55, and 95% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe Bard's Tale Trilogy
Steam App ID843260
Typegame
Release dateAug 14, 2018
DeveloperKrome Studios, inXile Entertainment
PublisherinXile Entertainment
Price$14.99
PlatformsWindows and macOS
GenresRPG
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players44 · 21 September 2026 - 22:07:29 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak55
Positive reviews1,453
Negative reviews76
Total reviews1,529
Positive percent95%
Review typeOverwhelmingly Positive
Recommendations1,219
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateAug 14, 2018
Official Steam feed update (UTC)12 September 2023 - 23:41:20 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)21 September 2026 - 22:07:29 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)21 September 2026 - 22:07:29 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)21 September 2026 - 22:07:29 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
A Good YearNo description
NemesisNo description
RoleplayingNo description
The Mage's TaleNo description
A Song of Only FireNo description
ApprenticeNo description
JourneymanNo description
MasterNo description
Something's SmellyNo description
Dean's ListNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLSupport page
Legal noticeCopyright 2019 inXile entertainment Inc., The Bard's Tale Trilogy, the The Bard's Tale Trilogy logos, and inxile entertainment and the inXile entertainment logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of inXile entertainment Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Copyright 2019, inXile entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/843260
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/843260/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/843260
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The Bard's Tale Trilogy

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Bard's Tale Trilogy?

The Bard's Tale Trilogy's latest SteamPulse observation records 44 players at 21 September 2026 - 22:07:29 UTC, with a tracked peak of 55 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is The Bard's Tale Trilogy growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 28 players; the highest observed daily value is 44 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Bard's Tale Trilogy?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (62.8%), United Kingdom (9.3%), Canada (7%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (51.8%), United Kingdom (7.3%), Canada (6.3%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (63%), United Kingdom (6.8%), Canada (5.3%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (44%), United Kingdom (7.1%), China (6.6%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Bard's Tale Trilogy?

The Bard's Tale Trilogy currently sits at 95% positive across 1,529 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 1,453 positive reviews and 76 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Overwhelmingly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Bard's Tale Trilogy have?

The Bard's Tale Trilogy currently has about 6K tracked Steam followers as of 27 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. SteamPulse is not treating the current Twitch number as authoritative because the Twitch category for this app is not resolved yet or the Twitch API credentials are unavailable.

What is the current Steam price for The Bard's Tale Trilogy?

The Bard's Tale Trilogy is currently listed at $14.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 1,219, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Overwhelmingly Positive

95% positive, 1,453 positive, 76 negative

Price and discount

$14.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

47

Platform releases
  • Steam 14 August 2018
  • Xbox 13 August 2019

DLC and packages

The Bard's Tale TrilogyBuy The Bard's Tale Trilogy #263481$14.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: 64bit OS, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8 / 8.1, Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 / AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ / Intel Core i5-2500K or higher if using integrated Intel GPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes:

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: 64bit OS, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8 / 8.1, Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-760 / AMD FX-6100set support Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia 750 or AMD equivalent, or better DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes:

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