Fit check
Is The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action-RPG players who want a comic fantasy adventure built around magical songs
- Players seeking a 20–30-hour adventure with varied environments, enemies, bosses, and collectible loot
- Classic RPG fans who want The Bard’s Tale 1, 2, and 3 included with a newer release
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a short, tightly focused adventure may find the 20–30-hour structure and many locations too broad
- Players who prefer serious fantasy may not enjoy the musical comedy, bizarre characters, and humorous performances
- Players looking for an RPG centered on cooperative multiplayer may prefer a game with explicit cooperative play
Our take on The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled
Magical songs define the adventure’s party system: the Bard discovers 16 characters and can summon them at will while progressing through the world.
What is The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled?
Play as a self-interested bard who uses magical songs to call characters into the adventure.
The game features towns, forests, rivers, castles, towers, secret dungeons, mountains, caverns, and tombs, alongside 50 enemy types and more than a dozen special bosses. Sixteen magical characters can be discovered and summoned, while over 150 weapons, armor pieces, instruments, tokens, artifacts, and other loot can be collected. The adventure includes more than 14 hours of voice acting, musical performances, and comedic sequences. It supports English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Polish, and Russian, with German voice-over available when German is selected. The package also includes the original The Bard’s Tale 1, 2, and 3, plus keyboard, mouse, and controller support.
How The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled plays
- 01Song-Based Summoning
- Magical songs allow 16 discovered characters to be called into the adventure.
- 02Large Loot Collection
- More than 150 weapons, armor pieces, instruments, tokens, artifacts, and other loot items are available.
- 03Classic Trilogy Included
- The package contains the original The Bard’s Tale games numbered 1, 2, and 3.
- 04Voice-Acted Adventure
- The game includes more than 14 hours of voice acting, including performances by Cary Elwes and Tony Jay.
- 05Multiple Language Options
- Supported languages are English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Polish, and Russian, with German voice-over available in German mode.
The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled compared to similar games
Ghost of a Tale is an action RPG about a mouse and minstrel, with stealth, disguises, conversations, immersion, and exploration in an animal-populated medieval world. Vagante focuses on dark-fantasy adventure involving monsters, demons, crooks, and dangerous caves, while The Bard’s Tale centers on musical summoning, extensive loot, voice acting, and a classic trilogy. Dungeon Defenders: Awakened combines cooperative action RPG play with tower defense, loot, leveling, pets, and character customization.
The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled: platforms & release
Is The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled worth it?
It is worth it if: action-RPG players who want a comic fantasy adventure built around magical songs. Skip it if: players seeking a short, tightly focused adventure may find the 20–30-hour structure and many locations too broad.
Where can I download The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
