Bard Idle

Idle party RPG with automatic battles and team-strengthening ballads

Illegal Turtle 🐢 · Released Nov 28, 2025

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 70% of 908
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 81; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update on Steam: 2 days ago; Oct 26, 2026
Minimum PC: 128MB; 0.5 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Bard Idle?

This free-to-play, 2D RPG has you recruit heroes with randomized races, classes, and weapons, then choose teammates whose strengths complement each other. You combine ballad lines to support your party, mixing active and passive play across modes such as Arena and Battle with Titans.

For you if...

+you like long-term progression built around restarting runs

Not for you if...

−you prefer choosing exact character traits over randomized recruits
−you want an idle game with minimal active input

What players say

70% of 908 reviews are positive

Players praise the scope for experimenting with different team strategies. Common complaints include slow progression, pressure to spend premium currency on rerolls, and unclear explanations; some players also report unreliable click detection.

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Bard Idle system requirements

Minimum: 128MB, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, or 10
Processor: 2 GHc +
Graphics: 128MB
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Storage: 200 MB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c

Does Bard Idle have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Bard Idle run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 56
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, In-app purchases
Languages: Text only: English, Russian.

Does Bard Idle use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam