A Bastard's Tale
Side-scrolling sword combat built around careful blocks and counterattacks
No Pest Productions · Released May 26, 2015
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 83% of 383
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 9 years ago
- Feb 19, 2017
What is A Bastard's Tale?
A single-player action game in a pixel-art medieval setting. You fight through five levels, adapting to enemies with different attack patterns and weaknesses. You can replay in New Game Plus or pursue high scores in Endless Fighter Mode.
For you if...
- +you enjoy mastering difficult fights through practice and repetition
Not for you if...
- −you prefer attacking constantly instead of waiting for openings
What players say
83% of 383 reviews are positive
Players praise the simple directional combat mechanics and retro visuals. The main complaints concern the steep learning curve and timing requirements that some players find excessively punishing.
Screenshots and trailer
A Bastard's Tale system requirements
Minimum: 256 MB RAM, 1 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run A Bastard's Tale?
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- OS
- Windows ME and 2000 and later
- Processor
- CPU with SSE2 support, including Intel Pentium 4, Pentium M, Core or Atom, AMD Athlon 64 or later.
- Graphics
- 256 MB RAM
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 68 MB available space
Does A Bastard's Tale have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does A Bastard's Tale run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 10
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does A Bastard's Tale 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
Tags
- Indie
- Difficult
- Action
- Adventure
- Swordplay
- Pixel Graphics
- Arcade
- Action-Adventure
- Controller
- Medieval
- Singleplayer
- Hack and Slash
- 2D
- Souls-like
Recent updates
- Feb 19, 2017 · Update 4 for A Bastard's Tale
- Feb 19, 2017 · Update 4 for A Bastard's Tale
- May 7, 2016 · Free Content for A Bastard's Tale
- Mar 8, 2016 · Free Content Upgrade for A Bastard's Tale
- Oct 23, 2015 · Update Including New Enemy
