Bard's Gold
A dungeon platformer where a single hit means death
Pixel Lantern · Released Aug 14, 2015
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 82% of 106
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 11 years ago
- Sep 11, 2015
Metacritic: 58/100 (critic reviews)
What is Bard's Gold?
This 2D roguelite follows a bard pursuing the goblin who stole his family's treasure. You jump, attack enemies, solve puzzles, and fight bosses through levels with randomly selected layouts, then spend collected gems on permanent character upgrades after game over.
For you if...
- +you enjoy hunting secrets and trying different weapons
Not for you if...
- −you want fast pacing and tutorials explaining the mechanics
What players say
82% of 106 reviews are positive
Players praise the challenge and soundtrack, but some criticize stiff controls and traps they consider unfair. Others find repeat runs less appealing over time.
Screenshots and trailer
Bard's Gold system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Bard's Gold?
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- OS
- Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2
- Graphics
- DirectX 9c-compatible graphics card with at least 256MB of video memory
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 250 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does Bard's Gold have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Bard's Gold 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, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 24
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, German, Turkish.
Does Bard's Gold 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
- Action Roguelike
- Indie
- Action
- Platformer
- Roguelite
- Pixel Graphics
- Difficult
- Replay Value
- Controller
- Roguelike
- 2D
- Singleplayer
Recent updates
- Sep 11, 2015 · Bard's Gold v1.1 Update now Live!
- Sep 11, 2015 · Bard's Gold v1.1 Update now Live!
1 DLC available.
