Bastard Bonds
Turn-based tactical RPG about recruiting outcasts on a prison island
Bigfingers · Released Jun 15, 2016
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 87% of 843
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 3
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 10 years ago
- Jun 26, 2016
What is Bastard Bonds?
This single-player, pixel-art tactical RPG takes place on Lukatt, an island where outcasts are exiled. You explore its locations, build and customize a party, fight turn-based battles, and decide how to treat defeated enemies while looking for a way to escape.
For you if...
- +you enjoy turn-based battles built around positioning and party choices
- +you like recruiting characters and exploring dark fantasy settings
- +you want mature LGBTQ+ themes in a pixel-art RPG
Not for you if...
- −you want real-time combat instead of turn-based tactics
- −you prefer games without nudity or sexual content
What players say
87% of 843 reviews are positive
Players praise the tactical combat, pixel art, and island worldbuilding. The most common complaint is that the mechanics are poorly explained, particularly in the tutorial. A player also reports getting stuck there after using a key on the wrong door.
How many players finish Bastard Bonds?
2.6% of Steam players have unlocked «The Island Mourns», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Bastard Bonds system requirements
Minimum: 512MB VRam, 4 GB RAM, 0.7 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Bastard Bonds?
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- OS
- Windows 7, 8 or 10
- Processor
- 2Ghz or faster processor
- Graphics
- 512MB VRam
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 700 MB available space
- Notes
- 1280 x 720 screen resolution or larger, keyboard and mouse
Does Bastard Bonds have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Bastard Bonds run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 25
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Bastard Bonds 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
