Bastard Bonds
Turn-based tactical RPG about recruiting outcasts on a prison island
Bigfingers · Released Jun 15, 2016
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 887
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 4
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
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
89% of 887 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.
Screenshots and trailer
Bastard Bonds system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- 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
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 25
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- 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
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