The Bard's Tale

4.5
72.8K reviews
500K+
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Content rating
Teen
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About this game

ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… ā€œThe Bard’s Tale is easily the funniest game I’ve ever playedā€ – IGN ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…
ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… Google Play Editor's Choice ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…
ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… Best of 2012 - Games ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…

They said it couldn’t be done… a full-scale massive 3D epic role-playing game on Android! See why it’s the BIGGEST Android game ever made!

NOTE: Additional assets downloaded after install require at least 1.7GB of free space.

RECOMMENDED DEVICE SPECIFICATION: 1GHz or higher CPU; Adreno 205, Tegra 2, SGX 540 or Mali 400 or higher GPU.

ā€œThe Bard’s Tale is easily the funniest game I’ve ever played, and I’ve played all the funny games out there.ā€ – IGN

You are the Bard, a selfish rogue weary of pointless sub-quests and rat-infested cellars. Through magical song you summon characters to join you in battle, heal your party, and take damage on your behalf. Ready your weapon as you embark on a quest for coin and cleavage!

ā€œReady your weapon and bladder as you embark on this ridiculously addicting quest and the funniest adventure of the year, The Bard’s Taleā€ – Game Chronicles

Play The Bard’s Tale today on your favorite compatible Android device*. Prepare to immerse yourself in over 20-30 hours of adventure, featuring:

• 50 enemy types (not counting bosses!)
• A vast world to explore with towns, wild forests, rivers, castles, towers, secret dungeons, snowy mountains, caverns, haunted tombs and more
• A full cast of bizarre NPC’s
• Over a dozen special boss enemies to defeat
• 16 magical characters to discover and then summon at will to aid you
• Over 150 unique items of weaponry, armor, instruments, tokens, artifacts and loot!
• More Song & Dance numbers than any other game, including a zombie dance-off!
• Over 14 hours of outstanding voice-acting from top Hollywood talent, including Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride) as the Bard, and the inimitable Tony Jay as the Narrator

But wait! That’s not all! Enjoy these great new additions in the Android version:

New Features:
• Autosave—option to save automatically when you near a save-book in game.
• Time-Savers—optional in-app purchases are available to pump up your Bard and save you time! (Note: All such items are attainable through normal game-play, with time and persistence, just as in the original console release.)
• Includes the original classic The Bard’s Tale trilogy!
+ The Bard's Tale 1: Tales of the Unknown
+ The Bard's Tale 2: The Destiny Knight, and
+ The Bard's Tale 3: Thief of Fate

ā€œThis game is satire in its sharpest formā€ – Cheat Code Central

Play The Bard’s Tale today!

Support:
We hear you, and we are committed to improving The Bard’s Tale for Android. Please send support questions/comments through The Bard’s Tale Support link below. You are also welcome to join the discussion and get the latest news on our Facebook product page ā€œThe Bard’s Taleā€.

IT IS HUGE!
Please note: Asset installation requires at least 1.7GB of free space on your device. Thank you for your patience with the download time.

Android adaptation by Square One Games.

* Compatible with Android 2.3 and higher. XPeria Play Optimized.

Native Gamepad Support:
o Wii Classic Controller (native or with free WiimoteController App)
o Xbox 360 & Logitech F310/510/710 in X mode.
o PS3 SixAxis and Dualshock (native or with SixAxis Controller App). If using Sixaxis Controller app, use default key mappings set ā€œEnable Gamepadā€ option to be ā€œONā€.
o NYKO PLAYPAD & PLAYPAD PRO
o MOGA Controller (with MOGA app or ObsidianX IME)
o MOGA PRO (HID and Pivot App)
o GameStop Red Samurai
o Green Throttle (requires GT Arena app)
o NVIDIA Project Shield

SixAxis, WiiController & MOGA IMEs must be disabled to play original Bard’s Tale trilogy.

Supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russia, Korean, Polish
Updated on
Feb 5, 2025

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Ratings and reviews

4.5
55.8K reviews
Mark Cusenza
February 6, 2025
Update: InXile has fixed the issue with the game data being unable to download. This game is a great port of probably the funniest ARPG of the PS2 era. Worth the money just for the memorable voice performances of Cary Elwes and the late Tony Jay. The Bard (Elwes) and his Narrator (Jay) stumble upon a goofy DnD plot festering in a Pythonesque town, and things go pear-shaped quickly for "hero". It plays very well on my aging S9.
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inXile entertainment
February 6, 2025
Sorry for your troubles. There was a change to the hosted DLC that happened without the app being made aware of it. The issue has been resolved in the latest update (1.7.2).
A Google user
October 11, 2019
Look, this game has a lot more to it than a lot of Android / mobile games. The songs are entertaining, the dialog humorous, controls are decent. But... They do not tell you that if you have your cloud sync saves on (save games to Google drive), and you play offline for whatever reason (in my case, FIVE HOURS of progress), and then regain internet, that you're cloud save will likely overwrite your current save. You'll lose everything, and you can't get it back. It's not worth playing that again.
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quotetheraven72
December 16, 2022
It's a decent port of the PC game, lots of humor throughout the game. I took a long break and after the recent October 2022 update the audio voice no longer works. I had to install the game on a newer phone. Still a neat game overall, controls are good, but could be improved. The shield and attack buttons are too close to the edge of the screen. Maybe add the ability to move or customize button placement. I hope they will consider this in a future update.
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What’s new

Fix download error 301 and update to Android 15