# The Bard's Tale

5 Hacker News commenters recommended The Bard's Tale and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Fans call it a first RPG they keep returning to for decades, and they praise the Steam remasters as faithful to the originals.

## Why people recommend it

- Replayed for years, even decades (3 comments): "The original Bard's Tale was my first RPG and I've been hooked ever since." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45960761)) "I have played BT 1 every year or so since the late 80s." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45967290)) "I played BT1, BT2, and BT3 for hours and hours." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45961203))
- Fond memories as a first RPG (2 comments): "The original Bard's Tale was my first RPG and I've been hooked ever since." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45960761)) "one of my happiest early gaming memories" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45967422))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Baldur's Gate 3](https://hackerapproved.com/p/baldur-s-gate-3.md): 71 recommend
- [Clair Obscur: Expedition 33](https://hackerapproved.com/p/clair-obscur-expedition-33.md): 58 recommend
- [Ultima VII Revisited](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ultima-vii.md): 24 recommend
- [Disco Elysium](https://hackerapproved.com/p/disco-elysium.md): 23 recommend
- [Chrono Trigger](https://hackerapproved.com/p/chrono-trigger.md): 23 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Bard's Tale", https://hackerapproved.com/p/bard-s-tale/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).