The Bard's Tale
Shares rank 26 of 33 role-playing games by recommenders
Fans call it a first RPG they keep returning to for decades, and they praise the Steam remasters as faithful to the originals.
Fans call it a first RPG they keep returning to for decades, and they praise the Steam remasters as faithful to the originals.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Replayed for years, even decades
“The original Bard's Tale was my first RPG and I've been hooked ever since.”
Comment from 18 Nov 2025 in “Rebecca Heineman has died” “I have played BT 1 every year or so since the late 80s.”
Comment from 18 Nov 2025 in “Rebecca Heineman has died” “I played BT1, BT2, and BT3 for hours and hours.”
Comment from 18 Nov 2025 in “Rebecca Heineman has died” Fond memories as a first RPG
“The original Bard's Tale was my first RPG and I've been hooked ever since.”
Comment from 18 Nov 2025 in “Rebecca Heineman has died” “one of my happiest early gaming memories”
Comment from 18 Nov 2025 in “Rebecca Heineman has died”
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The four most recommended other role-playing games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 71 | 11 | 87% | 11 | — | Approved |
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| Ultima VII Revisited | 24 | 7 | 77% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Disco Elysium | 23 | 1 | 96% | 8 | — | Approved |
| The Bard's TaleThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The steam remasters are incredibly faithful to the originals”
“one of my happiest early gaming memories”
“I have played BT 1 every year or so since the late 80s.”
“I played BT1, BT2, and BT3 for hours and hours.”
“The original Bard's Tale was my first RPG and I've been hooked ever since.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.