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We filtered the 47 games similar to The Bard's Tale down to the 31 that fit the “PC” category. Silverfall, Torchlight and The Witcher top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Bard's Tale.

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The best games like The Bard's Tale on PC

31 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Bard's Tale. Each one has been evaluated across 9 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1SilverfallClosest overall match

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SoloMeleeMagicRangedFantasyIsometric

Steam👍 59%· 167MC62IGDB72· 3

Year 2007Dev Monte Cristo · Focus Home InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of isometric Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with skill tree progression and loot and gear systems

Silverfall, a once glorious city, lies in the fantastical Kingdom of Nelwë, where the forces of Technology and Nature are strongly opposed. Symptoms of this terrible conflict have begun to manifest physically as melded cyberbiologic organics and living steam-driven automatons.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for The Bard's Tale.

Released 3 years after The Bard's Tale.

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SoloMeleeMagicRangedFantasyIsometric

Steam👍 91%· 7.3KRAWG👍 72%· 666MC83IGDB83· 3

Year 2009Dev Runic Games · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are isometric Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, dark, oppressive atmosphere and procedural generation

The game takes place in the city called Torchlight, which, according to the creators, is situated on the nameless mountain. The boomtown is built above a source of valuable crystal resource associated with magic. The resource is called Ember.

Where it drifts furthest from The Bard's Tale: setting.

Released 5 years after The Bard's Tale.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreIsometric ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeFantasyIsometric

Steam👍 89%· 86KIGDB88· 2

Year 2007Dev CD Projekt REDOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are isometric Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration, while skipping ranged combat

Released 3 years after The Bard's Tale.

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#4Bastion

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SoloMeleeRangedFantasyIsometric

Steam👍 95%· 38KIGDB90· 8OC88· 59

Year 2011Dev Supergiant Games · WB GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of isometric Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, post-apocalyptic world and crafting mechanics, while skipping combat magic

Released 7 years after The Bard's Tale.

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SoloMeleeFantasyIsometricHardcore

Steam👍 93%· 21KIGDB87· 11OC88· 140

Year 2021Dev Acid Nerve · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Same family of isometric Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: Metroidvania exploration, punishing difficulty and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping combat magic

Released 17 years after The Bard's Tale.

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SoloMeleeFantasyIsometricHardcore

Steam👍 79%· 14KIGDB72· 8OC75· 53

Year 2015Dev Acid Nerve · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Same family of isometric Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, punishing difficulty and strong narrative focus, while skipping combat magic

Where it drifts furthest from The Bard's Tale: visuals.

Released 11 years after The Bard's Tale.

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SoloMeleeFantasyIsometricHardcore

IGDB93· 4OC94· 140

Year 2024Dev Supergiant GamesOn PC

✓ Fits the isometric Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, punishing difficulty and strong narrative focus, while skipping combat magic

With the end of the first Star Wars everyone believed that the greatest battle on Earth was over..... a big mistake. Year 2356, you are on Antauros, one of the most important bases for the Universal Federation. Located on Pluto, this base is strategically placed in this solar system.

Where it drifts furthest from The Bard's Tale: combat.

Released 20 years after The Bard's Tale.

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#8Anodyne

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SoloMeleeFantasyIsometricNarrative

Steam👍 85%· 1.6KRAWG👍 47%· 73MC75IGDB70· 5OC69· 13

Year 2013Dev Analgesic ProductionsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are isometric Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping combat magic

In this unique Zelda-lite game, explore and fight your way through surreal and creepy, nature, urban and abstract themed areas in the human Young's subconscious, evoked by a 16-bit-era visual style and a moody, dream-like soundtrack. Created by Sean Han Tani and Joni Kittaka.

Where it drifts furthest from The Bard's Tale: visuals.

Released 9 years after The Bard's Tale.

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#9Tunic

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SoloMeleeFantasyIsometricHardcore

Steam👍 91%· 17KIGDB89· 5OC85· 120

Year 2022Dev Andrew Shouldice · FinjiOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

✓ Same family of isometric Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, Metroidvania exploration and punishing difficulty, while skipping combat magic

Where it drifts furthest from The Bard's Tale: combat.

Released 18 years after The Bard's Tale.

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Steam GOG Epic

#10Bloody Hell

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SoloRangedMeleeIsometricHardcore

Steam👍 98%· 6.8K

Year 2023Dev Pun IntendedPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are isometric Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with Metroidvania exploration, punishing difficulty and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping combat magic

Embark on a hellish adventure!A short but sweet game about an Angel on a Bloody Bullet-hell mission to kill Satan! Dash, Double Dash, Grapple & Blast your way through Hell to fulfill your Holy Mission. Will you be able to kill Satan?

Where it drifts furthest from The Bard's Tale: setting and visuals.

Released 19 years after The Bard's Tale.

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#11Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain

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SoloMagicFantasyIsometricDark

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Year 1996Dev Silicon Knights · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of isometric Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping melee combat

It predates The Bard's Tale by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloMeleeFantasyIsometricTactical

Steam👍 81%· 7.4KIGDB76· 7

Year 2011Dev BioWare Edmonton · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of isometric Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping combat magic

Where it drifts furthest from The Bard's Tale: combat.

Released 7 years after The Bard's Tale.

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SoloMeleeIsometricNarrativeCozy

Steam👍 97%· 2.9KRAWG👍 86%· 21IGDB80· 2OC83· 27

Year 2024Dev Kyle Thompson · H2 Interactive CoPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the isometric Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with Metroidvania exploration, precision platforming and puzzle design, while skipping combat magic

Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto- a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworlds janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.

Released 20 years after The Bard's Tale.

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Steam GOG

#14Gauntlet

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SoloMagicMeleeRangedFantasyIsometric

IGDB68· 2OC70· 36

Year 2014Dev Arrowhead Game Studios · WB GamesOn PC

✓ Same family of isometric Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and combat magic

≠ Its own twist: multiplayer gameplay, while skipping adventure storytelling

Released 10 years after The Bard's Tale.

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#15Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreIsometric ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeFantasyIsometric

Steam👍 89%· 6.5KIGDB80· 4

Year 2014Dev Harebrained SchemesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Both are isometric Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and combat magic

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from The Bard's Tale: setting.

Released 10 years after The Bard's Tale.

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