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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 47 games similar to The Bard's Tale down to the 4 that fit the “PS5” category. Death's Door, Tunic and Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Bard's Tale.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreIsometric ARPG
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Year 2004Dev inXile Entertainment

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Within the “PS5” category, the closest game to The Bard's Tale is Death's Door — scoring 75/100 on our similarity scale. Tunic and Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut follow close behind.

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The best games like The Bard's Tale on PS5

4 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.

#1Death's Door
Death's Door
RPGAction RPGIsometric ARPG
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.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals55Combat52
Tunic
RPGAction RPGIsometric ARPG
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.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals50Combat48
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
RPGAction RPGIsometric 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.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat65Setting33
Shadowrun Returns
RPGAction RPGIsometric ARPG
SoloMagicFantasyIsometricTactical
Steam👍 88%· 14KIGDB73· 8
Year 2013Dev Harebrained SchemesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

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

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

Released 9 years after The Bard's Tale.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat48Setting27

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