USD 2.99Version 1.9.3Fri Oct 14 2022
Fix Original Trilogy install which was causing it not to be playable.
Fix videos being cut off on iOS 16+ ultra wide devices.
#1 RPG in 75 countries, including USA, UK, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Russia, Japan, and China!
Sync your saved games between iOS and Mac!
Includes classic games trilogy!
They said it couldnāt be done⦠a full-scale massive 3D epic role-playing game on iOS! See why itās the BIGGEST iOS game ever made!
āThe Bardās Tale is easily the funniest game Iāve ever played, and Iāve played all the funny games out there.ā 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 your quest for coin and cleavage!
āReady your weapon and bladder as you embark on this ridiculously addicting quest and the funniest adventure of the year, The Bardās Taleā ā Game Chronicles
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 NPCās
⢠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! Thatās not all! Enjoy these great new additions in the iOS version:
New Features:
⢠Leaderboardsāfor accumulated Silver and Experience!
⢠Achievementsāover 50 spread throughout the game!
⢠Autosaveāoption to save automatically when you near a save-book in game.
⢠iCloud Savesāoption to save to iCloud, enables sharing saves across your iOS devices.
⢠Time-Saversāoptional 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.)
⢠Classics Gamesāincludes original classic games The Bardās Tale 1, 2 & 3.
⢠Supports 60beat® GamePad.
Universal App with Adaptive Rendering:
For a single low price, play on all your compatible* devices! The Bardās Tale takes full advantage of your hardware to maximize your experience--including HD resolution and 60Hz video refresh on capable devices.** iOS adaptation by Square One Games.
āThis game is satire in its sharpest formā ā Cheat Code Central
Play The Bardās Tale today!
* Compatible with iOS 4.0 and higher on iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod Touch 3rd generation, iPod Touch 4th generation, iPad, and iPad2&3.
** HD on iPhone 4S/5, iPad2,Mini,3&4, iPod Touch 5G. Enhanced rendering includes: environment mapping, dynamic water surfaces, full shadow cast, and 60Hz display-refresh (with in-game āBattery Savingsā option turned off).
Support:
We are committed to improvement. Please send support requests through The Bardās Tale Support link below.
IT IS HUGE!
Please note: Installation over Wi-Fi can temporarily require as much as 3.4GB of free space on your device.
Requires iOS 9.0 or later. Compatible with iPhoneĀ 5S, iPhoneĀ 6, iPhoneĀ 6Ā Plus, iPhoneĀ 6S, iPhoneĀ 6SĀ Plus, iPhoneĀ SE (1stĀ generation), iPhoneĀ 7, iPhoneĀ 7Ā Plus, iPhoneĀ 8, iPhoneĀ 8 Plus, iPhoneĀ X, iPhoneĀ XS, iPhoneĀ XSĀ Max, iPhoneĀ XR, iPhoneĀ 11, iPhoneĀ 11Ā Pro, iPhoneĀ 11Ā ProĀ Max, iPhoneĀ SE (2ndĀ generation), iPhoneĀ 12Ā mini, iPhoneĀ 12, iPhoneĀ 12Ā Pro, iPhoneĀ 12Ā ProĀ Max, iPhoneĀ 13Ā Pro, iPhoneĀ 13Ā ProĀ Max, iPhoneĀ 13Ā mini, iPhoneĀ 13, iPhoneĀ SE (3rdĀ generation), iPhoneĀ 14, iPhoneĀ 14Ā Plus, iPhoneĀ 14Ā Pro, iPhoneĀ 14Ā ProĀ Max, iPhoneĀ 15, iPhoneĀ 15Ā Plus, iPhoneĀ 15Ā Pro, iPhoneĀ 15Ā ProĀ Max, iPhoneĀ 16, iPhoneĀ 16Ā Plus, iPhoneĀ 16Ā Pro, iPhoneĀ 16Ā ProĀ Max, iPhone 16e, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone 17, iPhone Air, iPadĀ Air, iPadĀ Air WiāFiĀ + Cellular, iPadĀ miniĀ 2, iPadĀ miniĀ 2 WiāFiĀ + Cellular, iPadĀ AirĀ 2, iPadĀ AirĀ 2 WiāFiĀ + Cellular, iPadĀ miniĀ 3, iPadĀ miniĀ 3 WiāFiĀ + Cellular, iPadĀ miniĀ 4, iPadĀ miniĀ 4 WiāFiĀ + Cellular, iPadĀ Pro (12.9āinch), iPadĀ Pro (12.9āinch) Wi-FiĀ + Cellular, iPadĀ Pro (9.7āinch), iPadĀ Pro (9.7āinch) WiāFiĀ + Cellular, iPadĀ (5thĀ generation), iPadĀ (5thĀ generation) WiāFiĀ + Cellular, iPadĀ Pro (12.9āinch) (2ndĀ generation), iPadĀ Pro (12.9āinch) (2ndĀ generation) WiāFiĀ + Cellular, iPadĀ Pro (10.5āinch), iPadĀ Pro (10.5āinch) WiāFiĀ + Cellular, iPadĀ (6thĀ generation), iPadĀ (6thĀ generation) WiāFiĀ + Cellular, iPadĀ Pro (11āinch), iPadĀ Pro (11āinch) WiāFiĀ + Cellular, iPadĀ Pro (12.9āinch) (3rdĀ generation), iPadĀ Pro (12.9āinch) (3rdĀ generation) WiāFiĀ + Cellular, iPadĀ mini (5thĀ generation), iPadĀ mini (5thĀ generation) WiāFiĀ + Cellular, iPadĀ Air (3rdĀ generation), iPadĀ Air (3rdĀ generation) WiāFiĀ + Cellular, iPadĀ (7thĀ generation), iPadĀ (7thĀ generation) WiāFiĀ + Cellular, iPadĀ Pro (11āinch) (2ndĀ generation), iPadĀ Pro (11āinch) (2ndĀ generation) WiāFiĀ + Cellular, iPadĀ Pro (12.9āinch) (4thĀ generation), iPadĀ Pro (12.9āinch) (4thĀ generation) WiāFiĀ + Cellular, iPadĀ Air (4thĀ generation), iPadĀ Air (4thĀ generation) WiāFiĀ + Cellular, iPadĀ (8thĀ generation), iPadĀ (8thĀ generation) WiāFiĀ + Cellular, iPadĀ ProĀ (11-inch) (3rdĀ generation), iPadĀ ProĀ (11-inch) (3rdĀ generation) WiāFiĀ + Cellular, iPadĀ ProĀ (12.9-inch) (5thĀ generation), iPadĀ ProĀ (12.9-inch) (5thĀ generation) Wi-FiĀ +Ā Cellular, iPadĀ mini (6thĀ generation), iPadĀ mini (6thĀ generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (9thĀ generation), iPad (9thĀ generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPadĀ Air (5thĀ generation), iPadĀ Air (5thĀ generation) WiāFiĀ + Cellular, iPad (10thĀ generation), iPad (10thĀ generation) WiāFiĀ + Cellular, iPadĀ Pro (11āinch) (4thĀ generation), iPadĀ Pro (11āinch) (4thĀ generation) WiāFiĀ + Cellular, iPadĀ Pro (12.9āinch) (6thĀ generation), iPadĀ Pro (12.9āinch) (6thĀ generation) WiāFiĀ + Cellular, iPadĀ Air 11-inch (M2), iPadĀ Air 11-inch (M2) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPadĀ Air 13-inch (M2), iPadĀ Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPadĀ Pro 11-inch (M4), iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPadĀ Pro 13-inch (M4), iPadĀ Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPadĀ miniĀ (A17Ā Pro), iPadĀ miniĀ (A17Ā Pro) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (A16), iPad (A16) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M3), iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 13-inch (M3), iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (M5), iPad Pro 11-inch (M5) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 13-inch (M5), iPad Pro 13-inch (M5) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPodĀ touch (6thĀ generation), and iPodĀ touch (7thĀ generation).










The Bards Tale is a thoughtfully designed mobile game that blends accessible mechanics with steadily increasing challenge. Players place and manipulate objects to influence in-game elements, solve levels, and progress through curated stages. The experience favors experimentation and polish, with simple controls and satisfying feedback.
You are the Bard, a selfish rogue weary of pointless sub-quests and rat-infested cellars. Through magical song you summon characters to join your quest!
Nintendo Sat Jan 11 2025
inXile Entertainment has tried once again to breathe life into the decades old Bard's Tale, and it's certainly not a homerun, but it may,...
CGMagazine Wed Dec 11 2019
SAN FRANCISCOāWhen it was published as Tales of the Unknown: Volume I in 1985, The Bard's Tale was the most popular PC RPG yet released.
Ars Technica Tue Jun 11 2019
Latest ... āThe Bard's Taleā and āTorment: Tides of Numeneraā developer inXile Entertainment is joining Microsoft's growing stable of game studios...
Variety Tue Feb 11 2020
The dungeon crawler series The Bard's Tale is one with a storied history. The '80s trilogy was a favorite of PC gamers in the know,...
Hardcore Gamer Tue Dec 11 2018
We've played the opening hour of The Bard's Tale 4: Barrows Deep, which is coming this year to Linux, Mac and Windows PC.
Polygon Fri Oct 11 2019
The game's focus is less on world-building than the simple, straightforward pleasure of its main mechanics: puzzles and combat.
Slant Magazine Sat Jan 11 2020
Wanderword and inXile Entertainment's audio RPG The Bard's Tale: Warlocks of Largefearn is out now. The game is available on Amazon Alexa...
RPGamer Sat Mar 11 2023
The last Bard's Tale that I played was that bawdy 2004 adventure on PS2 and Xbox, which was like Diablo but with occasional boob jokes.
GodisaGeek.com Wed Dec 11 2019
This new set of games lets you pay as either a male or female character across all three of them as well, including alterations such as updated...
Shacknews Mon Nov 11 2019
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