The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 1,462 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 16.8h for positive, 3.3h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (26.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (51)

• Thunder Spider Tune Learned the song of the Thunder Spider 100%
• Rodent's Bane Defeated the rats in the cellar 93%
• Dog Whisperer Talked to Roxy the dog 55%
• Summon Caleigh Used Caleigh's Artifact to summon Caleigh 54%
• Heroine Tune Learned the song of the Heroine 40%
• Chapter I Finished Chapter 1: Houton 35%
• Bugbear Slayer Defeated the Bugbear of Houton 34%
• Chapter II Finished Chapter 2: Neversdale Forest 31%
• Crone Tune Learned the song of the Crone 30%
• Light Fairy Tune Learned the song of the Light Fairy 29%
• Chapter III Finished Chapter 3: Kirkwall 26%
• Bodyguard Tune Learned the song of the Bodyguard 23%
• Mercenary Tune Learned the song of the Mercenary 23%
• Chapter IV Finished Chapter 4: Highland Park 22%
• Chapter VIII Finished Chapter 8: Dounby 21%
• Explorer Tune Learned the song of the Explorer 21%
• Token Starter-Kit Collected 5 tokens 19%
• Chapter V Finished Chapter 5: The Forest Tower 19%
• Elemental Tune Learned the song of the Elemental 18%
• Summon Herne Used Herne's Artifact to summon Herne 17%
• Chapter VI Finished Chapter 6: The Mountain Pass 17%
• Grouse Hunter Hunted 1 grouse 17%
• Chapter VII Finished Chapter 7: The Mountain Tower 16%
• Knight Tune Learned the song of the Knight 16%
• Chapter IX Finished Chapter 9: Finstown 15%
• Gouger Tune Learned the song of the Gouger 14%
• Rogue Tune Learned the song of the Rogue 14%
• Enchantress Tune Learned the song of the Enchantress 14%
• Summon Lugh Used Lugh's Artifact to summon Lugh 14%
• Chapter X Finished Chapter 10: Greenlands 13%
• Knocker Tune Learned the song of the Knocker 13%
• Token Collection Collected 10 tokens 13%
• Brute Tune Learned the song of the Brute 13%
• Chapter XI Finished Chapter 11: Stromness 13%
• Crowd Pleaser Participated in the talent show in Dounby 13%
• Chapter XII Finished Chapter 12: The Firbolg Mines 13%
• Behemoth Tune Learned the song of the Behemoth 12%
• Chapter XIII Finished Chapter 13: The Island Tower 12%
• The Chosen Bard Finished the game on Easy Mode 11%
• The Bard Finished the game on Normal Mode 11%
• Summon Mannanan Used Mannanan's Artifact to summon Mannanan 10%
• Ratty Old Map Collected the Ratty Old Map from the Wandering Trow to unlock secret area 10%
• Ancient Parchment Map Collected the Ancient Parchment Map from the Wandering Trow to unlock secret area 9.9%
• Blood Stained Map Collected the Blood Stained Map from the Wandering Trow to unlock secret area 9.5%
• Chicken Slayer Killed 30 chickens 9.5%
• Weather Stained Map Collected the Weather Stained Map from the Wandering Trow to unlock secret area 9.5%
• Cow Tipper Tipped 30 Cows 8.4%
• Token Trove Collected 20 tokens 6.1%
• Brew Connoisseur Drank 1 beverage in each of the 5 bars: The Drunken Rat, The Aiken Drum, Trowies Pub, The Fat Lute, and The Tup 5.7%
• Stairway to Heaven Donated 20,000 silver at the Kirks (churches) 5.3%
• Olde School Bard Finished the game on Olde School Mode 4.6%