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2016PC, PlayStation83 % positive4.99 €

You fight your way through tough foes in this indie adventure, where parrying, attacking and well-timed reactions decide each encounter. Its pixel art and historical setting give it a distinct character.

  • Historical setting
  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
  • Pixel art
  • Challenging difficulty
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In short: Games like A Bastard's Tale

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes A Bastard's Tale special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Bloodless

85 %Match

2024PEGI 12PC, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified81 % positive14.99 €

Brings what grabs you about A Bastard's Tale: a historical setting, pixel art and combat with precise timing.

A stylish retro action-adventure where you play ronin Tomoe, fighting bare-handed and disarming samurai with a dash-counter mechanic. Combat is fast and built around precise timing.

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Historical setting

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Hyper Knights

Action-packed real-time combat

An indie action adventure about slashing and dashing through enemies, learning combos, raising an army and reclaiming your land. Little detailed information is available about it.

Sengoku

Challenging difficulty

A classic side-scrolling arcade beat-'em-up in which a powerful warrior fights ghosts and demons from Japan's past who threaten to overrun the present day.

Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge

Challenging difficulty

A classic SNK 2D weapons fighter where heavy sword strikes, precise parries and timing decide each duel. Its darker-tinged samurai world, hand-drawn sprites and rage mechanics make it stand out.

Lords of Exile

Challenging difficulty

A classic 8-bit action platformer where you play a cursed knight fighting through linear stages in search of revenge. It delivers NES-era retro gameplay with a demanding challenge.

Half Sword

Challenging difficulty

Half Sword is a physics-driven medieval combat simulator with authentic 15th-century arms and armor. Every swing feels weighty and brutal because movement, momentum and impacts are fully simulated.

Pharaonic

Historical setting

A punishing side-scrolling action RPG set in ancient Egypt, where dodging, blocking and the choice between light and heavy gear decide fights against brutal enemies while you uncover the truth about the Red Pharaoh.

One Strike

Challenging difficulty

One Strike is a fast duel fighter inspired by Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, where every fight is win-or-die. Precise timing decides whether you survive and build your reputation as a legend.

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