Games Like The Bard’s Tale Trilogy

The Bard’s Tale is a fantastic Fantasy-based Action-RPG video game. The game tasks you to be the main character Bard, whose beloved Princess Caleigh is kidnapped by an unknown enemy. It is now your responsibility to free her by using your Strength, Dexterity, Charisma, Luck and Vitality along with the finest combat skills. With a number of different difficulty levels, The Bard’s Tale lets you modify your player character with the help of all the given options, choose your talents and skills, choose your play style and get into the game-play. The Bard’s Tale lets you use two handed weapons and that makes the game a bit more interesting because two hand weapons means fast action and a thrilling game-play. The game is played from a top-down perspective that allows you to enjoy it a bit more. With solid Action and Thrill, amazing Action-RPG elements, beautiful visuals and an engaging game-play, The Bard’s Tale is a great game to play and enjoy. Do try it out.

Overlord 2 continues the unique and a bit humorous adventures of the Original Overlord. This time the series offers a more enhanced and quite brilliant version of Overlord game and allows you to be an unnamed Overlord (the son of the Overlord of previous game), who tries to set his mark by overtaking the Glorious Empire. Your task in the game is to simply go against the Emperor Solaris who is keen to remove all the dark magic that is engulfing the whole empire day by day. Overlord 2 offers all the cool things that you enjoyed in Overlord such as your multi colored minions, your towers, all the powers your dad had in the previous game along with your adviser Gnarl. With a number of weapons, all the mean powers and your advanced minions, your task is to simply overthrow the Emperor, seize the throne and continue with the story-line to finish the game. Overlord 2 offers enhanced game mechanics, a new world based on the Roman Empire like environment, Amazing dark powers to experience along with beautifully created visuals and an addictive game-play. Try it out as an alternative to Gothic and you’ll be amazed at what this game will offer.

Fable is a Popular and Thrilling Action-RPG game by Microsoft Game Studios. Fable is set in Albion, a state in the Old Kingdom and features a boy who loses his family by the hands of Bandits. The boy stops caring for life and lets the time heal him until he gets trapped into a twist. A hero named as Maze saves the boy and trains him to be a Warrior in Heroes Guild. Once trained wholly, Maze sends him to infiltrate the Bandit Camps and to take his revenge upon TwinBlade, the Bandit king who killed his family and abducted his sister Theresa. With a brilliant story and action, Fable is one amazing Action-RPG game to play. Do try it out if you haven’t yet and enjoy the ultimate thrill and fun at the same time. Fable offers a fantastic game story, brilliant visual details and loads to discover.

Diablo is a popular Action-RPG (Role Playing Game) video game packed with thrilling Hack and Slash elements developed by Blizzard Entertainment. Diablo is set in the fictitious Kingdom of Khanduras, located deep in the world of Sanctuary. The game allows the players to take control of the character of a lone Hero, who struggles to battle against the legions of enemies to get out of the world of Diablo, The Lord of Terror.

The game takes place under the Town of Tristram, where the player gets to travel through sixteen Randomly Generated game levels and fights off the evil in many dungeons. With no other way to get out but by defeating the Evil Lord Diablo, the players must encounter the Lord of Terror, beat him along with his apprentices, and get out in the world.

Diablo offers various character classes such as Rogues, Warriors, Sorcerers and allows the players to use their unique character-specific abilities to defeat the enemies. Furthermore, Diablo offers a Co-op multiplayer mode that allows the players to make teams of four players and enjoy defeating the enemies in arena-based combats. Diablo offers very impressive gameplay, high-quality graphics, and loads of exciting things to discover with a fantastic plot and excellent twists in the story.

Baldur’s Gate is a Free-to-Play Fantasy-based Action-RPG video game developed by BioWare. The game takes place in the Forgotten Realms and offers an adventurous landscape. Baldur’s Gate allows you to explore the game world with a bunch of character selection and development options. Choose your party members, interact with NPCs and other online players, go on epic quests and defeat the enemies to earn experience points and upgrades and enjoy having an awesome gaming experience.

It provides a brilliant game setting, fantastic game mechanics, a well-organized game story, and engaging gameplay. Baldur’s Gate is one of the most amazing creations of BioWare that offers a true Dungeons and Dragons inspired gameplay and loads of other characteristics. Do try it out for an amazing Action-RPG and Fantasy-based experience.

Wizardry Online is a Free-to-Play MMORPG video game by Gamepot, Inc. This classic Wizardry game allows you to choose your character from anyone of the five character races Humans, Elves, Porkuls, Dwarfs and Gnomes and classes named as Priests, Fighters, Thieves and Mages. After the character customization, you can get into the game-world, get into the epic monster combats, engage yourself in to PvP events, Defeat your opponents and earn experience points that you can always use to buy upgrades and other cool features of the game. Wizardry Online offers dungeon combats as well and allows you to select your path, go to the dungeons and combat against the vicious monsters, defeat and slay them and emerge as the fearless warrior. The permadeath features of the game provides you with a great challenging game-play and adds a bit more thrill to the game. Wizardry Online is a wonderful game to play and enjoy and it is one of the best MMOPRGs to play.

Fable 2 is a brilliant Open World Action-RPG video game created by Lionhead Studios. Fable 2 offers gameplay and mechanics similar to its predecessor. Released back in 2008 Fable II won the best game of the year award because of its unique story and all the fantastic characters and a brilliant Story-driven gameplay. Set in the vicinity of fictional Land of Albion, Fable II offers a story after the events of the main game Fable and takes you to the Colonial Era, the era of highwaymen and Enlightenment. Guns and ammunition is still missing from the gameplay but the small towns have now turned into giant buildings and castles and Fable II lets you choose between the male and female characters. Fable II offers both interactive and non interactive cut scenes throughout the game that never last for more than five minutes. As a true companion, Fable II allows you to have a Companion in the game, a Dog that the main character befriends as a child and it stays with him for the rest of the story. The Dog can help you eliminate the enemies or perform a number of tasks for you or simply lead you to the Quest objectives. one fantastic thing about your companion is that it never dies and that means a full time support while you are playing the game.Unlike Fable, Fable II lets you build relationships in the game, you can get married, have children, raise a family and enjoy your life in the game as you would like to. Character morphing is one of the most prominent features of the game that totally depends on the actions of the characters in the game, you can be Good, Evil or Pure or Corrupt just according to your activities in the game. In other words, you can say that the game actually lets you build a personality that totally depends what you want to be. The Job system in the game lets you complete a number of different jobs and get paid accordingly, earn money, feed your family and keep on going with your life. With a brilliantly immersive gameplay, fantastic Quests, NPCs, a great storyline, amazing characters, Co-=Op multiplayer support and loads of other fun things, Fable II offers a best ever Action-RPG experience ever.

Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes is a Turn-Based Strategy and Adventure Puzzle-RPG video game developed by Capybara Games. The game focuses on five Heroes, each possesses his/her own unique abilities and powers. According to the story, the Heroes are the only entities who can save the realm by defeating the demon and his evil plans to bring chaos and destruction upon the people. The heroes are directed towards their own path to grow powers and abilities to fight against the enemy and save the people. Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes provides you with a match-3 type of game-play in which you are directed to stack 3 or more of the same colored objects. As Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes is a turn-based game, after your turn is completed, the enemy plays their turn and attacks you. If you are able to stack a good amount of objects which is more than your enemy, you’ll win the battle and the people will eventually be saved from chaos and destruction. Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes offers a unique and immersive game-play, nice visuals and enhanced mechanics to enjoy.

Torchlight, published by Runic Games and Perfect World is an Action and RPG video game released back in 2009. The game offers a fantasy-based gameplay and is set in the fictional world of Torchlight. Torchlight and its surrounding are based upon massive systems of Caverns and Dungeons and are attractions for all the adventurers and explorers. The Caverns and Dungeons hold unlimited riches and are filled with all kinds of gory monsters. The main character of the game is a skilled adventurer who explores the Caverns and Dungeons while fighting off the monsters and collecting all sorts of resources such as Weapons, Gold and various other types of loots. The game allows the players to be that Badass hero, explore the caverns and dungeons, collect Gold, Weapons, and other items, get to the Town and sell the items to NPCs and in return get the Quests. While on quests, the players can travel to various locations in dungeons, fight off Unique Bosses, and advance with the story. There are also Sidequests available that the players can have and complete them to earn experience points and loads of other rewards including the upgrades. Torchlight offers an isometric view (Top Down Perspective), beautifully created 3D graphics and addictive gameplay to enjoy. For all those who love playing games with Action and RPG elements and Isometric perspective, Torchlight would definitely be a great source of entertainment.

Dark Souls is an RPG game packed with Action-Adventure and Hack and Slash elements. It is developed and published by From Software. This game provides an open world environment, enhanced graphics, challenging game-play, an updated user interface, and an advanced A artificial Intelligence (AI)I system. You can play it on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 4. The game takes you to a fictional and mysterious world.

The player starts his journey with many weapons and rations and a little gathering of companions, and on his way to the badlands, he engages with the creatures. This game features realistic and eye-catching graphics, and the open-world allows him to interact with people, objects, and other things. Playing Dark Souls will definitely be a good experience because of its amazing story, addictive gameplay, and brilliant visuals. These features make Dark Souls among the top choices of combat gamers.

Fable 3 is an amazing game by Lionhead Studios that lets you experience the best mix-up of Action-RPG, Shooting and Hack and Slash elements. The game is set in the boundaries of a mid-era city Albion, where the protagonist tries to overthrow the King from his throne. You can be part of the game by setting yourself up in the character of the protagonist, form alliances with neighboring kingdoms and build support for the revolution. You must control all the affairs so you could successfully revolt against the king and his government, become a monarch and defend Albion from a great evil that is about to embark upon the people of Albion. Fable 3 allows you to gather up legions of armies and fight against the evil all together. The combats in the game are mostly closed ones so you must fight your enemy using melee weapons and techniques. You can buy upgrades and power ups to enhance your weapon inventory, skills etc. If you want to experience a true Action-Adventure and RPG marvel, you must play this super thriller video game. You’ll definitely like it.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is a fantastic combination of Action-Adventure, RPG, and Hack and Slash elements by Bethesda Game Studios. It offers Fantasy-based game-play, epic Combats between the protagonist, and a cult known as Mythic Dawn that tries to open up the gates to a realm named Oblivion. Your task is to embark on epic quests along with your trusted companions, fight against the Mythic Dawn, and stop them from opening the gates.

It features epic battles between the protagonist and magical creatures known as Daedra, To save Tamriel and the Emperor Uriel Septim VII. Unfortunately, the Daedra has already killed Emperor’s 3 sons, so you must save the Emperor, find the One who carries the Royal Bloodline, retake the throne and wake the Dragonfires up using the Amulet of Kings to save Tamriel.

Titan Quest combines action-RPG aesthetics with a hack and slash game developed by Iron Lore Entertainment and THQ. It focuses on a player-created character of the protagonist and takes the players to multiple locations such as Ancient Greece, Egypt, and China. The game offers various quests on all these sites and tasks the players to find the Titans who have broken out of the prison and are running loose while devastating everything in their path.

According to the story of the game, Titans once ruled the primordial darkness for a very long time until the Olympians defeated and exiled them to an ancient prison where they remained locked up for centuries. After centuries of imprisonment, a titan named Telkines broke the conduit of communication and linked Olympus to the mortal world.

The linkage unleashed massive armies of monsters who devastated the whole mortal world. Now the only one who can save the world is the player character who starts off his journey from the village of Helos. To save the world, the player must defeat the monsters and emerge as a real hero. The game offers brilliant 3D graphics, immersive gameplay, and a great story to follow.

Divine Divinity is an epic Hack and Slash, Action-Adventure and RPG video game by Larian Studios. The game is re-released on a huge demand from players across the globe. Divine Divinity is so addictive that it actually changed the lives of most of its players. Being one of the Top 100 PC Games of All Time, this cool Action-Adventure, Hack ‘n’ Slash and RPG video game takes you to an amazingly huge game world to explore, investigate, trade and use items you like. Divine Divinity is basically about a never ending war between the Heroes and Destructive Forces of Evil of the Black Ring. Black Ring is a Cult that is a true believer of Evil and is here for only one purpose and that is to bring chaos and destruction. You in the game are required to put on the role of a Chosen One who with the help of Wizard Zandalor must unite the seven different races of Rivellon to become one eternal power that can only defeat the cult of Black Ring. By completing the tasks of this epic game, you’ll become the Divine One who is the only one that can stop the birth of the Lord Chaos. Are you ready to be the Chosen One once again?

Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance is a Hack and Slash plus Action-Role Playing Game by Snowblind Studios. It is wonderful game to play and enjoy, in this game you can customize your character with the help of experience points getting them by defeating the enemies. You can have maximum skills and abilities for you character by going through different levels of the game. After every four levels of the game, you are given some extra strength, wisdom and intelligence as well. baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance is set in the Forgotten Realms of Dungeon and Dragons world where it allows you to select your character from three main classes such as Humans, Dwarves and Elves, customize your character with the help of Experience Points collected via wining over the enemies, engage your self into epic Campaigns, Quests etc. use and develop your skills as you proceed in the game and enjoy an amazing Dungeons and Dragons type gameplay. With a brilliant game setting, enhanced game mechanics and visuals and a truly addictive gameplay, Baldur’s gate: Dark Alliance is a fantastic game to play and enjoy.

Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel is another big name in the Turn-based Tactical-RTS and Action-RPG genres. The game is set in an apocalyptic era in Fallout Universe and focuses on the story of a squad in the fictitious Brotherhood of Steel. The game allows you to be a member of the Squad, go on some amazing missions to annihilate your enemies in tactical and strategy-based battles using the original Fallout Tactics and strategies. Fallout tactics: Brotherhood of Steel offers multiple characters (Humans, Ghouls, Deathclaws, Dogs, Quartermaster, Mechanics, Yeomen, and Medics etc.) to choose between, a lot of NPCs to interact with, amazing campaigns and missions to complete and ultimately enjoy every minute spent on this brilliant game. With amazingly catchy game plot, great story-line and visuals along with a brilliantly immersive game-play, Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel is one of the best Tactical RTS game to play and enjoy.

Dark Souls 2, developed by From Software is a Hack and Slash, Action-Adventure and RPG video game that is set in a Hostile Drangleic world and allows you to explore it and engage in combats and battles against your enemies. Dark Souls 2 offers both PvP and PvE events for you to get into and fight against the opponents. Every kill means a win for you, the soul of the player who gets defeated by you, accumulates and turns into experience points and currency for you. You can use the experience points and currency to buy upgrades, power-ups, weapons and skills etc. Because of the open world nature of the game, you encounter a lot of enemies while exploring but you can always kill them with your mighty sword. Multiplayer gaming mode allows you to team up with other online players or go against them and fight them off of your areas. Dark Souls 2 is one of the best Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash and RPG games and it will definitely entertain you to the limits. Do try it out.

Wasteland 2 is Tactical Action, RPG and Post-Apocalyptic video game set in an alternate history. Wasteland 2 is the first ever Sequel to the 1988’s popular Wasteland video game and it offers more enhanced game mechanics, graphics and core gameplay etc. The game is based on a Nuclear War that started when a cluster of Meteors hit various Nuclear sites. A huge Nuclear war started out that almost totally devastated the world. The day when all this happened, some of the U.S. Army Engineers were working in a desolate Desert deep into the Southwestern region, minutes after the Cataclysmic event they went into hiding in the prison they were setting up for the Death Row prisoners. The Soldiers sought shelter in the prison and when the time was right, they got back up to the surface and started searching for the Survivors, who ever was found, teamed up with them and all of the survivors formed the Desert Rangers, years after the Nuclear Holocaust. Wasteland 2 starts off 15 years after the events of Wasteland and connects the story to its predecessor in a way that it literally feels like the same. Wasteland 2 is a kind of strategic game that allows you to play as anyone of the available characters, Control a total number of seven characters (Three main and 4 NPCs), Explore the game world, face some of the worst ever mutants and nightmarish creatures, fight them off with all the available weapons such as guns, melee weapons and stuff, earn experience points, develop new skills, get health updates, and complete a number of quests, etc. With all the amazingly bashing Combats, hardcore Action and Thrill, Wasteland 2 offers a fantastic Story-driven gameplay, unique characters and fabulous visuals to enjoy. If you haven’t yet played this game, try it out and enjoy all the Post-Apocalyptic fun.

Diablo 3, the third installment in the Diablo Game series is developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. Diablo 3 is an Action-Adventure and Role Playing Game (RPG) and is available to play on Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One gaming platforms. With a huge fan base, Diablo 3 sold over 15 million copies worldwide and is still persistent in markets. The game features a much similar game-play to its predecessors Diablo and Diablo 2 but the storyline is a bit different. With the block buster Expansion pack Reaper of Souls this game is topping the Ranks among big names of the time. The game is set in the Dark Fantasy in the Sanctuary and allows you to choose your character from 6 different choices (Demon Hunter, Witch Doctor, Monk, Crusader, Barbarian and Wizard), select the best skills and spells and go explore the game world to uncover the plot about the extreme power you can have and eventually start ruling the realms once more. The story focuses on Deckard Cain and Leah investigating about the ancient texts when suddenly a mysterious star falls on the Cathedral, makes a huge crater and Deckard Cain disappears in it. Your task is to go to the Cathedral, Start investigating about the star that struck the cathedral and the sudden disappearance of Deckard Cain. After the Rescue of Cain you must go fight and defeat the King Leoric Aka. The Skeleton king because it’s the only way to reach out to the fallen star. In order to complete the objectives, you must first find out the three pieces of the Sacred Sword, forge a Mighty Sword and kill the Skeleton King with it and eventually reach to the Fallen Star. Diablo 3 is a wonderful game of this specific genre and provides with a wonderful game-play, cool visuals and a great story.

Torchlight 2 is an Action-Adventure and Role Playing Game developed and published by Runic Games playable only on Microsoft Windows. The protagonist walks through different dungeons and fights with monsters of different types and gains XP (Experience Points) and loot. Unlike its predecessor Torchlight, Torchlight 2 features a modified and quite thrilling game-play, more towns to explore and a quite longer quest, redesigned and more enhanced user interface and controls, surreal environments and graphics and a well-written story-line. Offering four different classes of player characters with different skills and abilities, Torchlight 2 lets the player choose any character and modify according to the likeness. Torchlight 2 also includes multiplayer gaming mode to let the player play the game with friends or other players online. With four different classes of player characters, amazing new skills and abilities, Multiplayer gaming mode and a lot of other great things, Torchlight 2 is one of best games of this specific genre to play and enjoy.

Child of Light by Ubisoft Montreal is a marvelous Action-Adventure, Indie and Puzzle-Platform video game that tells the story of a young girl named Aurora who in the year 1895 awakens on the lands of Lemuria. After waking up she finds out that she is a long way from home, starts off her journey to her home but soon realizes that in order to reach home she’ll have to go through a Dark world filled with Dark Creatures of the evil queen of the Night. You are required to get into the role of Aurora, fight off all the Dark Creatures, Defeat the Queen of Night and free the Sun in order to bring light to the realm and finally reach home. Child of Light offers a great story filled with wonders, surreal visuals and sounds and an immersive game-play for you to play and enjoy. If you really want to play a really good game of Action-Adventure and Puzzle-Platform genres, Child of Light is best for you. It offers a brilliantly immersive gameplay, a well-written story and a lot of other great things to enjoy.