Bastard Bonds

Buy89%

Very Positive · 886 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Bigfingers · Nudity · Jun 15, 2016

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Price
$10.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
25
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Bastard Bonds?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 126 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 98 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 93 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 886 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
60% of themes are praise20% are divided20% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
126 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
What I got instead was a beautifully crafted story full of wit, interesting yet deceptively simple gameplay, and basically infinite replayability.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
98 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Some issues I can see people having with this game is that the combat can seem repetitive but it gets better as strong enemies appear, new weapons are found and characters learn new skills.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
93 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Some of the areas, especially a few of the smaller ones, have some great ways of telling a story without overloading you with exposition.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art style is extremely distinct and enjoyable though, both in the cutscene views and in the normal pixel views.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Character customization is super fun, and the ability to insert your own artwork for your character makes it so much more interesting.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Sound: I can't speak too much on this personally, as I play with my volume pretty low and listen to my own music, but one thing I WILL say is that the sound design on the attacks is excellent.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay126 reviews
Combat98 reviews
Story93 reviews
Graphics37 reviews
Characters33 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
67% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
83% still recommend
Interface
77% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$10.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.39.

4 points recordedtoday · $10.99

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