A Bastard's Tale

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A Bastard's Tale
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Developer(s) No Pest Productions
Publisher(s) No Pest Productions
Platform(s) PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows
Release
  • Microsoft Windows
  • May 28, 2015
  • PlayStation 4
  • October 4, 2016
[1] [2]
Genre(s) Action-adventure

A Bastard's Tale is an action 2D video game, published by Swedish studio No Pest Productions for PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows. [2] [3] [4] [1]

Gameplay

The game features basic pixilated-base graphics and features [5] the player defeating fifteen different enemy characters which are having their own distinct features, throughout five levels. [1]

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