A Bastard's Tale

A Bastard's Tale launched on May 26, 2015 as a complete melee combat game with 5 levels and over 20 unique enemies. After launch, the developer released several free content updates adding enemies, improving graphics, and rebalancing gameplay — the last of which shipped on May 7, 2016, bringing the enemy count to over 20 unique foes. The most telling signal about this game's future came in October 2019, when the developer announced that their next game, Driven Out, was releasing — explicitly describing it as the studio's follow-up project that incorporated lessons learned from A Bastard's Tale. This makes clear the studio moved on to a new title. There have been no further updates, announcements, or communications related to A Bastard's Tale since May 2016, and the 2019 posts confirm the developer's focus had shifted entirely to the new game. The store description presents the game as a complete, finite experience with a defined feature set: 5 levels, 20+ enemies, New Game Plus, and an Endless Fighter Mode. No DLC has ever been listed, and no future content for this game has been announced at any point. The game launched as a finished product and received a handful of post-launch content patches before development concluded.