About This Game

Carry a song from a candlelit tavern to the Grand Concord. Wandering Bard is a medieval rhythm adventure about learning the music that matters to people, choosing what the room needs, and playing the set yourself.

Play for the room

Time taps, holds and chords on instrument-themed rhythm boards. Build a streak, earn an Encore, and hear the Copper Grain tavern answer on the next bar.

Hear the town before you play

Meet the people of six towns and learn the songs they carry. Ask what the crowd wants, pick a set that fits, and return after the show to see what your music changed.

Carry your songbook onward

Take the road from village rooms to the Grand Concord. For a shorter session, open Quick Play, save a favourite, or rehearse a named passage at 50%, 75% or full speed before returning to the song.

Find your instrument

Play lute, fiddle, recorder, hurdy-gurdy and frame drum, each with its own rhythm board. Earn mastery through performances and compare finishes in the Workshop before commissioning one.


33 compositions · 99 arrangements · Four difficulties from Easy to Expert
Start with a playable lesson. Use timing calibration, rebindable rhythm keys, optional auto-strum and no-fail, and reduced motion.

Contains references to bereavement, illness, war and a mining accident. No graphic violence.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Development of Wandering Bard used generative AI tools to assist with some pre-generated character portraits, environment and store artwork, narrative and dialogue text, fixed character voice recordings, and instrumental music. All of this content was generated before release, then reviewed, selected, edited and integrated by the developer. The game does not generate content during play and does not connect to external AI services during play.