Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians

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App ID	231040
App Type	Game
Developer	Threaks
Publisher	Threaks
Supported Systems	Windows macOS Linux
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	28970500
Last Record Update	14 May 2025 – 00:07:40 UTC ()
Release Date	6 August 2013 – 19:00:00 UTC ()

😏 72.40%

1k reviews

In-Game

Awakened from his slumber, Beatbuddy journeys through lush hand-painted environments on a quest to save his companions and his own immortality. Beatbuddy interacts with the living breathing environment that pulses to the beat of an original soundtrack, aiding him as he unlocks new paths and solves puzzles.

Additional Information

Developer

Threaks

gamedir

ValveTestApp231040

metacritic_name

Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians

icon

empty string

controller_support

full

metacritic_score

NoServers

metacritic_fullurl

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/beatbuddy-tale-of-the-guardians?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f

state

eStateComingSoonNoPreload

VisibleOnlyWhenSubscribed

Yes

community_visible_stats

Yes

sourcegame

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

checkpkgstate

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Threaks

Store Release Date

6 August 2013 – 17:00:00 UTC ()

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Action (1)

Store Genres

Action (1), Adventure (25), Casual (4), Indie (23)

Steam Release Date

6 August 2013 – 19:00:00 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

15 November 2023 – 11:07:02 UTC () (1700046422)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
width_pct	100
height_pct	100

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unity Engine

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
category: Verified
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 14 May 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 2368799

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	1
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	native
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

First seen on SteamDB

4 May 2013 – 21:13:14 UTC (), in changelist #214240

Supported Languages

9 Languages	Interface	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes
French	Yes	Yes
Italian	Yes	Yes
German	Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Portugal	Yes	Yes
Russian	Yes
Japanese	Yes	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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clienticon

e6f0be761055a995a70764fbdd370db68661b072

clienttga

b5cde893613569e6dd6f3e0d8f634206614fef90

icon

1da60d64393a63533d348d0de309adb9c825402c

logo

630a0fe52c40facdbdf8be2070a5dc0fa1a83159

logo_small

630a0fe52c40facdbdf8be2070a5dc0fa1a83159_thumb

small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english	header.jpg
schinese	header_schinese.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
image2x/english	library_hero_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/english	logo.png
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
logo_position/pinned_position	BottomLeft
logo_position/width_pct	100
logo_position/height_pct	100

Assets

main_capsule	capsule_616x353.jpg
small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
hero_capsule	hero_capsule.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
library_hero_2x	library_hero_2x.jpg
community_icon	1da60d64393a63533d348d0de309adb9c825402c.jpg
page_background_path	app/231040
timestamp	15 November 2023 – 11:09:52 UTC

Trailers

2028985 ↴
trailer_name	Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians Official Launch Trailer
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p/video/webm	2028985/movie480.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	2028985/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	2028985/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	2028985/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	2028985/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	2028985/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	2028985/movie.293x165.jpg
trailer_base_id	12537
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1447358398
2029198 ↴
trailer_name	Yogscast Plays Beatbuddy
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p/video/webm	2029198/movie480.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	2029198/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	2029198/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	2029198/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	2029198/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	2029198/microtrailer.mp4
trailer_base_id	13061
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1447358612

Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
228983	Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2010 Redist	No size
231041	Windows Beatbuddy Windows	1.01 GiB	341.04 GiB
231042	macOS Beatbuddy OSX	1.06 GiB	2.10 TiB
231043	Linux Beatbuddy Linux	1.02 GiB	246.26 GiB
231044	DLC 257310Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians Soundtrack	114.52 MiB	97.39 MiB
231045	Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians - Ultimate Bundle Content	516.89 MiB	300.44 MiB
231046	Windows Simplified ChineseBeatbuddy Windows China	1.13 GiB	329.23 MiB

Total size on disk is 4.83 GiB and total download size is 2.67 TiB.

Total size on disk is 1.52 GiB and total download size is 341.33 GiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name	Description	Build ID	Time Updated
public		2368799	15 December 2017 – 09:08:59 UTC

Other

Name	Value
overridescddb	1
baselanguages	English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal
privatebranches	1

Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians

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