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The Barbarian and the Subterranean Caves

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App ID 490690
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher NLB project
Franchise NLB project
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Last Changenumber 30437589
Last Record Update 6 August 2025 – 00:10:47 UTC ()
Release Date 10 February 2017 – 00:52:03 UTC ()
❓ 68.34%
80 reviews
0
In-Game
🗺️ Adventure 📚 Visual Novel 👊 Violent 🧚 Choose Your Own Adventure 🧞 Choices Matter

The Barbarian and the Subterranean Caves is an adventure visual novel about the heroic feats of the intrepid warrior Ragnar. Now you can become the famed adventurer Ragnar and bravely seek out all-new original adventures in this exciting game. Delve into the mysteries of the caves and discover what lies in waiting below.

Additional Information

Developer NLB project
metacritic_name The Barbarian and the Subterranean Caves
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher NLB project
Store Release Date 10 February 2017 – 00:52:14 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.facebook.com/nlbproject/
https://x.com/nlbproject
https://www.youtube.com/nlbproject/
Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 10 February 2017 – 00:52:03 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 3 November 2019 – 15:38:02 UTC () (1572795482)
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Detected Technologies (?) Lua SDK, SDL SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 28 May 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 4235684
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    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
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Content Descriptors Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 10 June 2016 – 20:20:11 UTC (), in changelist #2024840
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

2 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🗺️ Adventure 🌱 Indie 📚 Visual Novel 👊 Violent 🧚 Choose Your Own Adventure 🧞 Choices Matter 👤 Singleplayer 📚 Narration 📚 Interactive Fiction 🔚 Multiple Endings 〰️ Nonlinear 🔄 Replay Value 🖱️ Mouse only 🍑 Nudity 🔞 Sexual Content

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Family Sharing

Assets

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Trailers
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Steam charts

  • 0 players right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 1,417 all-time peak 8 January 2018
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User reviews history

  • ❓ Mostly Positive
  • 68.34% SteamDB Rating
  • 60 75.0% positive reviews
  • 20 25.0% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
10 February 2017 Steam Release -
31 August 2017 ⇄ Groupees: REMUTE XX -
13 December 2017 ⇄ Indiegala: Lock & Load Bundle -
16 March 2019 ⇄ Groupees: Build a Bundle 52 -

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The Barbarian and the Subterranean Caves had an all-time peak of 1417 concurrent players on 8 January 2018.

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