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The Bard's Tale IV

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App ID 566090
App Type Game
Store Name The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep
Developer
Publisher inXile Entertainment
Franchise The Bard's Tale
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber 29858715
Last Record Update 2 July 2025 – 10:44:04 UTC ()
Release Date 18 September 2018 – 14:58:00 UTC ()
😌 65.34%
1k reviews
4
In-Game

The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep is the triumphant return of one of the most iconic RPG series of all-time. Delve into a tactically rich combat system that rewards creativity, solve puzzles to gain treasure and advantages, and discover a beautifully crafted world.

Additional Information

Developer inXile Entertainment
metacritic_name The Bard's Tale IV
GameManualURL https://store.steampowered.com/manual/566090/
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher inXile Entertainment
Store Release Date 18 September 2018 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre RPG (3)
Store Genres RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 18 September 2018 – 14:58:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 18 September 2018 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1537254000)
Store Asset Modification Time 28 November 2018 – 20:18:39 UTC () (1543436319)
review_score 5
review_percentage 67
Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NvCloth SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game requires manual configuration of graphics settings to perform well on Steam Deck
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 21 March 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 3348652
  • configuration:
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    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2641
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
restricted_countries DE
Germany
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First seen on SteamDB 3 December 2016 – 02:16:53 UTC (), in changelist #2505690

Supported Languages

6 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes

Tags

🎲 RPG 🏰 Dungeon Crawler 🛡️ Turn-Based Combat 🎭 Fantasy 🤝 Party-Based RPG 🧩 Puzzle 📚 Story Rich 🙌 First-Person 🗺️ Adventure 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🗺 Exploration 🎲 Turn-Based 🦹 Character Customization 🌫 Atmospheric 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy

Categories

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

Assets

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Steam charts

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  • 4 players right now
  • 4 24-hour peak
  • 2,102 all-time peak 23 September 2018
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  • 14,767 followers
  • 992 positive reviews
  • 483 negative reviews
  • 67.25% positive reviews

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  • 20,574 all-time peak
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  • 😌 Mixed
  • 65.34% SteamDB Rating
  • 992 67.3% positive reviews
  • 483 32.7% negative reviews

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The Bard's Tale IV had an all-time peak of 2102 concurrent players on 23 September 2018.

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