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	inXile Entertainment
Publisher	inXile Entertainment
Franchise	The Bard's Tale
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber	28974848
Last Record Update	14 May 2025 – 06:47:39 UTC ()
Release Date	18 September 2018 – 14:58:00 UTC ()

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1k reviews

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/

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Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

inXile Entertainment

Store Release Date

18 September 2018 – 07:00:00 UTC ()

osarch

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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)

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review_percentage

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:

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

restricted_countries

Germany

store_screenshot

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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

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timestamp	27 August 2019 – 17:24:25 UTC

Trailers

256728677 ↴
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256728693 ↴
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Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
228986	Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2015 Redist	No size
228990	Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980DirectX Jun 2010 Redist	No size
566095	Windows The Bard's Tale IV Installer	No size
566091	Windows The Bard's Tale IV - Win	46.29 GiB	21.59 GiB
566092	DLC 948550Digital Code Wheel	7.75 MiB	7.39 MiB
566093	DLC 948550Digital Guidebook	105.75 MiB	93.77 MiB
566094	DLC 948540Hi-Res Wallpapers	300.30 MiB	303.59 MiB
566096	DLC 948540Hi-Res Map	25.17 MiB	24.87 MiB
566097	DLC 948540Digital Art Book	28.68 MiB	27.31 MiB
566098	DLC 948540Digital BT I-IV Novellas	8.11 MiB	7.28 MiB
566099	DLC 948540Julie Fowlis Song Book	9.26 MiB	8.83 MiB
566100	DLC 948542Digital Graph Paper	2.26 MiB	598.09 KiB
566101	DLC 948541Digital Soundtrack	299.54 MiB	302.96 MiB
566102	DLC 948550In-Game Item: Firehorn	707.83 KiB	536.41 KiB
566103	DLC 948540In-Game Items: Kaels Axe Puzzle Weapon, Red Boots DLC, Bardic Brian Booty	380.48 KiB	250.69 KiB
566104	macOS The Bard's Tale IV - Mac	No size
566105	Linux The Bard's Tale IV - Linux	No size

Total size on disk is 47.06 GiB and total download size is 22.35 GiB.

Total size on disk is 46.29 GiB and total download size is 21.59 GiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

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Name	Description	Build ID	Time Updated
public		3348652	28 November 2018 – 22:11:55 UTC

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