Bardbarian
Fair · Roguelike · 2014
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $7.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Cost per hour
- $1.38/hr
- Reviews▼
- 89% of 1,512
- Genre rank
- Top 20% Roguelike
Holding it back: Reach, Reviews
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Time and effort
- Typical playtime
- 5.8h
- To 100%
- 9.4h 1.6x the story
- Achievements
- 22
Price and sales
- Sales
- 89 on record
- Typical cut
- 50% off
- Steam low
- $1.19 July 2015
- Sale every
- 38d last October 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 0 now
- Cheaper than
- 67% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 77% of its genre
Price and player charts
The drop-off
62% start to 7% rarestA game like this has no single ending, so its score does not use the finish rate. The curve shows where players stop. Steam global achievements
The value story
The value story
Across all 89 discounts in the 13 years tracked, the median cut is 50 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 5 days ago.
Against its own genre its score lands in the top 20 percent. It is cheaper than 67 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 77 percent. Among the games that feel like it, SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition ($7.99, scores 73) beats it on value, while it beats Overdungeon ($14.99, scores 51).
More about Bardbarian
Inside the two-hour refund window, 74 percent of the 114 reviews written there were positive, against 89 percent overall, and those are 15 percent of everything written about it.
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, and at 5.8 hours it is short enough to finish on one.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 5 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 5 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
Bardbarian 8/10 Game Name: Bardbarian Original Release: 2014 Genre Tags: Defense; Strategy; RPG; Casual; Musical My Overall Grade: A- Estimated Playtime (Campaign): 3-7 hours Multiplayer Aspect: None Recommended To: Established fans of the genre; Those intrigued by the genre; Novelty seekers; Casual gamers
2 more reviews
Unique defense game with fun, light-hearted theme and presentation. Great cast of characters with a variety of mechanics and a plethora of upgrades. The extra Survival and Escape modes are a nice addition to an already great indie game. GG!
Way back, I played this game halfway through but never finished it for some reason. I picked it up again 10 years later, started over from scratch, and beat the whole thing, and I'm glad I did. What a great little game. There are lots of different characters to unlock with different abilities. It seems like I gravitated toward completely different ones this time than last, looking at my old data from 10 years ago...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
You play as Brad the barbarian, who is awoken to the sounds of his town under siege. Today is different though; Brad has grown tired of fighting all the time. The usual grind for XP has grown dull, and he has decided to pursue his dreams of making music instead of shedding blood.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory. Runs on Windows, macOS.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Bardbarian scores 67/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/269490/bardbarianReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Nov 1, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.