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Epic Tavern

Epic Tavern

Award Winner: PAX 10 2019 | Winner, Momocon 2018 Indie Games Awards | "A fascinating reverse-RPG" - PC Gamer | "A cross between The Sims and a rousing game of Dungeons and Dragons" - Geek & Sundry

Released Sep 13, 2017 Developer Hyperkinetic Studios Publisher Epic Tavern Holdings Platforms Windows Interactive FictionNarrationChoices MatterFantasyManagement
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-15.

57.8%positive346 reviews
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“They got me with this scam of a game”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

25achievements
2.7%median completion
0.1%rarest: Orphan No More!
92.3% of players 85.6% of players 50.9% of players 33.5% of players 13.9% of players 11.1% of players 10.9% of players 7.4% of players 7.3% of players 6.3% of players 4.0% of players 3.1% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 2.1% of players 1.6% of players 1.2% of players 1.0% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.3% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 92.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
92.3%Multicultural — Have a party consisting of at least 1 Dwarf, 1 Human, and 1 Orc
85.6%A New Tavern Opens — Complete Prologue Quest
50.9%Apprentice Bartender — Serve 100 drinks in your Tavern
Rarest badges of honor
0.1%Orphan No More! — Hidden achievement
0.1%Unlucky Uglies — Have 5 Parties Wipe
0.3%Trickle Down Theory — Take 100% of the Party Loot 10 Times

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$24.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$24.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US24.99 USD
UK18.99 GBP
Australia35.95 AUD
Canada27.99 CAD
Japan2,480 JPY
Brazil45.99 BRL
China78.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$8.9 China Japan Canada US UK Australia≈$25

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 23, 2025
EA Build 1209: Foundations of Fate

Epic Tavern – Early Access Build 1209: Foundations of Fate Adventurers — the tavern doors are open once more . This update represents the culmination of deep, foundational work: extensive refactoring,

Aug 10, 2023
Hotfix Patch 1195 - Spirit Tweaks

Hi, all! It's your friendly village programmer Rich here to let you know we've just gone live with a hotfix (version 1195) that adjusts some elements of spirit and fatigue to create a more player-frie

Jul 24, 2023
Critical Choices update is Live!

Good morning, Tavernmasters. We are all kinds of psyched to unleash our new Critical Choices update, including an overhaul of adventuring, hunger, spirit management and resting on the road. The Critic

Jul 21, 2023
Test Build 1193 is Live on Unstable!

Greetings, tavernmasters! We've now completed our main overhaul of the adventuring experience. Micromanaging hunger and starvation effects are a thing of the past. In its place is a whole new system f

May 30, 2023
When Good Heroes Break Bad

Greetings, tavernkeepers! While we're chipping away at the last major bug preventing the release of our new Rest Stop patch, I thought I'd shoot you folks a quick update on one of my favorite aspects

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-15.

GenresAdventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy, Early Access
Player tagsInteractive Fiction · Narration · Choices Matter · Fantasy · Management · Simulation · Tabletop · Choose Your Own Adventure · Story Rich · Early Access · Indie · RPG (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements25
Official sitehttps://www.epictaverngame.com/home
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: I3 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 710 / GeForce 620m DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 5 GB available space