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The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep

The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep

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.

Released Sep 18, 2018 Developer inXile Entertainment Platforms Windows RPGDungeon CrawlerTurn-Based CombatFantasyParty-Based RPG
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

67.2%positive1,476 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“A heart-warming, beautiful adventure that beautifully balances modern gameplay with retro charm and simplicity. This is probably among my favourite 5 games of the modern era. A step back in time to an era when games were relaxing, fun charming, rewarding and built with love and…”

— a player, Steam review · 132 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 2026-07-25.

58achievements
16.1%median completion
0.5%rarest: Challenge Seekers
62.5% of players 55.8% of players 38.0% of players 37.6% of players 36.0% of players 35.8% of players 34.3% of players 33.3% of players 33.2% of players 32.0% of players 30.3% of players 26.2% of players 26.1% of players 24.7% of players 24.4% of players 23.5% of players 20.7% of players 19.9% of players 19.8% of players 19.8% of players 19.1% of players 18.8% of players 18.4% of players 18.2% of players 18.2% of players 17.7% of players 17.3% of players 16.7% of players 16.2% of players 16.1% of players 15.8% of players 15.6% of players 15.4% of players 15.2% of players 14.9% of players 14.6% of players 14.3% of players 14.2% of players 14.2% of players 13.5% of players 13.3% of players 12.1% of players 12.0% of players 11.3% of players 11.0% of players 10.7% of players 10.3% of players 10.0% of players 10.0% of players 9.9% of players 9.5% of players 9.3% of players 9.1% of players 8.2% of players 8.1% of players 8.0% of players 6.1% of players 0.5% of players 62.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
62.5%Honor Thy Elders — Prey to an Altar of Gratitude
55.8%Self Reliance — Craft your first item
38.0%Ride the High Road — Use standing stones for the first time
Rarest badges of honor
0.5%Challenge Seekers — Defeat the final boss with only 3 party members.
6.1%Saint — Have an adventurer attain the Saint class
8.0%Legend of the Siambra Dhu Lodge — Find the Destiny Wand

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
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Latest official news

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

Jun 07, 2019
The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut First Look

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32396885/96470b9d513a4aaa3b52bb6ddeeadb295ba183b4.jpg Hi everyone, work on the Director’s Cut is going very well, and we’re excited t

Nov 28, 2018
Hotfix 4.2 is live

Hello everyone, We have just released a hotfix regarding the following issues: Loading time improvements. These improvements are targeted for people with non-Solid State Drives. Reported push block pu

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresRPG
Player tagsRPG · Dungeon Crawler · Turn-Based Combat · Fantasy · Party-Based RPG · Puzzle · Story Rich · First-Person · Adventure · Great Soundtrack · Exploration · Character Customization (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian *
Achievements58
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://bardstale.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7/8/8.1/10 (64 bit) Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K (4 * 3300) or equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (2048 MB) or Radeon HD 7970 (3072 MB) Storage: 55 GB available space