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The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut 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 Aug 27, 2019 Developer inXile Entertainment Publisher inXile Entertainment, Xbox Game Studios Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux RPGTurn-BasedDungeon CrawlerParty-Based RPGFirst-Person
View on Steam ↗ $34.99 (US · as of 2026-10-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.

77.3%positive1,306 reviews
Recommended · 102 found this helpful

“Just finished the game playing it in quite a slow pace, it took me more than 100 hours. Watched through all the closing credits and suddenly realised that I want to start it all over again. I'm an old fan of old school RPG's, started with Dungeon Master, M&M and Wizardry... You…”

— a player, Steam review · 252 hrs played
Recommended · 75 found this helpful

“I don't write reviews often. I'm not trying to build a social media following, I didn't receive a free copy, I'm not a Kickstarter backer, and I'm not planning to write a pithy one-liner to show how clever I am. I usually don't see a need to write a review. But this game…”

— a player, Steam review · 127 hrs played
Not recommended · 288 found this helpful

“Update: Without explanation, the developers decided to unsticky and lock their own bug reporting thread. A wild guess would be, the reason for that was, they didn't want people to see the scores of game-breaking bugs reported and still unfixed, stickied ontop of discussions.…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

278all-time peak
0 100 200 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 No data collected for this period 114 avg · Apr 2020

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-25.

59achievements
12.1%median completion
1.3%rarest: Challenge Seekers
46.9% of players 39.7% of players 26.5% of players 23.9% of players 23.9% of players 23.8% of players 22.6% of players 21.8% of players 21.8% of players 21.6% of players 21.5% of players 20.7% of players 20.6% of players 20.5% of players 19.8% of players 18.7% of players 17.3% of players 15.4% of players 15.2% of players 14.9% of players 14.4% of players 14.2% of players 14.1% of players 14.0% of players 13.8% of players 13.6% of players 12.8% of players 12.7% of players 12.3% of players 12.1% of players 12.1% of players 12.1% of players 11.9% of players 11.8% of players 11.8% of players 11.6% of players 11.5% of players 10.7% of players 10.6% of players 9.6% of players 9.2% of players 8.7% of players 8.7% of players 8.6% of players 8.6% of players 8.5% of players 8.5% of players 8.4% of players 8.3% of players 8.0% of players 7.5% of players 7.5% of players 7.3% of players 7.1% of players 7.0% of players 6.7% of players 4.0% of players 3.7% of players 1.3% of players 46.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
46.9%Honor Thy Elders — Pray to an Altar of Gratitude
39.7%Self Reliance — Craft your first item
26.5%Ride the High Road — Use standing stones for the first time
Rarest badges of honor
1.3%Challenge Seekers — Defeat the final boss with only 3 party members
3.7%Magician — Have a Practitioner attain the Magician class
4.0%Savior of the Haernhold — Put King Gaerwyn to rest and restored peace in the Haernhold

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.

$34.99current · sampled 2026-10-25 20:53 UTC
$8.74lowest since tracking began2026-09-14
US34.99 USD
EU34.99 EUR
UK27.99 GBP
Australia49.95 AUD
Canada39.99 CAD
Japan3,600 JPY
Brazil73.00 BRL
China117.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$14 China Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$39

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-25 08-11 08-30 09-17 10-05 10-25

Latest official news

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

Feb 20, 2020
February 20 Patch - The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut Update

The Bard’s Tale IV: Director’s Cut – February 20 Update Fixed solved trap puzzles becoming unsolved after loading a save game in Kylearan's Tower Adjusted some collision to prevent players getting stu

Nov 20, 2019
November 20 Patch - The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut Update

We've just released a new update which addresses a number of reported issues, including performance improvements, and bug and balance fixes. Check it out and let us know what you think! The Bard’s Tal

Oct 09, 2019
October 9 Patch - The Bard’s Tale IV: Director’s Cut Update

This update is live now! Please follow the inXile forums for known issues and updates on patch releases. Art Fixed an issue where Priestess Clementia's model would occasionally fail to load. Fixed a g

Sep 10, 2019
September 10 Patch - The Bard’s Tale IV: Director’s Cut Update

This update is live now! Please follow the inXile forums for known issues and updates on patch releases. Quest & Progression Fixed an issue where the user is not given the Wildland Whistle at the Adve

Aug 27, 2019
Free The Bard's Tale Trilogy for Launch Week

To celebrate launch week we're helping complete your Bard's Tale collection! Purchase The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut Standard edition by 9am PDT on September 3 and receive a free copy of the remas

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.

GenresRPG
Player tagsRPG · Turn-Based · Dungeon Crawler · Party-Based RPG · First-Person · Puzzle · Fantasy · CRPG · Singleplayer · Turn-Based Combat · Character Customization · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian *
Achievements59
Official sitehttp://www.BardsTale.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64 bit) Processor: Intel Core i5 2500K or equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or Radeon HD 7970 Storage: 29 GB available space