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The Tales of Bayun

The Tales of Bayun

Can a flat world resting on the backs of three demon bears live in peace? Of course not! Immerse yourself in the universe of the dark Slavic legends, explore the characters' stories and make difficult choices that affect the course of events. Bayun the Cat will help you. If you're lucky, that is.

Released Feb 15, 2023 Developer FlyinDogs Publisher FlyinDogs, East2West Games Platforms Windows Dark FantasyChoices MatterMultiple EndingsDramaChoose Your Own Adventure
View on Steam ↗ $6.99 (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 2026-05-14.

75.9%positive212 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“The stories were neat, the characters were rad (hellooooo, nurse Yaga), and it was fun to play...the first few times. I would've like more variety of stories to get all the cheevos; with having to repeat the two, I was ready to sacrifice everyone to the fae to just get it over…”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Disappointed. The game consists of two extremely short and event-poor stories, which you switch in a main menu. As a visual novel, it is bad by a lack of meaningful choices and a primitive, overly schematic stats system. At the same time, it lacks a basic visual novel…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“brotha what is this ♥♥♥♥”

— a player, Steam review · 0 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.

34achievements
30.6%median completion
1.9%rarest: Wiser than Bayun
80.7% of players 67.6% of players 59.7% of players 57.9% of players 54.0% of players 50.1% of players 46.9% of players 46.0% of players 45.9% of players 45.6% of players 40.5% of players 39.6% of players 39.0% of players 37.2% of players 35.4% of players 34.3% of players 30.7% of players 30.6% of players 19.5% of players 18.6% of players 17.0% of players 8.9% of players 8.0% of players 7.5% of players 6.7% of players 5.7% of players 4.8% of players 4.6% of players 4.4% of players 4.4% of players 4.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 80.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
80.7%Awakening — Wake up in Zhdan's chambers.
67.6%Just a Dream — Wake up after the feast in Keltsy.
59.7%Decision — Choose a path in the conversation with the Malachite Maid.
Rarest badges of honor
1.9%Wiser than Bayun — Acquire all the achievements.
1.9%Boyar — Hidden achievement
1.9%Archivist — Open all entries in the Glossary.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-13. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$6.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$6.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-13
US6.99 USD
EU6.89 EUR
UK5.89 GBP
Australia10.25 AUD
Canada8.99 CAD
Japan800 JPY
Brazil23.50 BRL
China29.00 CNY

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

China≈$4.3 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$7.9

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

$0 $5 $10 08-13 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.

Feb 20, 2023
Forging fixes

Bug fixing is in progress at the highest possible speed — we’ve released another fix just today solving some popular issues like sprite duplication in some scenes, glossary and icons. Other bugs are i

Feb 16, 2023
The Tales of Bayun — release stream

Alongside with The Tales of Bayun launch we stream the very beginning of the first episode once again! Wanna unfold the story in your own way, huh? Then try the demo! Want even more? The full game is

Feb 16, 2023
The Tales of Bayun goes live!

The time has come — The Tales of Bayun is finally available on Steam! Set off on a remarkable journey in a fascinating world based on slavic myths and legends! Reveal the secrets of the darkest ritual

Feb 15, 2023
Just a few hours until the release!

The Tales of Bayun will release on February 16 at 7:00 AM (UTC) . It has been an arduous but awesome journey for our team and we are proud of the upcoming game. It is made by fans of narrative-driven

Dec 31, 2022
Happy New Year!

The Year 2022 is coming to an end. It was a harsh time for all of us, including a small indie-team that decided to make their own narrative adventure game in a slavish setting. Such a great amount of

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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.

GenresAdventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsDark Fantasy · Choices Matter · Multiple Endings · Drama · Choose Your Own Adventure · Visual Novel · Point & Click · 2D · Atmospheric · Hand-drawn · Faith · Magic (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Family Sharing
LanguagesRussian, English, Simplified Chinese
Achievements34
Official sitehttps://bayun.flyindogs.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Microsoft® Windows® 7 Processor: Pentium® 4 1.5 GHz / Athlon® XP Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX® 9.0c compatible DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX® 9.0c compatible