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| In-game event | UPDATE 4: Chinese, Gamepad & Achievements Chinese support! We are very happy to announce that we have added support for the Simplified Chinese language to the game. This is the last language we’ll add before version 1.0. More may be added afterwards! Achievements This new update also includes Steam Achievements! There are 33 of them. Please let us know if any of them don't work. Gamepad support It's now possible to play with a gamepad!… | 23198436 | |
| In-game event | UPDATE 3 This is our last content update before the release in June! New bag: Crate This last playable bag can be upgraded a lot! New items Our last batch of items before the release! New Badges And here is also a last batch of badges And as always, a whole lot of bug fixes and QoL improvements! What's next? Next update will include a new language support. Apart from that, only fixes and balance! Thanks… | 23026032 | |
| In-game event | UPDATE 2 We released our second update since our Early Access started! It includes a new bag, a new NPC, and new objects. New bag: the Mimic This bag will eat one of your item on travel, but you'll never go hungry! New encounter: Scout Apprentice He specialises in badges! New items! Here's a selection of new, fun ideas that we came up with, including the Holobook from our previous game, Pilo! Gameplay i… | 22731088 | |
| In-game event | UPDATE 1 This is our first update since the Early Access release! We've received lots of feedback and tried to fix as many issues as possible. We’re a tiny team, but we’re doing our best. Please let us know what you think in the comments, in your Steam review or via the in-game form. Thank you! A call to all our players: leave a review! Reviews are one of the main ways in which Steam promotes our game t… | 22517278 | |
| Steam news | We're live! BARDA is now available in Early Access! After a long journey of prototyping, testing, and climbing many imaginary mountains, Barda is finally out in Early Access today. This is only the beginning. The game will keep evolving during development, and your feedback will play a big role in shaping it. If you enjoy chaotic survival, clever inventory management, and the quiet tension of climbing high… | — | |
| Esports | Dev talk for #TurnBasedThursdayFest 2026 Come and join Fred and I as we talk about Barda's Early Access, our roadmap and for a dev Q&A! We'll be live for one hour (or more) as a special event during the #TurnBasedThursdayFest 2026. Come and have a chat with us! See you all there! | — | |
| Major update | Seasonal Run - Happy Holidays! To celebrate the end of the year, we put together a temporary and unique "Winter Run" you can find in your base camp for the next couple of weeks. It's also a way for us to beta test a seasonal / weekly run feature we would like to include in the Early Access version which will be available early 2026 ! Hopefully you'll get a nice present! The run is pretty hard, let us know on our socials or o… | — | |
| Major update | New Demo! 1-8dec Barda is participating in a new and small event call Midwinter Spirits and for the occasion we decided to update our demo for one week ! Afterwards we will proceed with our open playtest. What's new? A brand new intro for the game - we're testing a new way of starting the game and progressing in the game, with a base camp and quests. We can't wait to hear what you think! Difficulty & QoL We rec… | — | |
| Major update | Playtest season reopens - with a MASSIVE update Hi all! We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who has taken the time to provide us with feedback – it is very much appreciated! We've decided to pause the demo version and reopen the playtest to everyone, as we're currently testing new features and the entire gaming experience. Let us know what you think! The game will be free to play during the test phase for a couple of months, aft… | — | |
| Major update | Playtest is back, road to Early Access! We have reopened our playtest as of today, so you can take a look at our new content and features! We have updated the public demo to version 0.12, and it is unlikely that we will update it again for quite some time. If you want to follow our development, subscribe to our playtest and join our Discord server! What's next? We took the time to consider all the feedback we received during Next Fes… | — | |
| Community | Thank you for this Next Fest! Thank you to everyone who took the time to give us feedback, try out the demo, add the game to their wishlist, or even just take a look at it! We received lots of positivity and constructive criticism. We used all of this to patch the game several times this week, and we published the final 0.10.4 version a few minutes ago. We hope this will resolve some of the issues you encountered and encour… | — | |
| In-game event | Update 0.9 is here! 🎉 Update 0.9 is here! 🎉 We’ve just released version 0.9 of BARDA , and it brings a lot of polish and improvements: ✨ A new progression system for a smoother and more rewarding experience 💫 Plenty of fresh visual effects to make your runs feel even more alive 🔧 And of course… a good round of bug fixes! We’d love to hear what you think. Jump in, try it out, and let us know your feedback using th… | — | |
| Community | Our demo is out! 🎒 The BARDA Demo is now live on Steam! It’s time to pack your bag and begin your adventure — our free demo is finally available! In this first glimpse of BARDA , you’ll explore a few biomes, discover over a hundred unique items, and test your survival skills in runs lasting 1–2 hours. This demo is a faithful taste of the full game: charming visuals, tactical roguelike gameplay, and the thrill… | — | |
| Major update | First Playtest! The first playtest has begun! Thank you all for following Barda! We have randomly picked 60 players to have an exclusive peek at a very early build of the game: 0.2.1 It features the very basic fundations of the game: · Our 2D physics-based bag · A first version of a randomly generated mountain to climb · 75 items, alhtough many of them are still roughly drawn · Exclusive preview of our new Vol… | — |
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