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The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut

inXile Entertainment · 2019-08-27

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RPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 27, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 27, 2019 (Linux), Aug 27, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Aug 27, 2019 (Xbox One), Aug 27, 2019 (Mac)

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.

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut is an RPG released in 2019, priced at $34.99, with Mostly Positive (77% of 1306 reviews) and an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners.

9
playing now
77%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
4.03★
PlayStation Store rating (540 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$34.99
steam price (US)

9 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 9 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 32 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 13,891 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 33k–78k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,306 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.99 at GOG (2021-09-10) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 33 of 57 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
292920192026Week of 2019-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1712026-09-15 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 14:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 8 players2026-09-19 05:00 — 8 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 12 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 13 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 6 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 15 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 8 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 7 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 8 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 8 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 16:00 — 13 players2026-10-05 00:00 — 10 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 15:00 — 8 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 5 players2026-10-10 06:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 17 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 12 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 9 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1148Sep 2019Aug 2026Sep 2019 — avg 96 · peak 278Dec 2019 — avg 41 · peak 91Mar 2020 — avg 34 · peak 84Jun 2020 — avg 54 · peak 135Sep 2020 — avg 36 · peak 84Dec 2020 — avg 31 · peak 63Mar 2021 — avg 29 · peak 81Jun 2021 — avg 21 · peak 68Sep 2021 — avg 16 · peak 45Dec 2021 — avg 22 · peak 50Mar 2022 — avg 13 · peak 32Jun 2022 — avg 14 · peak 35Sep 2022 — avg 15 · peak 42Dec 2022 — avg 17 · peak 43Mar 2023 — avg 14 · peak 40Jun 2023 — avg 10 · peak 25Sep 2023 — avg 8 · peak 20Dec 2023 — avg 16 · peak 35Mar 2024 — avg 15 · peak 39Jun 2024 — avg 15 · peak 36Sep 2024 — avg 13 · peak 32Dec 2024 — avg 9 · peak 27Mar 2025 — avg 8 · peak 26Jun 2025 — avg 10 · peak 26Sep 2025 — avg 8 · peak 21Dec 2025 — avg 11 · peak 30Mar 2026 — avg 9 · peak 25Jun 2026 — avg 9 · peak 24Aug 2026 — avg 9 · peak 21
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$6.992019-07-112026-10-082019-07-11 — best price $34.992020-01-20 — best price $11.902020-03-16 — best price $17.492020-07-09 — best price $34.992020-11-27 — best price $17.492021-02-10 — best price $8.742021-07-08 — best price $34.992021-10-12 — best price $39.992022-01-31 — best price $34.992022-04-15 — best price $34.992022-07-22 — best price $9.992022-11-22 — best price $8.742023-01-27 — best price $34.992023-04-04 — best price $34.992023-07-13 — best price $13.192023-09-22 — best price $8.742023-12-05 — best price $6.992024-02-12 — best price $34.992024-04-19 — best price $39.992024-06-23 — best price $34.992024-08-19 — best price $34.992024-11-05 — best price $34.992024-12-12 — best price $7.992025-02-05 — best price $34.992025-04-25 — best price $34.992025-06-24 — best price $39.992025-09-23 — best price $34.992025-11-19 — best price $7.992026-01-08 — best price $39.992026-03-11 — best price $6.992026-04-29 — best price $34.992026-07-09 — best price $34.992026-09-18 — best price $8.742026-10-08 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

59
achievements tracked
46.8%
earned "Honor Thy Elders"
12.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)5,2791%59
Steam (Steam)2,3143%59

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGCRPGPuzzleFantasyAdventureTurn-BasedFirst-PersonSingleplayerDungeon CrawlerParty-Based RPG

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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