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The Tales of Bayun cover art

The Tales of Bayun

FlyinDogs · 2023-02-15

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Feb 16, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 09, 2024 (PlayStation 4), Feb 09, 2024 (Xbox One), Feb 23, 2024 (Nintendo Switch)

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.

76%
positive of 212 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3.87★
PlayStation Store rating (15 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$6.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (51 reviews).
  • · Top 39% of 19,058 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.2k–9.5k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 212 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.39-80%
Microsoft Store$6.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.69 at IndieGala Store (2026-09-15)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $6.99 · on sale 77 of 111 observed days · $0.70 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
474720232026Week of 2023-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$8.99$0.692023-02-162026-09-222023-02-16 — best price $8.092023-05-22 — best price $8.992023-09-07 — best price $6.992023-12-21 — best price $3.492024-03-21 — best price $6.992025-02-24 — best price $2.982025-03-13 — best price $2.802025-04-04 — best price $2.562025-04-28 — best price $5.502025-05-14 — best price $6.992025-05-30 — best price $6.992025-07-01 — best price $2.512025-07-17 — best price $2.442025-08-04 — best price $2.582025-08-18 — best price $5.502025-09-02 — best price $5.302025-09-17 — best price $2.092025-10-01 — best price $5.302025-10-23 — best price $2.792025-11-03 — best price $2.302025-11-18 — best price $2.792025-11-29 — best price $5.502025-12-11 — best price $2.022025-12-23 — best price $6.992026-01-07 — best price $5.482026-01-19 — best price $1.832026-02-09 — best price $2.022026-02-18 — best price $6.992026-02-28 — best price $6.992026-03-17 — best price $1.392026-03-26 — best price $6.992026-04-11 — best price $5.502026-04-20 — best price $5.302026-05-04 — best price $1.552026-05-19 — best price $2.092026-06-01 — best price $5.802026-07-28 — best price $5.482026-09-08 — best price $1.402026-09-21 — best price $1.392026-09-22 — best price $6.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

34
achievements tracked
80.7%
earned "Awakening"
30.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: Russian, English, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)935%34
Xbox One (Xbox)268%33
PS4 (PlayStation)225%34
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

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

Player tags

2DDarkDramaFaithIndieMagicFantasyHand-drawnAtmosphericDark Fantasy

Census log

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

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