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Tiny Barbarian DX cover art

Tiny Barbarian DX

StarQuail Games · Nicalis, Inc. · 2013-12-03

Steam

ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Dec 03, 2013 (Mac), Dec 03, 2013 (Linux), Nov 02, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 10, 2017 (Nintendo Switch)

Steel yourself for a relentless display of might and muscle…brawn and bravery…magic and mayhem! Inspired by heroic fantasy fiction, Tiny Barbarian DX combines engaging 2D platform action and combo-based hack-and-slash combat with retro-style pixel art and a loincloth-stirring chiptune soundtrack.

Tiny Barbarian DX is an Action and Adventure game released in 2013, priced at $29.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (81% of 256 reviews).

0
playing now
81%
positive of 256 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
69/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 23:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (31 reviews).
  • · Top 27% of 27,808 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 10k–20k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 256 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2020-12-22) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
282820132026Week of 2013-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2013-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2014-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2014-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2014-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2014-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2014-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2014-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2014-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2014-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2014-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2014-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2014-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2014-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2014-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 23:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$2.992015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-12-01 — best price $9.992017-05-05 — best price $29.992017-07-05 — best price $29.992017-11-22 — best price $23.992017-12-04 — best price $29.992018-02-15 — best price $22.492018-07-05 — best price $29.992018-11-21 — best price $14.992019-01-03 — best price $29.992019-06-25 — best price $9.892019-09-04 — best price $29.992019-11-26 — best price $14.692020-01-02 — best price $29.992020-06-25 — best price $4.492020-11-02 — best price $29.992020-12-22 — best price $2.992021-02-15 — best price $29.992021-06-24 — best price $7.492021-12-01 — best price $29.992022-01-27 — best price $3.592022-07-07 — best price $29.992022-12-22 — best price $14.992023-03-23 — best price $29.992023-11-22 — best price $20.092024-01-04 — best price $29.992024-06-27 — best price $20.092024-12-04 — best price $29.992025-03-14 — best price $5.992025-07-10 — best price $29.992025-12-18 — best price $2.992026-03-26 — best price $29.992026-07-09 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

53
achievements tracked
40.9%
earned "Secret Diamond"
1.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading Cards1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2018-01-19 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,5071%53
Switch (Nintendo)130%0

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

Player tags

2DIndieRetroActionFantasyAdventurePlatformerSingleplayerPixel GraphicsGreat Soundtrack

Census log

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

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