SPSTEAMPULSELIVE ANALYTICS
The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut overview

inXile Entertainment | Aug 27, 2019 | game

Released

8players observed · 8 October 2026 - 16:04:51 UTC

RPGTurn-BasedDungeon CrawlerParty-Based RPGFirst-PersonSteam Store

  • Latest observed players8 · 8 October 2026 - 16:04:51 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak32
  • Units sold (VGI)44,103
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,100,000
  • Review score78% positive

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players8 · 8 October 2026 - 16:04:51 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak32
  • Units sold (VGI)44,103
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,100,000
  • Review score78% positive
  • Total reviews1,294
  • Release dateAug 27, 2019
  • DeveloperinXile Entertainment
  • PublisherinXile Entertainment, Xbox Game Studios

Genres: RPG

Company pages: Developer: inXile EntertainmentPublisher: inXile Entertainment, Xbox Game Studios

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Game overview

Overview

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut comes from inXile Entertainment and is published by inXile Entertainment, Xbox Game Studios. It arrived on Steam on Aug 27, 2019, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 8 players at 8 October 2026 - 16:04:51 UTC, with a tracked peak near 32. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 78% positive across 1,294 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut is available in 6 languages including:

EnglishFrenchGermanSpanish - SpainPolishRussian languages with full audio support

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumWindows 10 (64 bit)Intel Core i5 2500K or equivalent8 GB RAMNVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or Radeon HD 797029 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10 (64 bit)Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater8 GB RAMNVIDIA GTX 970/AMD 290 equivalent or greater29 GB available space
macOSMinimumOS X (10.13)Intel Core i5 3.7Ghz or equivalent8 GB RAMNVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or Radeon HD 797060 GB available space
macOSRecommendedOS X (10.13)Intel Core i7 3.8 GHz or equivalent8 GB RAMNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 or Radeon Pro 58060 GB available space
LinuxMinimumUbuntu 18.04 or equivalentIntel Core i5-2500K or equivalent8 GB RAMNVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or Radeon HD 797043 GB available space
LinuxRecommendedUbuntu 18.04 or equivalentIntel i5-4590 equivalent or greater8 GB RAMNVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or Radeon HD 797043 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut has sold up to 44,103 units and has 695 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,100,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut overview details

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Special Editions About the Game Hidden in the shadows, an evil has waited patiently. Until now. Who will face the darkness if not you? A heroic adventure featuring 50+ hours of gameplay, 350 speaking parts, a Legacy Mode for returning fans, and over 100 pieces of incredible music! The Director’s Cut brings more character customization options, new items, new enemies, revised UI, and a free expansion dungeon. Customize How You Play Define the way you play, using sliders on numerous options such as saving (including “save anywhere”), the mini-map, waypoint markers and many more. Whether you seek a hardcore challenge, a lighter experience, or something in-between, the choice is yours. Create the Hero You Want To Be Play as Bard, Fighter, Practitioner, and Rogue, each featuring 60-70 skills and collectively unlocking 21 unique classes. Build an array of characters to make every playthrough a unique experience. Craft your Party, Your Way Start your party with a single character, recruiting or creating new heroes to bolster your ranks. Build a party that suits your play style! An Adventure Around Every Corner Explore towns full of quest givers, fight your way through dark and deadly dungeons, and navigate beautiful rolling hills, dense forests, and icy wastes. Outsmart Evil Battle your enemies in dynamic, intuitive turn-based tactical combat, that rewards clever thinking. Use superior strategies, thoughtful positioning, and deadly combos to bring down your foes! Unlock the Secrets of the Past Unravel challenging mysteries. If your enemies don’t get you, the devious riddles and…

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut is listed as a game with $8.74 (75% off from $34.99). It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 8 players at 8 October 2026 - 16:04:51 UTC, a tracked peak of 32, and 78% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut
Steam App ID1091980
Typegame
Release dateAug 27, 2019
DeveloperinXile Entertainment
PublisherinXile Entertainment, Xbox Game Studios
Price$8.74 (75% off from $34.99)
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresRPG
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players8 · 8 October 2026 - 16:04:51 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak32
Positive reviews1,003
Negative reviews291
Total reviews1,294
Positive percent78%
Review typeMostly Positive
Recommendations695
Average playtime2,559 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateAug 27, 2019
Official Steam feed update (UTC)20 February 2020 - 20:20:38 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)8 October 2026 - 16:04:51 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)8 October 2026 - 16:04:51 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)8 October 2026 - 16:04:51 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Unchained MelodyNo description
Sword is my Favorite S-WordNo description
Practitioner Makes PerfectNo description
Knife to Meet YouNo description
You Bard-er Believe ItNo description
They Grow Up So FastNo description
Ready for WarNo description
OverachieverNo description
Savior of Skara BraeNo description
Honor Thy EldersNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLSupport page
Legal notice© 2019 inXile entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. inXile entertainment, the inXile entertainment Logo, The Bard's Tale and The Bard’s Tale IV: Director’s Cut are either registered trademarks or trademarks of inXile entertainment, Inc. Published 2019 by Koch Media GmbH. Deep Silver is a division of Koch Media GmbH, Austria. Deep Silver and its respective logos are trademarks of Koch Media GmbH. The Bard’s Tale IV: Director’s Cut uses the Unreal ® Engine. Unreal ® is a trademark or registered trademark of Epic Games, Inc. in the United States of America and elsewhere Unreal ® Engine, Copyr…

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/1091980
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1091980/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1091980
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut?

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut's latest SteamPulse observation records 8 players at 8 October 2026 - 16:04:51 UTC, with a tracked peak of 32 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 43 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 10 players; the highest observed daily value is 19 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (37.9%), Australia (8.6%), Canada (8.6%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (31.9%), United Kingdom (8%), Canada (6.8%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (41.5%), United Kingdom (7.8%), Canada (7%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (29.6%), United Kingdom (7.2%), Canada (6.5%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut?

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut currently sits at 78% positive across 1,294 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 1,003 positive reviews and 291 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut have?

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut currently has about 5K tracked Steam followers as of 23 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut?

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut is currently listed at $8.74 on Steam. That is 75% below the usual price of $34.99. Steam recommendations currently stand near 695, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Positive

78% positive, 1,003 positive, 291 negative

Price and discount

$8.74 (75% off from $34.99)

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

59

Platform releases
  • Steam 27 August 2019
  • Xbox 27 August 2019
  • PlayStation 26 August 2019

DLC and packages

The Bard's Tale IV - Standard EditionBuy The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut #388803$8.74The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut - Deluxe EditionBuy The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut #374413$12.49The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut - Upgrade From Standard to Deluxe EditionBuy The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut #308626$3.75

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64 bit) Processor: Intel Core i5 2500K or equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or Radeon HD 7970 Storage: 29 GB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64 bit) Processor: Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970/AMD 290 equivalent or greater Storage: 29 GB available space

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