Barbearian

Buy78%

Mostly Positive · 87 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Kimmo Lahtinen · Hack and Slash · Aug 15, 2018

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Price
$12.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
31
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio0 of 12
Subtitles12 of 12

Should I buy Barbearian?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 46 sampled reviews

Based on 87 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 46 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise37% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
14 of 46 sampled reviews raised it
And even though it's basically the same thing over and over again, there's enough progression and variation that it rarely seems boring.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
13 of 46 sampled reviews raised it
The 12-second powerups are color coded: Blue-indestructibility; Pink-an auto-melee attack 'ball' spins around you annihilating everything immediately around you as you move; and Green-much faster movement and melee attacking.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
8 of 46 sampled reviews raised it
You can thoroughly customise the difficulty with several sliders in Options, where you can also find some helpful accessibility choices.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
6 of 46 sampled reviews raised it
It's well produced, though potentially a little loud compared to the sound effects with the default volume settings (easily adjusted), and though it's not hack-and-slash like in the least, it does somehow fit the game well.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
4 of 46 sampled reviews raised it
There are all the usual options -- including full controller support and remappable controls for keyboard as well -- but of note is the Accessibility menu.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay14 reviews
Combat13 reviews
Difficulty8 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Controls4 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
100% still recommend
Graphics
100% still recommend
Accessibility
75% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Adjustable Text Size
  • Camera Comfort
  • Captions available
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Keyboard Only Option
  • Playable without Timed Input

Platforms

  • Windows

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$12.99

The lowest we've tracked is $6.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $12.99

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