Bardbarian

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Bardbarian
Developer(s)TreeFortress Games
Publisher(s)Bulkypix
Platform(s)Android, iOS, Mac OS X, Windows
ReleaseiOS
January 16, 2014
Android
  • WW: February 14, 2014 (Amazon Appstore)
  • WW: March 13, 2014 (Google Play)
Mac, Windows
April 1, 2014
Mode(s)Single-player

Bardbarian is a multi-platform indie game developed by TreeFortress Games and published by Bulkypix in 2014.

Development[edit]

It was built using Adobe AIR platform with the Starling Framework, and the ActionScript port of Spriter for the SpriteSheets.[1]

Release[edit]

Bardbarian was released for iOS on January 16, 2014, for Android's Amazon Appstore on February 14 and Google Play on March 13, and for Windows and Mac OS X on April 1, 2014.[2] After being greenlit by the community, it was released on Steam on April 1, 2014, and featured characters from fellow indie games Octodad: Dadliest Catch, Shellrazer, Super Meat Boy and The Binding of Isaac.[3] The iOS version of the game became part of GameClub in April 2020.[4]

Reception[edit]

The iOS version received "favorable" reviews, while the PC version received unfavorable reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shawn Blais (January 24, 2013). "Introducting [sic] SpriterAS - Play Spriter Animations with Starling". TreeFortress Games. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "Bardbarian - An Epic Musical Adventure!". Bardbarian. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  3. ^ Kaharl, Jonathan (July 14, 2017). "Bardbarian". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "Bardbarian - GameClub". App Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "Bardbarian for iPhone/iPad Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom.
  6. ^ "Bardbarian for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  7. ^ Joe Jasko (January 31, 2014). "Bardbarian Review". Gamezebo. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  8. ^ Harry Slater (January 21, 2014). "Bardbarian". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media Ltd. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  9. ^ Shaun Musgrave (January 20, 2014). "'Bardbarian' Review – Are You Ready To Rock?". TouchArcade. TouchArcade.com, LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  10. ^ Chad Sapieha (January 31, 2014). "iOS game roundup: What's on Post Arcade's iPad right now". National Post. Postmedia Network. Retrieved January 12, 2023.

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