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Brad the barbarian is tired of fighting and takes up a lute when his town comes under siege. He must protect its crystal from waves of attackers. Move Brad around the battlefield to dodge attacks and position his followers, who fight for him. Playing generates notes that can summon units or trigger solos to boost their performance. Collect loot and gold as you survive waves, unlock new followers, and experiment with different party loadouts. Between runs, spend earnings on upgrades for Brad, the town, and your units.

As a barbarian-turned-bard, dodge enemy fire, spend musical notes to command followers, and defend your town's crystal.

Released 01 Apr 2014

89%positive of
1.5k player reviews

$7.99

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Indie

Tower Defense

RPG

Defend the Town Crystal

Summon Musician Followers

Dodge Enemy Projectiles

You play as Brad the barbarian, who is awoken to the sounds of his town under siege. Today is different though; Brad has grown tired of fighting all the time. The usual grind for XP has grown dull, and he has decided to pursue his dreams of making music instead of shedding blood.

Developed by TreeFortress Games · Published by TreeFortress Games

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Players Praise Most

Tactical Unit Combinations
Distinctive Support Role
Persistent Run Upgrades
Quirky Premise

Common Player Critiques

Repetitive Later Runs
Coin Pickup Frustration
Confusing Controls
Price Concerns

89%

positive of 1.5k player reviews

From the Devs

Thanks to Young Horses, Slick Ent Inc, and Team Meat for allowing us to do these amazing crossover exclusives for our Steam launch.

What is Bardbarian?
Bardbarian is a game! A game we've been lovingly working on for far too long and are ready to unleash on Steam with (hopefully) some love from the Greenlight Community.

What genre is the game?
It is a mixture of Tower Defense, RPG & RTS with some 'Shmup and Snake elements.

What's the Story?
You play as Brad the barbarian, who is awoken to the sounds of his town under siege. Today is different though; Brad has grown tired of fighting all the time. The usual grind for XP has grown dull, and he has decided to pursue his dreams of making music instead of shedding blood. Fashioning a lute out of an old axe, he steps out to save his town in the most bizarre of ways.

What's Gameplay like?
Move Brad around the battlefield and dodge incoming enemy attacks and projectiles. Brad is constantly playing his axe-lute and generating notes, standing still will cause him to "jam" and generate notes even faster. These notes act as your in-game resource; you can spend them to perform solos to summon units to follow and fight for you, as well as solos to boost their performance.

Navigate your party through the hordes of enemies, dodging and attacking, preventing them from destroying your town's prized decorative crystal. Survive waves to progress, collect loot, and unlock new units. Upon death you are able to visit the town shop in order to upgrade Brad, the town and your followers, in hopes to make it further next time.

Features!

Beautiful, hand-drawn artwork from start to finish
An awesome Rock/Metal original soundtrack by Maximum Satan
Bizarre genre-bending hybrid gameplay
12 unique units to unlock
Customize your party loadout; Over 200 possible combinations
Collect loot from your fallen enemies and upgrade Brad, the town, and your units
A difficulty curve that will punish you for making mistakes, and you will
Over 8 enemy types to make you regret everything
4 Epic boss battles to crush your spirits
Endless and Survival modes with leaderboards for when you're feeling competitive
Easter eggs and references galore, can you spot them all?
There's a dinosaur boss
There's also a Ratcoon, look at those sad little eyes