Developer posts and news about this game.
Hi everyone, this is Jérôme speaking! I hope everyone's okay. I've been busy with Barda those past few weeks for different reasons, but this update will probably be one of the last about Barda and its development. So what's new? 1.3 PATCH: Save system & Widescreen Many player
Our first post-release update! We tried to listen to as much feedback as we could with our tiny team. Our main addition is: New Game Mode: Hard Mode! The most common criticism was that the game was too easy and that the upgrades were not useful for beating the main mode. We creat
There we go! Despite the game's poor coverage and reception, we found the courage and inner resources to push through, and we're quite happy with the result! Thanks to everyone who participated in this effort! Thanks also to those who had kind words about the game: those comments
Chinese support! We are very happy to announce that we have added support for the Simplified Chinese language to the game. This is the last language we’ll add before version 1.0. More may be added afterwards! Achievements This new update also includes Steam Achievements! There ar
This is our last content update before the release in June! New bag: Crate This last playable bag can be upgraded a lot! New items Our last batch of items before the release! New Badges And here is also a last batch of badges And as always, a whole lot of bug fixes and QoL improv
We released our second update since our Early Access started! It includes a new bag, a new NPC, and new objects. New bag: the Mimic This bag will eat one of your item on travel, but you'll never go hungry! New encounter: Scout Apprentice He specialises in badges! New items! Here'
This is our first update since the Early Access release! We've received lots of feedback and tried to fix as many issues as possible. We’re a tiny team, but we’re doing our best. Please let us know what you think in the comments, in your Steam review or via the in-game form. Than
BARDA is now available in Early Access! After a long journey of prototyping, testing, and climbing many imaginary mountains, Barda is finally out in Early Access today. This is only the beginning. The game will keep evolving during development, and your feedback will play a big r
Come and join Fred and I as we talk about Barda's Early Access, our roadmap and for a dev Q&A! We'll be live for one hour (or more) as a special event during the #TurnBasedThursdayFest 2026. Come and have a chat with us! See you all there!
To celebrate the end of the year, we put together a temporary and unique "Winter Run" you can find in your base camp for the next couple of weeks. It's also a way for us to beta test a seasonal / weekly run feature we would like to include in the Early Access version which will b
Barda is participating in a new and small event call Midwinter Spirits and for the occasion we decided to update our demo for one week ! Afterwards we will proceed with our open playtest. What's new? A brand new intro for the game - we're testing a new way of starting the game an
Hi all! We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who has taken the time to provide us with feedback – it is very much appreciated! We've decided to pause the demo version and reopen the playtest to everyone, as we're currently testing new features and the entire gaming ex
We have reopened our playtest as of today, so you can take a look at our new content and features! We have updated the public demo to version 0.12, and it is unlikely that we will update it again for quite some time. If you want to follow our development, subscribe to our playtes
Thank you to everyone who took the time to give us feedback, try out the demo, add the game to their wishlist, or even just take a look at it! We received lots of positivity and constructive criticism. We used all of this to patch the game several times this week, and we publishe
Update 0.9 is here! 🎉 We’ve just released version 0.9 of BARDA , and it brings a lot of polish and improvements: ✨ A new progression system for a smoother and more rewarding experience 💫 Plenty of fresh visual effects to make your runs feel even more alive 🔧 And of course… a g
🎒 The BARDA Demo is now live on Steam! It’s time to pack your bag and begin your adventure — our free demo is finally available! In this first glimpse of BARDA , you’ll explore a few biomes, discover over a hundred unique items, and test your survival skills in runs lasting 1–2
The first playtest has begun! Thank you all for following Barda! We have randomly picked 60 players to have an exclusive peek at a very early build of the game: 0.2.1 It features the very basic fundations of the game: Our 2D physics-based bag A first version of a randomly generat