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Mudita Games · Published by Mudita Games
Very Positive — 91% positive (80 reviews) · 34 achievements
Last updated 8 Oct 2026
In BARDA, it won't be your sword that saves you. It's how you pack your bag. But hunger, fatigue and madness will take up space! Do your best as you climb an ever-changing mountain to spread the ashes of your grandfather, improve your base camp, and try again.
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Indie, Strategy · 2026 · More £5 - £15 games
Climb an ever-changing peak in BARDA, where strategy and survival intertwine. Pack your bag smartly to avoid hunger, fatigue, and madness on this indie journey.
About this game
Help Thȫmi reach the mountain’s summit and honor the final promise he made to his grandpa: to scatter his ashes to the wind from the highest peak of the highest mountain.
To reach the top, Thȫmi must gather tools and resources at every stop along his journey. But space is limited, and inventory management is key to overcoming the challenges ahead. With over 140 unique items of different sizes and effects, carefully organize your backpack and decide what is worth carrying to survive the climb.
As Thȫmi gathers new tools and makes his way toward the summit, he'll journey through breathtaking landscapes—from lush jungles and raging volcanoes to frozen mountain passes. Though the path is a lonely one, friendly mountain dwellers can offer valuable services and assistance along the way.
Throughout the ascent, hunger, fatigue, and madness will constantly affect both Thȫmi and the items in his backpack. Massive dragons, terrifying trolls, and sneaky goblins will stand in his way. Fortunately, combat isn't the only solution. Use your items wisely as they may be the key to your survival.
Each expedition unlocks new items, tools, and companions to aid future climbs. The journey doesn't end once your grandpa's wish has been fulfilled. No two ascents are the same, and neither is Thȫmi.
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System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer
- Processor: x86, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support, Arm64
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: DX10, DX11, DX12 or Vulkan capable GPUs
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Supported Languages
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
1.3 / Run Save / Widescreen / Swiich / Mobile / Soundtrack
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 & WidescreenMany players asked for it so I took some time to achieve this feature that will allow you to interrupt a run mid-game. I hope there won't be any issue with it! But if that's the case let me know.I've also added support for different sizes of screen including Widescreens. As I was at it because I spent much of my time porting the game to different platforms.Ports!BARDA is coming to Nintendo Switch tomorrow! If you want to play the game on a new device or if you know someone you wanted to try out the game but plays on Switch, there you go!The game should also be available on mobile / tablets soon, but Apple and Google are giving me a very hard time at the moment. I'll update later.Soundtrack is comingCorentin Brasart and Noé Bistolfi, the two composers for Barda, has took some time to master the music of the game to make it available on different platforms. It's coming on Steam soon! The soundtrack is being reviewed by Steam. I'll also update on this!It'll also be available on other platforms such as youtube: I've also tweaked and fix some tiny things in the game, but I won't bother you with that.I wish all the best with your life, thank you so much to all of you who showed support. If you want to help, leave a positive review on Steam or gift the game to a friend! Thank youuuuRead full article on Community Announcements (bodozore)Patch NotesOfficial
1.1 Update!
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 created this new mode to challenge the most skilled Barda players out there! Enjoy!A new achievement has been added.We also increased the difficulty of the main mode slightly.Visual varietyWe have added visual variants for almost every region in the game. It's not much, but you'll see that it'll give you a better sense of discovery and exploration.QoL and bug fixesWe did our best to fix as many things as possible, including but not limited to:You can now close tutorial pop-ups.Fixed many small issues with using the gamepad.We've improved the failsafes for the bag to prevent objects from flying into the sky as much as possible.What's next?We'll keep an eye on the feedback, but we're also going to focus on our next big project: porting to the Switch!Read full article on Community Announcements (Mudita Games)AnnouncementsOfficial
🎒FULL RELEASE NOW✨
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 gave us the fuel we needed.1.0 update!We tried to fix as many bugs as humanly possible by one guyThe audio guys made a big push forward, this version includes several new tracksWe reduced the physical glitches that may happen when there is a lot of objects in the bagVariety has been added to many zonesWhat's next?Switch version is on its way! We hope we can include some more languages, but that will depend on the game's sales (we have no money left)We plan on updating the game with a small patch soon, including bugs that you may find and some tweaks we didn't have the time to include in this versionWe hope the game will bring you a little bit of joy! Give us feedback!Read full article on Community Announcements (Mudita Games)Patch NotesOfficial
UPDATE 4: Chinese, Gamepad & Achievements
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 are 33 of them. Please let us know if any of them don't work.Gamepad supportIt's now possible to play with a gamepad! We're still testing things so let us know if there's any issue.Read full article on Community Announcements (Mudita Games)Patch NotesOfficial
UPDATE 3
This is our last content update before the release in June!New bag: CrateThis last playable bag can be upgraded a lot!New itemsOur last batch of items before the release!New BadgesAnd here is also a last batch of badgesAnd as always, a whole lot of bug fixes and QoL improvements!What's next?Next update will include a new language support. Apart from that, only fixes and balance! Thanks to the few persons who will read this and support us!Read full article on Community Announcements (Mudita Games)
