BARDS FAULT

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Platform: PC (Windows)
Release Date: 25.08.2026
File Size: 5.19 GB
Views: 4
Patch Notes: 2
Comments: 0
Languages: English, Portuguese - Brazil, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Thai, Czech, Turkish, Ukrainian
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Last Steam Update: 20.10.2026

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Description

Standing before the Lord of Time with zero memories of your past life gives you one clear mission to fix a broken timeline while endless waves of enemies close in from every side. BARDS FAULT is a cooperative isometric action roguelike and bullet heaven game developed and published by Brazilian indie studio Sunabi Studios. Built on Unreal Engine, the adventure sends you and your friends back into the past across vibrant 3D fantasy stages where every defeat simply feeds into an ongoing time travel mystery. Right here on this catalog page you can check the Windows system requirements to verify your PC meets the 8 GB RAM and 10 GB storage minimums and look through screenshots and gameplay videos before jumping into your first run.

Combat centers around syncing abilities between distinct heroes like Ludvik the Bard whose musical skills boost ally attack speed and critical strike chances while unleashing soundwave attacks. During each session you stack power cards, equip items, and combine team combos to survive escalating swarms before returning to the Tree of Time to unlock permanent upgrades and new story threads. Full key rebinding, controller vibration, and support for 17 languages make it easy to tune the controls for solo or online co-op play. You can also visit this hub anytime to check the latest game version and read the current patch notes detailing recent balance changes, new chest cards, and bug fixes.

System Requirements

Minimum

OS:: Windows 10 64bit
Processor:: x86 2GHz+
RAM:: 8 GB RAM
Graphics:: NVIDIA 960GTX, or faster
Storage:: 10 GB available space
DirectX:: Version 11

Installation Guide

Step-by-step setup process

No installation is needed — the game comes fully pre-installed and ready to play.
Extract the RAR / ZIP archive with WinRAR or 7-Zip into any folder, for example C:\Games\GameName.
Launch the game via Run Me!.bat (or the main .exe file) inside the game folder.

Having trouble launching the game?

Check these common causes before troubleshooting further.

Install the necessary apps from the Redist or _CommonRedist folder so the game starts without problems.
Always extract the game into a folder excluded from your antivirus / Defender — check our FAQ to learn why it matters.
Always run the game as administrator.
For a detailed guide, read Installation Guide.txt inside the game files.

Still not working? Find error-specific fixes and runtime guidance in the FAQ.

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Game Info

Developer: Sunabi Studios
Publisher: Sunabi Studios
Platform: PC (Windows)
Release Date: 25.08.2026
File Size: 5.19 GB
Status: Not specified

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Patch Notes

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BARD'S FAULT update for 20 October 2026

Build 26080998 20 October 2026

v1.2

Patch v1.2 — 15 New Languages, New Items and Improvements!

Current Build 25939138 14 October 2026

New 6 Improved 8 Fixed 6

Update v1.2 is here! Bard's Fault now supports 17 languages and brings two new items, a new chest card, controller vibration, key rebinding, balance improvements and numerous fixes.

15 New Languages — Bard's Fault Around the World! 3

We've added 15 new languages with full interface and subtitle translations:

French, Italian, German, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), Czech, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Thai, Turkish and Ukrainian.

English and Brazilian Portuguese continue to offer fully localized interfaces, subtitles and voice acting. That's 17 languages for interface and subtitles in total!

New Items and Card 3

Frumbus (New Item): Drops a Frumbus that opens a powerful vortex, pulling nearby enemies in. Upgrades increase how many enemies it can attract.
Espetos do Cozidão (New Item): Turns the pain around by reflecting magic damage back at enemies.
Zapple Mix (New Card): A new chest card unleashes a devastating blast that clears enemies from the screen and leaves the Demiurge's mark behind. Upgrades reduce its cooldown.

Controls and Accessibility 3

Control Remapping: Customize keyboard and controller bindings directly in the game's settings.
Controller Vibration: Added controller vibration for more satisfying combat feedback.
Accessibility: Added a warning about flashing lights and photosensitive content.

Gameplay and Balance 7

Difficulty: Rebalanced the first three maps for a tougher challenge.
Bosses: Adjusted several bosses' attacks, behavior and balance to make fights more consistent.
Enemy AI: Improved ability and buff timing, pursuit behavior and the explosion logic of certain enemies.
Attacks and Damage: Fixed some enemy and boss attacks not triggering, abilities failing to deal damage, and effects persisting after a cancelled attack.
Traps: Fixed traps escaping the boundaries of the ship maps.
Items: Added missing attributes to several existing items.
Map Hazards: Fixed environmental hazards that were not activating correctly.

Multiplayer and Fixes 6

Bard Progression: Fixed the Enchanted ability's progression not being counted correctly for connected players.
Experience: Improved visual synchronization of experience gains in multiplayer.
Player Indicators: Fixed indicators left behind after disconnections and various spectator-mode issues.
Visual Effects: Fixed certain ability and area effects displaying incorrectly for clients.
Lucky Coin: Fixed the item sometimes not appearing as intended.
Music: Fixed a map's music not playing correctly for connected players.

Interface, Visuals and General Improvements 8

Shop and Upgrades: Revised descriptions of shop items and upgrade-tree improvements for clarity.
Bestiary: Added a previously missing enemy entry to the bestiary.
Combat Feedback: Added visual feedback for immunity and lifesteal.
Maps and Materials: Fixed missing materials, collision problems and visual issues affecting maps and enemies.
Cutscenes: Fixed a black-screen issue affecting certain scenes.
Audio and Localization: Added new sounds, corrected repeated voice lines during some abilities, reviewed translations and made additional general fixes.
— Dev André
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