Barn Finders: The Pilot

Released Apr 2020

Search for valuables stashed in abandoned barns. Take part in storage auctions, bid high and buy yourself a chance to find exclusive items hidden in the past.

91% positive · 499 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

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Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

Barn Finders: The Pilot is a free standalone demo or "pilot" version of the full game Barn Finders, released on April 28, 2020. It functions as a sampler — the January 18, 2025 news post explicitly frames it as a taste of the full experience and directs players toward the complete game, which is a separate Steam product. The news history for this title reflects activity from the main Barn Finders game (VR launch on June 2, 2022; console release on June 17, 2022; Bid Wars DLC announcement in August 2022), not updates to The Pilot itself. There is no indication that The Pilot has received or is planned to receive its own post-launch content — it was shipped as a self-contained introductory experience. The June 3, 2020 developer post confirmed the launch of the full Barn Finders game and stated ongoing support would go to that title, not The Pilot. No unreleased DLC is listed for this title, no roadmap or future content has been announced for it specifically, and the most recent post (January 18, 2025) reinforces that The Pilot is a completed, standalone teaser product. The game launched as a finished, bounded experience and has remained that way.

Evidence

Developer post explicitly describes The Pilot as 'just a taste' and directs players to the separate full Barn Finders game, framing this title as a completed introductory experience with no additional content planned for it.

news post · Jan 18, 2025 source development ending

high

Launch announcement for the full Barn Finders game, confirming ongoing support would be directed at that product rather than The Pilot.

news post · Jun 3, 2020 source ambiguous

medium

Media

Details

Developer

Duality Games

Publisher

Duality Games

Achievements

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Platform

Windows

Controller

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Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

Indie Casual Simulation Adventure Free to Play Exploration Management Realistic Replay Value First-Person Family Friendly Inventory Management Puzzle Funny Comedy

About this game

Search for valuables stashed in abandoned barns ranging from old clocks, musical instruments, antiques, gold, weaponry or even vintage cars and motorcycles and sell them with profit.

Run your family business. Look for valuables and sell them in your pawnshop. Every item has a value, so collect everything and search everywhere!

Bid your money on auctions and sales to get access to closed-off properties. Who knows what kind of dusty treasures you can find there?

Visit 10 originals locations and unearth their secrets in the land of Ammeryka (largely simmilar to the real America, but not quite). Barns are just a start the beginning. How about a visit to an old military base or . . . the moon?

Take care of developing your shop. Empty shelves mean an empty wallet. Customers will come back if they have something to come back to. Fix found items, clean the dirty ones and sell them all. And if there are no customers, you can always play basketball in your backyard. And somehow, make money while playing..

Uncle Billy will keep you busy. Together you’ll explore different locations, but the real work is all for you to do. That is, until you go solo. Eventually.

Being a real Barn Finder is a state of mind a job for the brave and the bold. Your competitors are specialists and they are just waiting for you to slip.

Features:

Hundreds of items to find and sell
Improve the quality of goods for sale by cleaning and repairing damaged ones as needed
Find parts of exclusive cars, motorbikes, rebuild them and then sell for big payout.
Discover wonky stories of the locations you visit and items you collect