The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut

RPG· Turn-Based· Dungeon Crawler· Party-Based RPG

Released Aug 2019

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut is the triumphant return of one of the most iconic RPG series of all-time. Delve into a tactically rich combat system that rewards creativity, solve puzzles to gain treasure and advantages, and discover a beautifully crafted world.

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Evaluation

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut launched on August 27, 2019 as a definitive, content-complete package. The store description describes a finished product — 50+ hours of gameplay, 350 speaking parts, over 100 music pieces, and a bundled free expansion dungeon — with no mention of future content, season passes, or planned DLC. The Director's Cut itself is framed as the complete, enhanced version of the game, not a starting point for ongoing additions. Following launch, inXile released a series of bug-fix patches in September, October, and November 2019, followed by one final patch on February 20, 2020. All four post-launch patches were pure maintenance updates — fixing crashes, quest bugs, collision issues, and platform-specific problems. None announced new content, roadmaps, or future plans. The last developer communication of any kind was on February 20, 2020. There have been no posts, patches, announcements, or updates since then. inXile Entertainment was acquired by Microsoft in 2018 and has since moved on to other projects (most notably Wasteland 3 and Clockwork Revolution). No future content has ever been announced for this title. The game launched as a complete, polished product and has received no content updates — only bug fixes — in its post-launch life. Development concluded with the February 2020 patch.

Evidence

Final developer patch released on February 20, 2020, addressing crashes, UI bugs, and localization issues. This is the last official communication from inXile about this game.

news post · Feb 20, 2020 source development ending

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Store description presents the Director's Cut as a complete package: 50+ hours of gameplay, 350 speaking parts, 100+ music pieces, and a bundled expansion dungeon. No future content or DLC is mentioned.

store metadata · Aug 27, 2019 source development ending

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Developer

inXile Entertainment

Publisher

inXile Entertainment

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Platform

Windows, macOS, Linux

Controller

partial support

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

RPG Turn-Based Dungeon Crawler Party-Based RPG First-Person Puzzle Fantasy CRPG Turn-Based Combat Character Customization

About this game

Hidden in the shadows, an evil has waited patiently. Until now. Who will face the darkness if not you? A heroic adventure featuring 50+ hours of gameplay, 350 speaking parts, a Legacy Mode for returning fans, and over 100 pieces of incredible music!

The Director’s Cut brings more character customization options, new items, new enemies, revised UI, and a free expansion dungeon.

Customize How You Play

Define the way you play, using sliders on numerous options such as saving (including “save anywhere”), the mini-map, waypoint markers and many more. Whether you seek a hardcore challenge, a lighter experience, or something in-between, the choice is yours.

Create the Hero You Want To Be

Play as Bard, Fighter, Practitioner, and Rogue, each featuring 60-70 skills and collectively unlocking 21 unique classes. Build an array of characters to make every playthrough a unique experience.

Craft your Party, Your Way

Start your party with a single character, recruiting or creating new heroes to bolster your ranks. Build a party that suits your play style!

An Adventure Around Every Corner

Explore towns full of quest givers, fight your way through dark and deadly dungeons, and navigate beautiful rolling hills, dense forests, and icy wastes.

Outsmart Evil

Battle your enemies in dynamic, intuitive turn-based tactical combat, that rewards clever thinking. Use superior strategies, thoughtful positioning, and deadly combos to bring down your foes!

Unlock the Secrets of the Past

Unravel challenging mysteries. If your enemies don’t get you, the devious riddles and dangerous traps just might.

The Blade’s Tale

The sense of discovery and mystery doesn’t stop with the environment. Gain ancient Elven weapons containing secrets which you’ll need to uncover by carefully examining them.