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Age of Barbarians Chronicles

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76%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
76% User Score Based on 55 reviews

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Age of Barbarians Chronicles is a single player and multiplayer open world hack and slash game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by Crian Soft and was released on March 5, 2026. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

The world is old… ancient. The tales you are about to hear are lost in the nights of time. Two moons still shone in the sky, and the world was still young, prehistoric and wild. Only Atlan, the land of the created, still carried faint glimmers of civilization. But even it was already too old, too decadent… and would soon vanish forever. So let me tell you the memories of those ancestral days,…

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76%Audience ScoreBased on 55 reviews
story6 positive mentions
stability6 negative mentions
  • Captures the classic 80s sword and sorcery vibe with a fun, nostalgic beat-em-up style and RPG progression.
  • Deep and well-crafted world with detailed visuals, interesting story, and memorable boss fights.
  • Active developer support with ongoing updates and improvements, plus strong combat mechanics and equipment variety.
  • Game suffers from numerous bugs, glitches, and technical issues including poor hitboxes, crashes, and awkward controls.
  • Significant censorship compared to previous entries, disappointing fans expecting full nudity, gore, and explicit content.
  • Short length with limited replayability, sparse locations to explore, companion AI and difficulty balance issues.

  • story

    24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 62% neutral mentions, 13% negative mentions

    The story delivers a classic 80s-style dungeon exploration narrative with a mix of earnest and cheesy elements, featuring memorable characters and original plot beats about fallen sovereigns. While praised for its visual storytelling, engaging setpieces, and atmospheric world, it is considered relatively short and occasionally marred by poor writing and voice acting. Procedural quests and disappearing locations contribute to an empty world feeling, but the overall sword-and-sorcery experience is satisfying and enjoyable.

    • “The story was rousing, earnest and competent with an interesting cast of characters that grew on me.”
    • “The plot also has additional story beats, the main characters are both sovereigns of a fallen realm trying to keep their people safe.”
    • “The characters feel more memorable, the art style is more striking and consistent, and the storytelling delivers a tighter, more satisfying sword-and-sorcery experience.”
    • “Once you complete the mission, the location goes away; the same happens with the procedural quests marked in red—they disappear from the map when done. While this is acceptable for procedural missions, it makes the world feel very empty.”
    • “There is a hint of a mission from an innkeeper that you never get to play.”
    • “The writing and voice acting are extremely poor, though they have a certain enjoyment factor similar to the bad story and acting in Resident Evil.”

  • graphics

    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    36% positive mentions, 43% neutral mentions, 21% negative mentions

    The graphics are widely praised for their distinctive 2D art style, strikingly capturing the gritty, violent sword-and-sorcery aesthetic reminiscent of classic fantasy illustrations. While some users note occasional visual bugs and quality-of-life issues, overall the graphics are higher resolution and more detailed than previous entries, enhancing the game's unique atmosphere and creature variety.

    • “The 2D art is phenomenal, and it really stands alone - a uniquely crafted artwork to be thoroughly enjoyed.”
    • “All the normal gameplay graphics look great though, like a higher resolution version of the original Age of Barbarian, but with even cooler looking and a greater variety of creatures you fight.”
    • “The graphics are crafted with meticulous care and recall the classic illustrations of Frazetta.”
    • “Understandably it's not listed as deck verified or even playable but for a fairly graphically simple game like this I'd expect it to perform a bit better.”
    • “There are some bugged visuals, blinking shadows on some objects where you can see in game; not sure if this is intended for immersion or a bug.”
    • “There are some graphics issues, but it captures the vibe of the genre perfectly.”

  • gameplay

    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions

    The gameplay offers a nostalgic 80s side-scrolling beat-em-up experience with RPG elements, blending inspirations from classics like Dragon's Crown. While the combat is heavily focused and features a unique mouse-click mechanic, it can feel clunky and occasionally marred by glitches and AI issues. Overall, it's a mild yet manageable experience that appeals more to fans of the genre's retro style.

    • “Pulp 80s side scrolling beat-em-up action adventure with some RPG progression and mechanics.”
    • “Barbarian 80s goodness and some inspiration from Dragon's Crown mechanics here too, which I am a big fan of.”
    • “All the normal gameplay graphics look great though, like a higher resolution version of the original Age of Barbarian, but with even cooler looking and a greater variety of creatures you fight.”
    • “Gameplay: it's clunky, but manageable for the most part.”
    • “I get no excitement from this game which is far more mild and tame, almost neutered, and much more heavily focused on gameplay like combat.”
    • “In just the first half hour of gameplay you'll find glitches, flickering, objects that when dropped end up outside the playable area and you can't pick them up again, an AI that makes characters start looking left to right repeatedly at an annoyingly high speed, among many other issues.”

  • stability

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game currently suffers from numerous bugs, including UI glitches, audio balance issues, visual flickering, and problematic AI behavior. While the developer is actively patching these problems, players can expect stability issues during early gameplay. Waiting for future updates may improve the overall stability.

    • “In just the first half hour of gameplay you'll find glitches, flickering, objects that when dropped end up outside the playable area and you can't pick them up again, an AI that makes characters start looking left to right repeatedly at an annoyingly high speed, among many other issues.”
    • “The developer is known for supporting games with many patches, but currently there are many small glitches, many relating to the inventory UI and messed up audio balance, especially on voices.”
    • “The game is very buggy as expected, so waiting to play might allow for some fixes.”

  • humor

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor is characterized by absurd and playful elements, including funny cutscenes triggered by attacks and amusing contrasts in companion leveling. Despite some mixed feelings about gameplay mechanics, the game's quirky and occasionally uncensored moments contribute to its overall comedic charm.

    • “Certain attacks trigger a cutscene that is hilarious.”
    • “The story was funny in its absurdity.”
    • “It's funny that companions can be level 2 while you are level 9.”

  • music

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music in the game is praised for being very good and memorable, with particular appreciation for the village theme. Some users wish for alternative soundtracks, indicating a strong interest in the musical aspect.

    • “The soundtrack is very good and memorable; I especially liked the village music.”
    • “Now, if only I could play this game with the music from Rastan, but not all wishes in life can be fulfilled.”

  • replayability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game offers high replayability, providing a consistently enjoyable experience that encourages multiple playthroughs.

    • “Such a fun game, the replay value is huge as well.”

  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game's optimization is currently lacking, with performance struggling to exceed 40fps on devices like the Steam Deck. Additionally, UI elements and text are small and difficult or impossible to read, indicating issues with scaling and clarity.

    • “I played about 30 minutes on my Steam Deck and performance is a little lacking at the moment, never going above about 40 FPS, with UI elements and text being small and either very hard or impossible to read.”
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16h Median play time
16h Average play time
16-16h Spent by most gamers
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Age of Barbarians Chronicles is a open world hack and slash game with fantasy theme. Common tags for Age of Barbarians Chronicles include indie, 2.5d, isometric, 2d fighter, swordplay and others.

Age of Barbarians Chronicles is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 16 hours playing Age of Barbarians Chronicles.

Age of Barbarians Chronicles was released on March 5, 2026.

Age of Barbarians Chronicles was developed by Crian Soft.

Age of Barbarians Chronicles has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Age of Barbarians Chronicles for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.

Age of Barbarians Chronicles is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

Similar games include Age of Barbarian Extended Cut, Alaloth: Champions of the Four Kingdoms, Hammerwatch 2, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Torchlight III and others.