Barbarian news & patch notes

• Added an Invert Y-Axis toggle to the Settings menu for camera controls.
• Added a new path and shrine for an upcoming boss arriving in Patch 0.6.
• Updated the world map to reflect the new path.

• A Mimic variation was dealing more damage than intended. This has been corrected.
• The Orb of Returning can no longer be used while looting a chest. To prevent accidental teleports.

Fight other players in the new PvP Arena or enter the Boss Arena and see how many waves you can survive.

New Features

• Added PvP Arena. PvP deaths are safe and do not cause item loss.

• Added Boss Arena with Steam Leaderboards.

• Compete to see who can survive the highest number of waves.

• Added Leaderboards to the Main Menu.

Improvements

• Players can now walk through each other, preventing body blocking and improving combat flow.

• Drastically improved loading times. In testing, loading times were reduced from roughly 10 seconds to around 2 seconds.

• Fixed an issue where text could become blurry after changing resolution.

Good luck in the Arena!

New Content

Tailwinds

Increased World Density

• Added "Gem of Returning", a new item crafted from 1 gold bar that instantly teleports you back to the main hub
• Added new map icons to display arena locations (Coming soon)
• Updated the world map image

• Added significantly more points of interest, loot, and enemies across the map
• More world content is on the way, this is an ongoing pass

• Nerfed Ammit
• Nerfed Weeper
• Reduced nighttime enemy spawn aggression
• Blocked night enemy spawns during boss fights

• Fixed /respawn not working properly
• Fixed an issue where respawning could place players in unloaded terrain, causing them to fall through the map
• Fixed walking sound effects not playing properly in certain areas
• Fixed physics behavior when breaking crates and barrels

• Brightened nighttime lighting
• Reduced heavy rain mist effect

• Major performance improvements across the game

• Major world overhaul featuring more enemy camps, loot, points of interest, and improved exploration across the map. More to come!
• Players now start with a Horse Whistle, allowing them to summon their horse immediately without needing to craft one.
• The Boss Arena and PvP Arena have been added to the world as upcoming features. The Boss Arena will challenge players to survive endless waves of increasingly difficult bosses and compete on Steam leaderboards for top rankings. Gear up and prepare your builds!
• Fixed an issue that could cause some bosses to despawn and respawn unexpectedly.
• Fixed boss loot beams not rendering properly.
• Reduced the difficulty of the Weeper boss fight.

• Made various world improvements and added new enemy camps to the forest biome. This is just the beginning. A lot more content and density updates are planned.

• Fixed interact key held down near crafting stations triggering them unintentionally

• Adjusted hitboxes on bed, anvil, furnace, bonfire, tanning rack and scrapping bench

• Fixed hotbar number keys requiring double press to use items — now activates on first press

• Overhauled default keyboard control layout to match industry standards — existing players can reset to new defaults in Settings > Controls

• Reduced Knight attack speed

• Increased horse sprint speed

• Nerfed undead skeleton attack speeds

• Adjusted hotbar scroll sensitivity

Screen shake has been disabled by default for new players. It can still be toggled on in Game Settings if preferred.

A larger environment update is in the works - stay tuned!

The Road Ahead

Barbarian has been a solo passion project for over 5 years and now it finally launches into Early Access. Rather than waiting for a “perfect” finished game, I wanted to get Barbarian into players’ hands early so that community feedback can help shape what the game becomes.

The game already has a strong foundation. Combat, exploration, multiplayer, building, crafting, and progression are all in place. But this is only the beginning.

Planned for Early Access (in no particular order):

• Adding a final boss fight to complete the main progression. The world of Barbarian will continue receiving new challenges and bosses even after the final boss is added.

• New world events that shake up exploration and keep the world feeling alive

• New biomes with unique environments, enemies, and resources

• Expanded weapon and armor variety

• A major overhaul of the building system for more precision and creativity

• More boss fights

• A colosseum-style challenge mode, potentially with Steam leaderboards

• Exploring PvP systems

• Ongoing bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements based on community feedback

Your feedback as a player will directly influence the direction of Barbarian. What the community wants to see most will help shape future updates.

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As well please share any feedbacks, bugs, suggestions, or any issues you found on the Steam forums.

🏷️ How much will it cost?

Barbarian will launch in Early Access on May 26th at $14.99 USD, and if you pick it up at launch you will get a 15% discount on top of that.

Pricing has been set using purchasing power conversion so the game is fairly accessible to players worldwide.

Keep in mind that Steam prices are localized, so they don't convert directly between currencies.

Here is a breakdown of regional prices:

• US Dollar - $14.99

• GB Pounds - £10.25

• Euros - €10.75

• Swiss Francs - CHF14.25

• Russian Rubles - 390 руб.

• Polish Zloty - 28,25 zł

• Brazilian Reals - R$37,75

• Japanese Yen - ¥1,500

• Norwegian Krone - 135,00 kr

• Indonesian Rupiah - Rp72,499

• Malaysian Ringgit - RM20.75

• Philippine Peso - P295.00

• Singapore Dollar - S$11.99

• Thai Baht - ฿155.00

• Vietnamese Dong - 101.500₫

• Korean Won - ₩12,500

• Ukrainian Hryvnia - 160₴

• Mexican Peso - Mex$144.99

• Canadian Dollar - CDN$16.75

• Australian Dollar - A$20.50

• New Zealand Dollar - NZ$22.49

• Chinese Yuan - ¥55.00

• Indian Rupee - ₹305

• Chilean Peso - CLP$6,149

• Peruvian Sol - S/.25.25

• Colombian Peso - COL$19,999

• South African Rand - R104.99

• Hong Kong Dollar - HK$83.00

• Taiwanese Dollar - NT$210

• Saudi Arabian Riyal - 29.49 SR

• Emirati Dirham - 34.75 AED

• Kazakhstani Tenge - 2,110₸

• Kuwaiti Dinar - 3.00 KD

• Qatari Rial - 33.75 QR

• Costa Rican Colon - ₡4,700

• Uruguayan Peso - $U378

Region Specific Prices:

• CIS - $4.29

• SASIA - $3.19

• LATAM - $3.29

• MENA - $3.59

Not seeing your currency in the list? Leave a comment and we will make sure you have the information you need.

All prices listed above will receive an additional 15% launch discount during the first week of Early Access.

Disclaimer: As Barbarian grows throughout Early Access with new content, features, and updates, pricing may be adjusted over time.

See you May 26th,

CraftingBenchGames

• Significantly enhanced overall game performance.
• Added better lighting
• Added better shadows
• Added better Fog

• Added the ability to respawn Tree Protector Boss
• Added the ability to respawn Water abomination Boss
• Added the ability to respawn Vengeance Boss

• Added lootable sticks
• Added several different variety of mineable rocks.
• Added several different variety of choppable trees

• Built floor objects (e.g., Foundations, Floors, Small Stairs, and Large Stairs) will now prevent the respawn of trees, bushes, rocks, or other ground lootable items until the built object is destroyed. This ensures trees and rocks do not respawn inside your structures.
• However, you can strategically design your structures (e.g., using walls) to allow world objects to respawn as desired.

• Enemy deals 10 damage.
• With 30 armor and 70% armor mitigation, you will mitigate 3.5 damage, resulting in the enemy dealing around 6-7 damage.
• With 100% armor mitigation, you would mitigate 5 damage, resulting in 5 damage taken..
• Even with the 70% armor mitigation cap, you can still fully absorb that 10 damage if you have enough armor. However, you'll miss out on the additional 30% mitigation that leveling up Health would unlock, effectively losing 30% potential damage reduction.

• If an enemy deals 12 damage and you mitigate 6 damage due to your armor, blocking reduces the remaining damage to only 3! Blocking, however, costs significant stamina.

• Performance: Improved overall game performance.
• Enemy Damage: Adjusted values to align better with the updated armor system, making encounters feel challenging but fair.
• Inventory Buffs: You can now hover over buffs in the inventory to view descriptions of their effects.
• Loading & Saving: Added error prevention for a smoother experience.
• Save Data: Encryption removed; make of that what you will! :)
• Visuals: Adjusted fog, lighting, and shadows for an enhanced atmosphere.
• Settings: Added an option to toggle screen shake in the settings menu
• You can now loot the random rocks scattered around the world.
• you can now loot berries from bushes.
• Significantly reduced the time required to loot items (like chopped wood and mined rocks)—now about 4x faster!

• Fixed an issue with the Water Abominations water attack that was causing double damage.
• Resolved a bug that prevented players from entering the Water Abominations arena.
• Fixed various UI bugs for smoother interactions and improved usability.
• Corrected a bug causing players to spawn under the map.
• Fixed a bug that caused the game to stop working if players were hit hard while on a horse.
• Resolved an issue that caused the horse to move very slowly.