Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials

Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials is a snarky action-adventure puzzle game with a good dose of humor. Explore hundreds of secret-filled rooms, fight big bosses, gather companions and use the powers of Pip -your bat buddy- to solve puzzles and escape the eldritch abyss!

Genres

Action-AdventureDungeon CrawlerIndie

Features

Cloud SavesSingle Player

Crash

...That was the sound of you landing face first in an abyss filled with monsters, traps, and eldritch secrets. But hey, it's ok barbarian, you are not alone: Pip, your best friend -and mysteriously luminous bat- is with you. And it's only by truly working together that you'll be able to solve the abyss' puzzles, fight off its hungry denizens, discover its true purpose and maybe -just maybe- make it out alive with the secrets of the primordials.

Key Features

  • Gain new skills for your barbarian and elemental powers for Pip, the (magic) bat!

  • A narrative-driven metroidvania with dialogue choices and plenty of humor and snark.

  • Big numbers! 400+ rooms, 20+ hours of evolving gameplay, 10+ boss, 60+ minutes of music and almost 30,000 words of text that a barbarian would never bother to read!

  • Puzzles.

  • RPG elements with a level-up minigame.

  • Contains more fruit throwing than probably any other game.

  • Companions that join you in your quest and help you out in fights.

  • Multiple endings based on your choices and actions.

  • The thrown fruits are NOT wasted, they are eaten by the bat (who is magic).

  • A ton of secrets and hidden loot just about everywhere.

  • The (magic) bat has a whopping FIVE different squeaking sounds!

  • Fewer repetitive jokes than this description has.

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Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials Ratings & Reviews

PC Invasion

by Kurt Perry

8.5 / 10

A wonderfully crafted Metroidvania that should have genre fans plenty excited. It's blending of combat, platforming, and puzzling keeps the gameplay fresh and varied throughout its entire 20-hour story. It may not be the most revolutionary game ever made, but it does what it set out to do very well.

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COGconnected

by Nicola Kapron

92 / 100

Overall, Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials is a simple game, but a very good one. I heartily recommend it to anyone who’s willing to put up with a bit of trial-and-error.

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Worth Playing

by Cody Medellin

8 / 10

Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials is a very solid Metroidvania game. While the story isn't anything special, the humor in the writing is good enough to keep you paying attention to the cut scenes.

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Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials System Requirements

Minimum

Recommended

OS version

Windows 7

OS version

Windows 10

CPU

Intel Core 2 Duo E5200

CPU

Intel Core i5

Memory

4 GB RAM

Memory

8 GB RAM

GPU

GeForce 9800GTX+ (1GB)

GPU

GeForce GTX 560

DirectX

DirectX 10

DirectX

DirectX 10

Storage

1GB Available Space

Storage

2GB Available Space

Additional input device

Gamepad

Languages Supported

  • Audio: N/A

  • Text: French, English, Korean, Japanese, Spanish (Latin America), Russian, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified)

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