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Tiny Barbarian DX

Tiny Barbarian DX is an action-packed sword 'em up inspired by fantasy pulp fiction. Like those short stories, the game is split into four distinct episodes, each with a new setting, new enemies, and new…

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Tiny Barbarian DX is an adventure developed by StarQuail Games, released 2 November 2013 on Nintendo Switch, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Tiny Barbarian DX is

Tiny Barbarian DX is an adventure game developed by StarQuail Games and released in 2013. It was published by Nicalis, Inc.. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Tiny Barbarian DX is an action-packed sword 'em up inspired by fantasy pulp fiction. Like those short stories, the game is split into four distinct episodes, each with a new setting, new enemies, and new music! Best of all, when you buy the game, you will get all other episodes as they become available! Episode 1 is available now, with more coming soon! What are you waiting for? It's Time to Get Tiny!
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 53 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Tiny Barbarian DX holds a critic score of 69 out of 100. That places it above 32% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored about average for its year.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Dual-core processor (Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 2.6 GHz), 1 GB RAM and OpenGL 3. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.

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What it launched against

Tiny Barbarian DX launched on 2 November 2013, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. All of them reviewed better. It was a Nintendo Switch launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds.

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Tiny Barbarian DX — frequently asked questions

When did Tiny Barbarian DX come out?
Tiny Barbarian DX was released on 2 November 2013 for Nintendo Switch, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Tiny Barbarian DX?
At minimum, Tiny Barbarian DX needs Dual-core processor (Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 2.6 GHz), 1 GB RAM, OpenGL 3 graphics, 150 MB available space of storage.
How many GB is Tiny Barbarian DX?
The PC version needs about 0.1 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("150 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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