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Is Bargue worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Groups of 12 friends who enjoy voice-based social deduction
- Players who want hidden roles with character abilities and voting
- Social deduction fans who enjoy managing in-game gold
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a solo campaign or a story-driven role-playing game
- Players who prefer action without extended discussion and persuasion
- Groups that do not want to coordinate through voice chat
Our take on Bargue
The game focuses on spoken persuasion and role interaction, giving up the broader exploration and progression associated with larger role-playing games. Its fixed 12-player structure also limits sessions to groups that can reach that player count.
What is Bargue?
Bargue is an online role-playing game for 12 players, with customers, mafia members and a neutral thief assigned different roles.
Players speak through in-game voice chat to persuade others, identify opponents and survive each round. Customers try to remove the mafia, while mafia players seek control and can coordinate through a private chat. The thief pursues a gold target by saving money or attempting to steal from others. Role abilities include healing, investigating, distributing money and removing suspected mafia members. Players receive gold at the start of each game and decide whether to spend it on role skills or save it for later rounds. A godfather leads the mafia, with another mafia player taking over if the godfather dies.
How Bargue plays
- 01Voice-Based Persuasion
- Players use in-game voice chat to argue about identities and influence voting at the end of each round.
- 02Three Role Groups
- The game assigns players to customer, mafia or neutral roles with different objectives.
- 03Role-Specific Abilities
- Doctors can heal, detectives can investigate, and place owners can remove suspected mafia members.
- 04Gold Management
- Players choose whether to spend starting gold on abilities or preserve it for later rounds.
- 05Mafia Coordination
- Mafia players can discuss strategy privately, while the godfather makes the final decision.
- 06Online Group Play
- Supports matches among 12 invited friends as well as games with randomly selected participants.
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Bargue: platforms & release
Is Bargue worth it?
It is worth it if: groups of 12 friends who enjoy voice-based social deduction. Skip it if: players seeking a solo campaign or a story-driven role-playing game.
Where can I download Bargue?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Bargue's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Bargue on?
Windows only.
