THE BAZAAR GET THE GAME

Field guide to The Bazaar, the Tempo game. Not the restaurant, the magazine, or Cafe Bazaar.

What The Bazaar costs

The current US Steam price is $19.99 with no discount, checked 9 Nov 2026. Tempo's October announcement describes a later free-app model: Vanessa on free accounts and a $29.99 full-game unlock through Steam. Those are different dates and purchase states.

Official Steam screenshot of The Bazaar
Official Steam screenshot of The Bazaar
Official Steam screenshot of a The Bazaar fight
Official Steam screenshot of a The Bazaar fight

Timeline

Steam's API reports a release date of 13 Aug 2025; the browser-rendered store page in this review displayed 14 Aug 2025. The two source presentations differ by one day, so both are retained. Today the US Steam API and store show $19.99, and five hero DLC listings are each $19.99: Mak, Stelle, Jules, Karnok and The Dragons.

The English October announcement says existing paid owners pay no more, new players can play Vanessa for free, and the full game costs $29.99 through Steam after the mobile launch. It does not state a future website or mobile-store price. SenseOS independently summarizes the same Steam price. Patch 20.0 schedules all-hero access for 4 November and Steam DLC delisting for 11 November; animated skins for prior DLC buyers are a later target, not an immediate delivery.

Prices I will quote
SituationUSDWhenSources
US Steam, current$19.99, no discount9 Nov 2026Steam store/API · 1 platform; SenseOS confirms 4 Nov price
Steam full game after mobile launch$29.99October announcementTempo + SenseOS · 2 sources
Website / Google Play / App Store after launchNot priced in current English announcementOfficial announcement · 1 source
Existing paid owners$0 moreHero grant scheduled 4 Nov 2026Tempo + SenseOS · 2 sources
$45 figureNot the current US Steam price9 Nov 2026Steam store/API · 1 platform

Keys, Founders, and the subscription

The official FAQ says Closed Beta Founder's Packs can no longer be bought and subscriptions are no longer available to buy or renew. Steam keys, old beta invitations and hero DLC purchases are different products; the reviewed official pages do not publish a general redeem-code catalog. Store currencies and regional offers differ, so the table uses US dollars without conversion.

What you would actually pay

Pick the situation that matches you. Figures are USD and come from the 15 Oct 2026 announcement plus the Steam price checked 9 Nov 2026. Other currencies are left blank.

$0 more for heroes. The 4 Nov 2026 patch said every hero was granted to current owners, and DLC listings come down on 11 Nov 2026.

Questions

Is The Bazaar free to play?

The US Steam store charges $19.99 on 9 Nov 2026. Tempo announced a later free download with Vanessa and a $29.99 Steam full-game unlock; the launch target remains the week of 9 November.

Can I buy heroes with gold?

Hero access is a store purchase or the owner grant. In-run gold buys items from merchants. I have no source that says gold unlocks a hero.

Does it go on sale?

The US price overview on 9 Nov 2026 showed no discount. I do not have a history of past sales to quote.

Why were new characters so expensive?

Each of the five DLCs was $19.99 on top of the base game. That stack is what people remember. The October plan replaces it with one full-hero purchase, and the November patch said owners already received the heroes.

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