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Balrum

Balrum is an old-school, turn-based, open world RPG with deep tactical combat. Explore a huge living fantasy world with dozens of side quests next to an epic main quest. Grow your own crops, build your home, and craft your own custom items.

RPG Adventure Crafting Strategy Isometric
Last tracked players
4
All-time peak
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Steam reviews
80% positive
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Balrum is an old-school, turn-based, open world RPG with deep tactical combat. Explore a huge living fantasy world with dozens of side quests next to an epic main quest. In addition to traditional RPG features Balrum has deep crafting which allows the player to craft their own custom items. Balrum also features farming your own crops, building your home, and survival mechanics complemented by the game's main features. In Balrum you will have a faithful animal companion as your pet. Your pet is fully controllable and adds greatly to the complexity of the combat.

The player takes control of a young man whose peaceful life is suddenly interrupted by events which will change his life forever.

Features:

  • Real-Time world with Turn-Based Combat
  • A huge Open World with dozens of Dungeons to explore
  • Spend your learning points to create a pure class or a hybrid class
  • Dozens of Side Quests and an Epic Main Quest
  • Three separate paths leading to the end
  • Building
  • Farming
  • Tame various animals to be your loyal Companion
  • Deep Crafting System which allows you to create custom items
  • Day/Night Cycle with Weather Effects
  • Survival Mechanics

Story

It's twenty years after your village fled the kingdom and took refuge in Darkwood. You always knew that these woods hold dark secrets but now you start to feel it's evil on your own skin. Horrible things are happening. You discover fragments of the woods dark history and come to the conclusion that you have to leave your home. You know in your heart that once you step out of the protection of the place where you grown up, nothing will be the same. You have to face a world that's in chaos. A world without laws. Nevertheless you feel something else too. You feel freedom. A completely new world awaits you to explore it, but the feeling quickly turns into guilt. There are people in Darkwood who are counting on your help. You are their last hope.


NOTE: Thank you to all our backers on Kickstarter for making this game possible.

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System requirements Windows · macOS · Linux

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10
  • Processor: Single Core 1.6Ghz
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: ATI Radeon X1650 / NVIDIA GeForce 8200 / Intel GMA 950, or equivalent
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Sound Card: OpenAL Compatible Sound Card
  • Additional Notes: OpenGL 1.4 compatible

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS *: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10
  • Processor: Single Core 2.4Ghz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4650 / GeForce 8600 GT / Intel HD 3000, or equivalent
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Sound Card: OpenAL Compatible Sound Card
  • Additional Notes: OpenGL 3.0 compatible

macOS

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: OS X 10.7 or later
  • Processor: Dual Core Processor
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 1.4 compatible
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Sound Card: OpenAL Compatible Sound Card

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: OS X 10.7 or later
  • Processor: Dual Core Processor
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 compatible
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Sound Card: OpenAL Compatible Sound Card

Linux

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Ubuntu 12.04 or later (64bit)
  • Processor: Single Core 1.3Ghz
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: ATI Radeon X1650 / NVIDIA GeForce 8400 / Intel GMA 950, or equivalent
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Sound Card: OpenAL Compatible Sound Card
  • Additional Notes: OpenGL 1.4 compatible

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Ubuntu 12.04 or later (64bit)
  • Processor: Single Core 2.4Ghz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4650 / GeForce 8600 GT / Intel HD 3000, or equivalent
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Sound Card: OpenAL Compatible Sound Card
  • Additional Notes: OpenGL 3.0 compatible
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Balcony Softworks
Brazilian rating
10
Steam Germany rating
12
Achievements
42
Features
Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
Languages
English
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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playable
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Input
Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (1)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesNoNo
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Value Score

Fair Value — 72th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 72th percentile. Priced as Market at $14.99.

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Genre Benchmarks

Player Count Top 11%
Value Ratio Top 28%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Balrum worth buying right now?
Wait — $14.99. Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
When does Balrum go on sale?
Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
Is Balrum free to play?
Balrum costs $14.99 on Steam.
What genre is Balrum?
Balrum is a Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy game.
Who developed Balrum?
Balrum was developed by Balcony Softworks and published by Balcony Softworks.
What platforms does Balrum support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS, Linux.

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