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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. Grow your own crops, build your home, and craft your own custom items.

Balrum is a rpg, adventure and crafting game developed and published by Balcony Softworks.
Released on February 29th 2016 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 720 reviews of which 574 were positive and 146 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • 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
MacOS
  • 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
Linux
  • 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

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March 2025
If you're a fan of the Avernum trilogy, you'll probably enjoy this title. Less dialogue and only control a single character (plus a pet if you choose) Haven't encountered any of the game breaking bugs people have mentioned, yet. [Purchased on sale for ~$3.50]
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Feb. 2025
I was pleased with the depth of both the crafting system as well as the freedom given to develop the characters class and skills I have been enjoying the game
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Dec. 2024
A strong entry the turn based RPG genre. It has the nostalgic feel of Genesis and SNES games but has a lot more depth. There are times where it becomes a slog and could do with pacing adjustments on the some of the quests, but overall its fun and well worth playing.
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Dec. 2024
Really great game. Sad I only now discover this gem. Already 2 hours in and I am just roaming between 10 houses doing and collecting stuff ^^
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Sept. 2024
Game has its issues but it's a lot of fun as long as you don't play it in the hardest mode. You follow the story (which starts out great, but then loses quality) and do some side quests to get more experience. Monsters do not respawn and are generally not worth killing because they barely give experience. You have your own house you can build and craft stuff in. I finished the game as a warrior (using some spells) in the hardest mode and it was frustrating and had to save-scum all the time because I always had like 50% chance to hit due to the game mechanics. Then I finished it again in mage in normal difficulty (followed the main story and it took me less than 10 hours) so I could get the remaining achievements, and it was a lot more fun. I could have played a third time as an archer (I hear it's the best class) but there wasn't more achievements to get. I enjoyed over 100 hours of fun almost for free. Recommended.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Balrum is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam.

Balrum is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.99€ on Steam.

Balrum received 574 positive votes out of a total of 720 achieving a rating of 7.56.
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Balrum was developed and published by Balcony Softworks.

Balrum is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Balrum is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Balrum is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Balrum is a single-player game.

Balrum does not currently offer any DLC.

Balrum does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Balrum does not support Steam Remote Play.

Balrum is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Balrum.

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Balrum
7.6
574
146
Game modes
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Online players
2
Developer
Balcony Softworks
Publisher
Balcony Softworks
Release 29 Feb 2016
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