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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, crafting and adventure game
developed and published by Balcony Softworks.
Released on February 29th 2016 is available on Windows, MacOS, Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine.
It has received 729 reviews of which 569 were positive and 160 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.42€ on K4G.
The Steam community has classified Balrum into these genres:
RPG
Crafting
Adventure
Strategy
Isometric
Indie
Open World
Fantasy
Sandbox
Survival
CRPG
Turn-Based Combat
Building
Singleplayer
2D
Old School
Turn-Based
Retro
Exploration
Farming
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System requirements
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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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Cozy and lovely classic CRPG, it's easy to lose yourself in farming, logging, fighting, anything. It's a clear homage to the Book of Eschelon series, and improves upon them in many ways. Exploring is really easy because you can just right click a tile to auto-path a la RuneScape, or you can use WASD. The game is a pseudo turn based when you're exploring, and becomes turn based once in combat. And no annoying party member micromanaging here! It's just you, and your pet, who you can have automatically join combat with you, or you can control on your own. It's too good!
Balrum is a very difficult game. I have to restart it more than three times because I selected wrong character abilities. Finally, I got all of achievements after 295+ hours playing. Pros: +Very huge maps. The Balrum map also connects to other big areas. +Many exploration points and quests. There are tons of enemies and dungeons. +Build your own house and depot in the safe place. +Farming, crafting and hunting. +Steal items from other people. +With a Mass Poison potion, you can kill everyone in the village. Cons: -All map locations are fixed. The number of enemies is limited. -There is no method to remove grass and fruit trees on the other maps beside safe place. -Adds learning points to unnecessary abilities will result in game failed. -Some quests might be stuck if you do things in the wrong order. -Don't use a Mass Poison potion on "Woman in black". Because you can't attack her, the game will be crashed after she touches you.
open world, 90's diablo style rpg with crafting and base building mechanics. limited xp with several skill branches. turn based combat where you can accidentally wander into a zone way above your capabilities. there's definitely some jank, like changing zones on an isometric tile map, projectile traps fire every 3-5 seconds, but do not sync to the turn-based combat (you can exploit to eliminate enemies), quests can be vague, it's still fun.
This game cures hangovers. Play 12 hours a day for two days. These guys did Exiled Kingdoms, which I played to death on a tablet a few years back. It's a great little isometric platform, I wish the camera would rotate (it might & I am just too stupid), but I like the way they worked in the turn based combat so seamlessly, I can already tell there is way too much to do, this game is perfect for taking a break from FPS mania, or when your gf dumps you & you don't go out for three months.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Balrum is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam.
No, Balrum is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Balrum received 569 positive votes out of a total of 729 achieving a rating of 7.42.
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Balrum was developed and published by Balcony Softworks.
Yes, Balrum is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, Balrum is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Yes, Balrum is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Yes, Balrum is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
Yes, Balrum is playable on Steam Machine, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
No, Balrum does not support VR.
Balrum is a single-player game.
No, Balrum does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Balrum does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Balrum does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, 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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| Steam price | 26 October 2026 20:05 UTC |
| Steam reviews | 22 October 2026 06:07 UTC |
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