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Balrum

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.

Released Feb 29, 2016 Developer Balcony Softworks Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux RPGAdventureCraftingStrategyIsometric
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

79.1%positive802 reviews
Recommended · 20 found this helpful

“6,5/10 An interesting RPG but too long for its own good. My first impression was really good. While the gameplay is very different, it reminded me of Baldur's Gate 1. You play as a young boy raised by a old man, you have some strange and cryptic nightmares, your identity is more…”

— a player, Steam review · 68 hrs played
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“Balrum is certainly an unforgettable experience. It has everything you'd ever want in a game, RPG, building your own house, farming, taming creatures, magic, etc. But where it really exceeds is at exploration, the world is HUGE, it took me this many hours to finish a run, I've…”

— a player, Steam review · 88 hrs played
Not recommended · 9 found this helpful

“Terrible UI. Terrible Guiding. Don't let the "Wannabe" hardcore gamer reviews fool you. This game is ass.”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.

312all-time peak
0 50 100 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 94 avg · Mar 2016

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

42achievements
4.3%median completion
0.4%rarest: Determined
34.2% of players 31.2% of players 30.7% of players 25.7% of players 24.5% of players 21.9% of players 20.0% of players 18.5% of players 16.1% of players 15.0% of players 14.8% of players 12.4% of players 9.2% of players 7.0% of players 5.8% of players 5.7% of players 5.6% of players 5.1% of players 4.8% of players 4.4% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 3.8% of players 2.8% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.4% of players 0.9% of players 0.7% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 34.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
34.2%Lumberjack — Chop down at least 40 trees.
31.2%Miner — Mine at least 40 rocks.
30.7%Carpenter — Build at least 10 structures at your safe place.
Rarest badges of honor
0.4%Determined — Hidden achievement
0.5%Grandmaster — Complete the game on Grandmaster difficulty.
0.7%Tamer — Tame at least 8 animals.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$3.74lowest since tracking began2026-08-31
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK9.99 GBP
Australia21.50 AUD
Canada16.99 CAD
Japan1,480 JPY
Brazil30.99 BRL
China65.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$6.0 Japan China Canada UK US Australia EU≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Dec 20, 2024
Resourceful Realms Bundle

We’re excited to announce the Resourceful Realms Bundle, featuring two indie RPGs loved by players: Balrum and Vagrus – The Riven Realms ! With the Steam Winter Sale in full swing, it’s the perfect ti

May 31, 2023
Balrum Discord Server

Hello everyone! Great news! We've created an official Balrum Discord server as many of you have been asking for it. Join us on the official Balrum Discord server using this link: Balrum Discord Server

Mar 01, 2023
7th Birthday! Patch 1.7!

Balrum is 7 years old! We are celebrating with a new patch and a 75% discount! The new patch contains the following improvements: The game now uses the latest libraries to ensure the best compatibilit

Mar 01, 2022
Balrum's 6th Birthday and Sale!

6 years ago today, Balrum released on Steam. Thanks to our Kickstarter backers we were able to create our dream old-school RPG. A big thank you to every single person who supported us either here on S

Mar 19, 2021
LIVE EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW with Northernlion on Twitch TV

Hey there friends! We're happy to announce that this Sunday (March 21st), at 13:00 PT / 21:00 CET our friend and deckbuilding roguelike aficionado Northernlion will be doing a live playthrough of Deep

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAdventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy
Player tagsRPG · Adventure · Crafting · Strategy · Isometric · Open World · Indie · Survival · Sandbox · Fantasy · CRPG · Turn-Based Combat (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements42
Official sitehttp://balconyteam.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

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