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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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“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“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“Terrible UI. Terrible Guiding. Don't let the "Wannabe" hardcore gamer reviews fool you. This game is ass.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 19:08 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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
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
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
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
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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.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | RPG · Adventure · Crafting · Strategy · Isometric · Open World · Indie · Survival · Sandbox · Fantasy · CRPG · Turn-Based Combat (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 42 |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://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