Balrum
Released Feb 2016
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.
78% positive · 805 reviews
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $14.99
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Evaluation
Balrum launched on February 29, 2016 and received a steady stream of feature patches and improvements throughout 2016–2018, culminating in patch 1.6 on November 6, 2018. After that, the developer went quiet for over four years before releasing one final patch (1.7) on March 1, 2023, celebrating the game's 7th birthday with compatibility and audio improvements and a handful of small additions. That post thanked players "for your support over the years" — language consistent with a studio wrapping up its work on a product rather than signaling ongoing development. There has been no further developer communication about Balrum since March 1, 2023, now more than three years ago. The studio's attentions have clearly moved to their second game, Deepest Chamber, which was announced in March 2021. The December 2024 bundle promotion (NEWS-1) was a marketing activity — packaging Balrum with another title for a sale — not a content update or development signal. There are no unreleased DLC entries, no announced future content, and no stated roadmap. The game shipped as a complete, story-driven RPG and has received no content additions since 2018 (gameplay-wise) or meaningful updates since March 2023.
Evidence
Patch 1.7 released on the game's 7th birthday, adding compatibility updates, audio improvements, and minor content tweaks. The post thanks players 'for your support over the years,' indicating this was a farewell-style maintenance update rather than a signal of ongoing development.
The developer announced a partnership to create a second game, Deepest Chamber, signaling the studio's focus had shifted away from Balrum.
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Developer
Publisher
Balcony Softworks
Achievements
42
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
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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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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