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Balrum cover art

Balrum

Balcony Softworks · 2016-02-29

SteamGOG

AdventureIndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Feb 29, 2016 (Linux), Mar 01, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 29, 2016 (Mac)

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 2016 Adventure, Indie, RPG, and Strategy game priced at $14.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (79% of 806 reviews).

4
playing now
79%
positive of 806 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (7 downloads)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 07:00 UTC (census sample)

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 a(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 31 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity down 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 29,019 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 20k–48k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 806 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.74 at Steam (2020-03-02) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 61 of 95 observed days · $11.25 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
555520172026Week of 2017-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1402026-09-15 16:00 — 9 players2026-09-17 01:00 — 9 players2026-09-18 08:00 — 4 players2026-09-19 16:00 — 12 players2026-09-20 23:00 — 14 players2026-09-22 07:00 — 4 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 8 players2026-09-24 22:00 — 6 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 4 players2026-09-27 13:00 — 9 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 8 players2026-09-30 04:00 — 5 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 19:00 — 8 players2026-10-04 03:00 — 10 players2026-10-05 11:00 — 7 players2026-10-06 18:00 — 9 players2026-10-08 02:00 — 10 players2026-10-09 09:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 17:00 — 5 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 10 players2026-10-13 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 3 players2026-10-15 07:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
940Dec 2015Aug 2026Dec 2015 — avg 0 · peak 0Apr 2016 — avg 28 · peak 89Aug 2016 — avg 8 · peak 23Dec 2016 — avg 10 · peak 40Apr 2017 — avg 6 · peak 16Aug 2017 — avg 6 · peak 21Dec 2017 — avg 13 · peak 54Apr 2018 — avg 10 · peak 25Aug 2018 — avg 7 · peak 18Dec 2018 — avg 10 · peak 24Apr 2019 — avg 6 · peak 24Aug 2019 — avg 10 · peak 38Dec 2019 — avg 7 · peak 21Apr 2020 — avg 5 · peak 15Aug 2020 — avg 4 · peak 11Dec 2020 — avg 6 · peak 21Apr 2021 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2021 — avg 5 · peak 21Dec 2021 — avg 6 · peak 21Apr 2022 — avg 3 · peak 8Aug 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Dec 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Apr 2023 — avg 20 · peak 87Aug 2023 — avg 9 · peak 36Dec 2023 — avg 5 · peak 18Apr 2024 — avg 10 · peak 32Aug 2024 — avg 5 · peak 15Dec 2024 — avg 4 · peak 13Apr 2025 — avg 3 · peak 7Aug 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Dec 2025 — avg 5 · peak 13Apr 2026 — avg 5 · peak 15Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$3.742016-03-012026-10-152016-03-01 — best price $13.492017-06-06 — best price $7.492018-04-03 — best price $14.992018-11-21 — best price $4.492019-07-10 — best price $14.992019-12-11 — best price $4.492020-03-09 — best price $14.992020-07-09 — best price $14.992020-12-16 — best price $3.742021-03-22 — best price $3.742021-10-27 — best price $3.742022-01-05 — best price $14.992022-04-04 — best price $14.992022-09-13 — best price $14.992022-12-22 — best price $3.742023-03-20 — best price $3.742023-07-13 — best price $14.992023-11-02 — best price $14.992024-01-22 — best price $7.492024-04-04 — best price $3.742024-06-14 — best price $3.742024-08-19 — best price $14.992024-11-18 — best price $14.992025-01-24 — best price $3.742025-04-08 — best price $3.742025-06-18 — best price $3.742025-09-11 — best price $14.992025-10-20 — best price $14.992026-01-03 — best price $14.992026-03-17 — best price $3.752026-05-16 — best price $14.992026-07-15 — best price $3.752026-09-01 — best price $3.752026-09-11 — best price $3.752026-09-21 — best price $14.992026-10-01 — best price $3.752026-10-11 — best price $14.992026-10-15 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

42
achievements tracked
34.5%
earned "Lumberjack"
4.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9072%42

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DRPGCRPGIndieFantasySandboxBuildingCraftingStrategySurvival

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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