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Balrum

Balrum overview

Balcony Softworks | Feb 29, 2016 | game

Released

9players observed · 24 September 2026 - 02:56:03 UTC

AdventureIndieRPGStrategyCraftingSteam Store

  • Latest observed players9 · 24 September 2026 - 02:56:03 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak48
  • Units sold (VGI)42,001
  • Revenue (VGI)$432,000
  • Review score79% positive

Balrum dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players9 · 24 September 2026 - 02:56:03 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak48
  • Units sold (VGI)42,001
  • Revenue (VGI)$432,000
  • Review score79% positive
  • Total reviews788
  • Release dateFeb 29, 2016
  • DeveloperBalcony Softworks
  • PublisherBalcony Softworks

Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Balcony SoftworksPublisher: Balcony Softworks

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Game overview

Overview

Balrum comes from Balcony Softworks and is published by Balcony Softworks. It arrived on Steam on Feb 29, 2016, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Balrum's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 9 players at 24 September 2026 - 02:56:03 UTC, with a tracked peak near 48. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 79% positive across 788 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Balrum is available in 1 languages including:

English

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedSingle Core 1.6Ghz1 GB RAMATI Radeon X1650 / NVIDIA GeForce 8200 / Intel GMA 950, or equivalent1 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listedSingle Core 2.4Ghz2 GB RAMATI Radeon HD 4650 / GeForce 8600 GT / Intel HD 3000, or equivalent1 GB available space
macOSMinimumOS X 10.7 or laterDual Core Processor1 GB RAMOpenGL 1.4 compatible1 GB available space
macOSRecommendedOS X 10.7 or laterDual Core Processor1 GB RAMOpenGL 3.0 compatible1 GB available space
LinuxMinimumUbuntu 12.04 or later (64bit)Single Core 1.3Ghz1 GB RAMATI Radeon X1650 / NVIDIA GeForce 8400 / Intel GMA 950, or equivalent1 GB available space
LinuxRecommendedUbuntu 12.04 or later (64bit)Single Core 2.4Ghz2 GB RAMATI Radeon HD 4650 / GeForce 8600 GT / Intel HD 3000, or equivalent1 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Balrum has sold up to 42,001 units and has 729 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $432,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Balrum overview details

Balrum combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

CHECK OUT DEEPEST CHAMBER, OUR NEW TITLE! About the 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 protecti…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Balrum is listed as a game with $3.74 (75% off from $14.99). It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Indie, RPG, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 9 players at 24 September 2026 - 02:56:03 UTC, a tracked peak of 48, and 79% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameBalrum
Steam App ID424250
Typegame
Release dateFeb 29, 2016
DeveloperBalcony Softworks
PublisherBalcony Softworks
Price$3.74 (75% off from $14.99)
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresAdventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players9 · 24 September 2026 - 02:56:03 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak48
Positive reviews626
Negative reviews162
Total reviews788
Positive percent79%
Review typeMostly Positive
Recommendations729
Average playtime2,123 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateFeb 29, 2016
Official Steam feed update (UTC)20 December 2024 - 07:24:31 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)24 September 2026 - 02:56:03 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)24 September 2026 - 02:56:03 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)24 September 2026 - 02:56:03 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
ExperiencedNo description
TrainedNo description
HistorianNo description
LumberjackNo description
MinerNo description
DualclassNo description
Tomb RaiderNo description
TransformNo description
CarpenterNo description
DutyNo description

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/424250
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/424250/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/424250
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Balrum

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Balrum?

Balrum's latest SteamPulse observation records 9 players at 24 September 2026 - 02:56:03 UTC, with a tracked peak of 48 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 35 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Balrum growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 15 players; the highest observed daily value is 48 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Balrum?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (45%), Brazil (10%), United Kingdom (7.5%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (37.8%), Brazil (9.6%), United Kingdom (6.5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (47.7%), Brazil (9.3%), United Kingdom (6.2%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (32.6%), Brazil (8.6%), China (7.1%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Balrum?

Balrum currently sits at 79% positive across 788 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 626 positive reviews and 162 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Balrum have?

Balrum currently has about 13.6K tracked Steam followers as of 19 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Balrum?

Balrum is currently listed at $3.74 on Steam. That is 75% below the usual price of $14.99. Steam recommendations currently stand near 729, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Positive

79% positive, 626 positive, 162 negative

Price and discount

$3.74 (75% off from $14.99)

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing

Achievements

42

Platform releases
  • Steam 1 March 2016

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Old School Fantasy RPGsBundle #18982 - 25% off$39.71Resourceful RealmsBundle #48500 - 10% off$40.48
BalrumBuy Balrum #86974$14.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

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

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 Processor: Single Core 2.4Ghz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4650 / GeForce 8600 GT / Intel HD 3000, or equivalent Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: OpenAL Compatible Sound Card Additional Notes: OpenGL 3.0 compatible

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