Balrum

Released: Feb 29, 2016
Platforms: WindowsmacOSLinux
Last updated: 09 Sep 2026, 13:58 GMT

Updates & announcements

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20 Dec 2024Developer post
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 time to jump in. With 60+ hours of content each, these games are filled with adven
31 May 2023Developer post
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 It's a great place to connect with fellow Balrum fans and share experiences! Ha
01 Mar 2023Developer post
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 compatibility with modern systems. Modernized the underlying sound system to better handle m
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 compatibility with modern systems.
Modernized the underlying sound system to better handle modern audio configurations.
Added sound effects to various game elements. Like opening a cauldron or picking up certain items that had no sound effect previously.
Added a new conversation for Dudley. (this conversation should help newcomers to the game)
Added a new map marker to the Darkwood map. (needs new playthrough)
Small increases to text size in certain UI elements. (e.g. XP gained)
Thank you for your support over the years everyone!
Follow us on Twitter!
Have a nice day!
Balcony Team
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01 Mar 2022Developer post
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 Steam and GOG or on Kickstarter. We are celebrating with a weeklong 75% Discount
19 Mar 2021Developer post
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 Deepest Chamber over on This marks the first ever live public viewing of the game an
16 Mar 2021Developer post
Deepest Chamber
Hello there everyone! We are super excited to tell you all that we partnered up with Those Awesome Guys for creating our second game called Deepest Chamber ! Feel free to join our Discord! DISCORD
06 Nov 2018Developer post
Patch 1.6
Hi there! Balrum has just been updated to version 1.6! First of all, a big thank you for everyone who submitted bug reports and feature suggestions! Here are the changes for patch 1.6: GUI: -The buildable objects inside the Building panel are now sorted for ease of use. -Right cl
12 Jun 2018Developer post
Patch 1.55
Hello everyone! Patch 1.55 is now live with new features and a couple of fixes. Features: -New walls: We added a new type of wall to the building tab. These are brick walls and to build them you need to create bricks from clay. -New material: Now you are able to dig up clay at th
09 Apr 2018Developer post
Patch 1.5
Hello everyone! The 1.5 update is now available! The patch will reset your config file! (new config file name: “config_new.xml”) Game file caches will regenerate so be patient on your first boot! :) As we promised a few years ago, we are going to support Balrum for a long time. T
Hello everyone! The 1.5 update is now available!
The patch will reset your config file! (new config file name: “config_new.xml”)
Game file caches will regenerate so be patient on your first boot! :)
As we promised a few years ago, we are going to support Balrum for a long time. This update will introduce a completely new windowing system that will help keep Balrum compatible with modern and legacy systems. So this update is a technical update rather than a gameplay update.
If for whatever reason the new version does not work on your system. We added a legacy branch called "legacy". The legacy branch is version 1.31 with the old windowing system.
Since changing the windowing system affects everything (input, sound, rendering) we took the opportunity to update pretty much all of our systems.
List of changes:
-The game now uses a more modern windowing system.
-Much better fullscreen support.
-Much better HiDPI support.
-Better high refresh rate support. (120Hz+)
-Rewrote parts of the renderer (both modern and legacy):

fewer draw calls
smarter buffer handling
optimized shaders
fixed legacy warnings
-Rewrote the audio system.

better handling of multiple sound effects
optimized buffer handling
-Better support for special keyboards.
-Auto sharpen when zooming in. (both gameworld and GUI)
-Improved the sharpen shader (sharpening is crisper).
-Smoother framerate pacing.
-Changed resource management systems for better compatibility and speed.
-Updated libraries to latest versions.
Fixes:
-Fixed a rare lighting bug that affected certain light effects when drinking potions.
-Picking up player placed pet traps now have a sound effect.
-Fixed a bug that made the fireplace sound play twice.
Gameplay change:
-A certain green magical flame trap now does significantly more damage when activated.
Thank you for testing and for your support everyone!
Yours,
Balcony Team
Original post
09 Apr 2018Developer post
Patch 1.5
Hello everyone! The 1.5 update is now available! The patch will reset your config file! (new config file name: “config_new.xml”) Game file caches will regenerate so be patient on your first boot! :) As we promised a few years ago, we are going to support Balrum for a long time. T
Hello everyone! The 1.5 update is now available!
The patch will reset your config file! (new config file name: “config_new.xml”)
Game file caches will regenerate so be patient on your first boot! :)
As we promised a few years ago, we are going to support Balrum for a long time. This update will introduce a completely new windowing system that will help keep Balrum compatible with modern and legacy systems. So this update is a technical update rather than a gameplay update.
If for whatever reason the new version does not work on your system. We added a legacy branch called "legacy". The legacy branch is version 1.31 with the old windowing system.
Since changing the windowing system affects everything (input, sound, rendering) we took the opportunity to update pretty much all of our systems.
List of changes:
-The game now uses a more modern windowing system.
-Much better fullscreen support.
-Much better HiDPI support.
-Better high refresh rate support. (120Hz+)
-Rewrote parts of the renderer (both modern and legacy):

fewer draw calls
smarter buffer handling
optimized shaders
fixed legacy warnings
-Rewrote the audio system.

better handling of multiple sound effects
optimized buffer handling
-Better support for special keyboards.
-Auto sharpen when zooming in. (both gameworld and GUI)
-Improved the sharpen shader (sharpening is crisper).
-Smoother framerate pacing.
-Changed resource management systems for better compatibility and speed.
-Updated libraries to latest versions.
Fixes:
-Fixed a rare lighting bug that affected certain light effects when drinking potions.
-Picking up player placed pet traps now have a sound effect.
-Fixed a bug that made the fireplace sound play twice.
Gameplay change:
-A certain green magical flame trap now does significantly more damage when activated.
Thank you for testing and for your support everyone!
Yours,
Balcony Team
Original post
05 Apr 2018Developer post
Upcoming 1.5 patch
Hello everyone! We are back with a big update! This is a really big update so at the moment it will be available only on the BETA branch! To participate in the beta right click on Balrum in your steam library and select Properties. Go to the BETAS tab and select "beta" from the d
Hello everyone!
We are back with a big update! This is a really big update so at the moment it will be available only on the BETA branch!
To participate in the beta right click on Balrum in your steam library and select Properties. Go to the BETAS tab and select "beta" from the dropdown menu.
If you find bugs with this new patch feel free to leave a comment. Thank you for your reports!
As we promised a few years ago, we are going to support Balrum for a long time. This update will introduce a completely new windowing system that will help keep Balrum compatible with modern and legacy systems. So this update is a technical update rather than a gameplay update.
Since changing the windowing system affects everything (input, sound, rendering) we took the opportunity to update pretty much all of our systems.
List of changes:
-The game now uses a more modern windowing system.
-Much better fullscreen support.
-Much better HiDPI support.
-Better high refresh rate support. (120Hz+)
-Rewrote parts of the renderer (both modern and legacy):

fewer draw calls
smarter buffer handling
optimized shaders
fixed legacy warnings
-Rewrote the audio system.

better handling of multiple sound effects
optimized buffer handling
-Better support for special keyboards.
-Auto sharpen when zooming in.
-Improved the sharpen shader (sharpening is crisper).
-Smoother framerate pacing.
-Changed resource management systems for better compatibility and speed.
-Updated libraries to latest versions.
Fixes:
-Fixed a rare lighting bug that affected certain light effects when drinking potions.
-Picking up player placed pet traps now have a sound effect.
-Fixed a bug that made the fireplace sound play twice.
Gameplay change:
-A certain green magical flame trap now does significantly more damage when activated.
Thank you for your support everyone!
Yours,
Balcony Team
Original post
05 Apr 2018Developer post
Upcoming 1.5 patch
Hello everyone! We are back with a big update! This is a really big update so at the moment it will be available only on the BETA branch! To participate in the beta right click on Balrum in your steam library and select Properties. Go to the BETAS tab and select "beta" from the d
Hello everyone!
We are back with a big update! This is a really big update so at the moment it will be available only on the BETA branch!
To participate in the beta right click on Balrum in your steam library and select Properties. Go to the BETAS tab and select "beta" from the dropdown menu.
If you find bugs with this new patch feel free to leave a comment. Thank you for your reports!
As we promised a few years ago, we are going to support Balrum for a long time. This update will introduce a completely new windowing system that will help keep Balrum compatible with modern and legacy systems. So this update is a technical update rather than a gameplay update.
Since changing the windowing system affects everything (input, sound, rendering) we took the opportunity to update pretty much all of our systems.
List of changes:
-The game now uses a more modern windowing system.
-Much better fullscreen support.
-Much better HiDPI support.
-Better high refresh rate support. (120Hz+)
-Rewrote parts of the renderer (both modern and legacy):

fewer draw calls
smarter buffer handling
optimized shaders
fixed legacy warnings
-Rewrote the audio system.

better handling of multiple sound effects
optimized buffer handling
-Better support for special keyboards.
-Auto sharpen when zooming in.
-Improved the sharpen shader (sharpening is crisper).
-Smoother framerate pacing.
-Changed resource management systems for better compatibility and speed.
-Updated libraries to latest versions.
Fixes:
-Fixed a rare lighting bug that affected certain light effects when drinking potions.
-Picking up player placed pet traps now have a sound effect.
-Fixed a bug that made the fireplace sound play twice.
Gameplay change:
-A certain green magical flame trap now does significantly more damage when activated.
Thank you for your support everyone!
Yours,
Balcony Team
Original post
25 Sep 2017Developer post
1.31
Hello, everyone! There were two important issues reported. Thank you for your detailed reports! Fixes: -When defeating the boss in the wolf's cave the player is now able to speak of this deed with the villagers. -When smelting metals, only silver and iron critical crafts produce
25 Sep 2017Developer post
1.31
Hello, everyone! There were two important issues reported. Thank you for your detailed reports! Fixes: -When defeating the boss in the wolf's cave the player is now able to speak of this deed with the villagers. -When smelting metals, only silver and iron critical crafts produce
22 Aug 2017Developer post
1.3 Fixes
Hi, everyone! Patch 1.3 is here with a few bug fixes! Thank you all for your bug reports! Fixes: -No more slight illumination hiccup in the morning time. -Piercing Arrow now does proper weapon damage + bonus damage. -Remaining strings in the code are now editable. (XML) -Trinkets
22 Aug 2017Developer post
1.3 Fixes
Hi, everyone! Patch 1.3 is here with a few bug fixes! Thank you all for your bug reports! Fixes: -No more slight illumination hiccup in the morning time. -Piercing Arrow now does proper weapon damage + bonus damage. -Remaining strings in the code are now editable. (XML) -Trinkets
08 Jun 2017Developer post
1.23 Small Fixes
Hello everyone! We hope all of you are having a nice summer. During the past months there were a few reported bugs which needed fixing. Thank you to everyone who sent us detailed bug reports! Fixes: -When an npc's talking panel had a lot of conversation options, scrolling trough
08 Jun 2017Developer post
1.23 Small Fixes
Hello everyone! We hope all of you are having a nice summer. During the past months there were a few reported bugs which needed fixing. Thank you to everyone who sent us detailed bug reports! Fixes: -When an npc's talking panel had a lot of conversation options, scrolling trough
17 Dec 2016Developer post
1.22 Another small update!
Hello there everyone! We hope you are all well. We are back with another small update. This update includes bug fixes for various systems and minor improvements to building. Also a handful of you suggested that when you enter combat with only “prey” type enemies the combat music
17 Dec 2016Developer post
1.22 Another small update!
Hello there everyone! We hope you are all well. We are back with another small update. This update includes bug fixes for various systems and minor improvements to building. Also a handful of you suggested that when you enter combat with only “prey” type enemies the combat music

Updates & announcements

Hey there friends!

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Thank you for your support everyone and have a nice day!

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Gameplay:

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Fixes:

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We hope everyone is having a nice summer!

Hello everyone! The 1.5 update is now available!

Thank you for testing and for your support everyone!

Hello everyone! The 1.5 update is now available!

Thank you for testing and for your support everyone!

Thank you for your support everyone!

Thank you for your support everyone!

Hello, everyone!

Have a nice day folks and thank you for your support!

Hello, everyone!

Have a nice day folks and thank you for your support!

Hi, everyone!

Have a great day everyone and thank you for your support!

Hi, everyone!

Have a great day everyone and thank you for your support!