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Balcony Team did a successful Kickstarter campaign for a hardcore, tactical, turn-based, survival-fantasy-RPG named Balrum.
If that isn’t niche enough for you, perhaps it’ll do you some good to sit down and learn about this open-ended sandbox experience – start by viewing the above trailer.
The game is old-school both in visuals and somewhat in its mechanics – you’ll be able to customize and build your character in any way you see fit.
Alongside this, players will be able to craft their own items, farm crops, build a home, and ultimately try eking out a life in the twisted world of Balrum.
Here are the game’s key 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
While there’s quite a bit of side-quests that you can pursue, there’s also a main storyline that sees you returning to the land you once fled with your family – only to now discover its horrors and wonders as an adult. The developers pose a question: what will you do with the freedom granted in this lawless world?
Balrum is now available for PC, Mac and Linux over on Steam and GOG.
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Immahnoob
November 22, 2016 at 3:03 pmI’ll try this out.
Slants Draws
November 22, 2016 at 3:50 pmyou had me at “farm crops”
John Beeks
November 22, 2016 at 4:17 pmlooks like shit
Lucky
November 22, 2016 at 6:18 pmPersonally I thought it was a dull, simplistic slog with unbalanced combat and an empty overworld – but hey it’s a like a western Rune Factory and/or Stardew Valley.
I stilll prefer Rune Factory.
DDD-kun
November 22, 2016 at 6:38 pmMinediablo. eh, worth a look when I put my new rig into effect.
DannyB
November 22, 2016 at 7:22 pmI don’t think this is worth playing. Just my opinion tho
R.Hoffmann
November 22, 2016 at 7:53 pmStardew Valley without the fun but better mechanics?
Uncle Slick
November 22, 2016 at 11:02 pmThose visuals look amazing.
Grayares Fakcot
November 22, 2016 at 11:28 pmlooks fucking amazing holy shit
even has building your own home
Grayares Fakcot
November 22, 2016 at 11:30 pmwe might be the only ones here that thinks this looks amazing
Brandon Orselli
November 23, 2016 at 1:07 amWait I can’t tell if this is sarcasm or a genuine love of old isometric CRPGs?
Grayares Fakcot
November 23, 2016 at 1:23 ami genuinely think it looks great and i really want to play it
Brandon Orselli
November 23, 2016 at 1:40 amword. I’ve been wanting to play it too. It’s been on my list. This column is basically games that I said “hm, that looks cool. I’ll save it for later”
Grayares Fakcot
November 23, 2016 at 3:25 amif not for this article i would have never discovered this game, thanks
Smug
November 23, 2016 at 5:47 amAt least prettier than your mom
Elkhazel
November 23, 2016 at 7:47 amIt’s fairly good, but the combat is pretty weak.
Uncle Slick
November 23, 2016 at 7:07 pmVery true!
Alexx
December 19, 2016 at 7:31 amyou got taste mah bhoys, it does look amazing and nice. Hope for more isometric games!