The Dark Heart of Balor

The Dark Heart of Balor

Game Artists, LLC · January 2, 2026 · Metroidvania, Side Scroller, 3D Platformer, Hack and Slash, Dungeon Crawler

Buy the The Dark Heart of Balor key for Steam from Kinguin at $6.10 — the cheapest of 3 stores we compare.

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Mostly Positive75% · 241playing now
Best price 30 Fair price
$6.10-59%
lowest tracked $2.99
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Standard Edition · Steam
$14.99
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Epic Game Store
Standard Edition · Epic Games
$14.99
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Cheapest The Dark Heart of Balor keys — keyshops

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Standard Edition · Steam
$6.10
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The Dark Heart of Balor price by region

The Dark Heart of Balor costs $6.10 in the United States, $6.10 in Georgia (USD), £8.56 in the United Kingdom, €9.85 in Europe (EUR), CA$16.99 in Canada, NZ$18.49 in New Zealand, A$21.50 in Australia, R$28.99 in Brazil and zł53.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest The Dark Heart of Balor offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Statesyour region $6.10 −59% $14.99 $6.10 3
Georgia (USD) $6.10 −9% $6.69 $6.10 3
United Kingdom £8.56 −25% £11.39 £8.56 3
Europe (EUR) €9.85 −21% €12.49 €9.85 3
Canada CA$16.99 CA$16.99 — 2
New Zealand NZ$18.49 NZ$18.49 — 2
Australia A$21.50 A$21.50 — 1
Brazil R$28.99 R$28.99 — 1
Poland zł53.99 zł53.99 zł55.04 3

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About The Dark Heart of Balor

“The Dark Heart of Balor” is a dark fantasy hack and slash side scroller, where you play the demon possessed Hunter. Archdemon Balor has opened the Gate of Hell into the human realm and hordes of demons and monsters have flooded into man’s world destroying everything in their path. You must protect those who are still alive and ultimately destroy Balor to close the Gate. Your quest will take you across the continent of Eridun into dark crypts, demon infested wilds, and demonic rifts in the fabric of the world. It will be full of deadly traps, ambushes, and puzzles. The diabolic foes in your way will test your combat skills and newly found arcane powers. Will you become strong enough to put an end to Balor’s reign of terror? The fate of the world depends on you, Hunter.

Features:


  • Thrilling 3D side-scrolling hack and slash gameplay.
  • An atmospheric dark fantasy world to explore. Each level in the game features a unique environmental design, variety of NPCs, and interesting usage of player’s skills and locomotion.
  • A plethora of deadly weapons and powers to unlock. You have at your disposal an assortment of arms, melee and magical, that you can use in several powerful combinations.
  • An army of monsters and demons to slay.
  • Upgrade system. As the game progresses, you will gain skill points that can be used to upgrade your character’s abilities, such as multiple offensive and defensive skills and magic.

The Dark Heart of Balor — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

The Dark Heart of Balor is a side-scrolling action platformer with striking visuals and animated combat that some players enjoy, but others find repetitive and oversold as a metroidvania experience. Common complaints center on simplistic level-based design, poor enemy AI, lack of save points, and technical issues like crashes, leading most reviewers to suggest this is better experienced on sale rather than at full price.

Not recommended Jan 4, 2026
False advertising, this is not a metroidvania. This is a level based hack & slash platformer.
14 found this helpful
Not recommended Jan 5, 2026
Not worth the price. The game is very simple and you just go from level to level killing terrible AI enemies.
11 found this helpful
Recommended Jan 3, 2026
Cool little gem! Fun side-scrolling realtime combat action! Dig it, looking forward to playing more sometime. Good work devs! :)
5 found this helpful
Not recommended Jan 10, 2026
Eeeets pretty awful.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Jan 3, 2026
Nostalgic challenging and fun great combo for any metroidvania game. 9.5/10 https://youtu.be/P1qHEbvTNYM?si=alkdDWEUMnuXfHUr
1 found this helpful
Recommended Mar 5, 2026
It's a graphically stunning side-scroller with elaborate animations. But the fun is lost due to the repetitive gameplay. Then there are the missing save points. Plus, the game crashed on me.

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