Ballads and Romances
A visual novel exploring the memories behind a Polish poet's debut
Astrolabe Stories · Released Dec 21, 2022
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 80% of 56
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 2 years ago
- Dec 11, 2023
What is Ballads and Romances?
This free, single-player visual novel is set in 1822, as Adam Mickiewicz prepares his literary debut. You read dialogue and follow his memories to explore the events behind his ballads, with a choice of color or black-and-white visuals.
For you if...
- +you enjoy hand-drawn art and dialogue-heavy storytelling
Not for you if...
- −you want choices that significantly change the story
- −you want a story that lasts several sessions
What players say
80% of 56 reviews are positive
Players praise the stories as informative introductions to Mickiewicz's life. A recurring complaint is that the game starts in Polish; some players also criticize awkward English translation.
Screenshots and trailer
Ballads and Romances system requirements
Minimum: 512 MB VRAM, 2 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows 7/8/8.1/10
- Processor
- Intel/AMD CPU 1.6GHz+
- Graphics
- 512 MB VRAM
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7/8/8.1/10
- Processor
- Intel/AMD CPU 2.0GHz+
- Graphics
- 1.0 GB VRAM
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Does Ballads and Romances have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Ballads and Romances run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, Polish, French.
Does Ballads and Romances use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam