Ballad of Solar
Fantasy time management about rebuilding towns before time runs out
Alawar · Published by ESDigital Games · Released May 22, 2014
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 86% of 219
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
What is Ballad of Solar?
A single-player time and resource management game set across seven fantasy lands. You guide Solar and his helpers through 30 levels, managing supplies, rebuilding towns, and completing quests to rescue Lumina and stop a sorcerer from becoming immortal.
For you if...
- +you enjoy coordinating helpers and deciding how to spend resources
- +you like replaying stages to earn gold stars
Not for you if...
- −you expect complex strategy rather than straightforward task management
- −you prefer playing without pressure from time limits
What players say
86% of 219 reviews are positive
Players praise the level design and lighthearted fantasy story. The short campaign is a recurring complaint.
Screenshots and trailer
Ballad of Solar system requirements
Minimum: 128 MB, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Ballad of Solar?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- XP/Vista/7/8
- Processor
- 1.7 GHz
- Graphics
- 128 MB
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 270 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- XP/Vista/7/8
- Processor
- 2.2 GHz
- Graphics
- 256 MB
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 270 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does Ballad of Solar have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Ballad of Solar 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, macOS
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Swedish.
Does Ballad of Solar 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
