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The Dark Heart of Balor

Archdemon Balor has opened the Gate of Hell into the human realm and hordes of demons and monsters have flooded into your world destroying everything in their path. You must protect those who are still alive…

2 January 2026

The Dark Heart of Balor is an adventure, released 2 January 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Dark Heart of Balor is

The Dark Heart of Balor was released in 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unreal.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Archdemon Balor has opened the Gate of Hell into the human realm and hordes of demons and monsters have flooded into your world destroying everything in their path. You must protect those who are still alive and ultimately destroy Balor to close the Gate.
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Dark Heart of Balor launched on 2 January 2026, within three weeks of Hytale, Mio: Memories in Orbit, Pathologic 3 and Terminator 2D: No Fate.

Released around the same time: Hytale, Mio: Memories in Orbit, Pathologic 3, Terminator 2D: No Fate.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did The Dark Heart of Balor come out?
The Dark Heart of Balor was released on 2 January 2026 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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