Balan Wonderworld

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Welcome to a wondrous all-action show, the likes of which has never been seen before! BALAN WONDERWORLD is a wondrous action platformer game themed around the Balan Theatre.

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Release date:
26 March 2021
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Recent Steam reviews:
Mixed
All Steam reviews:
Mixed (333)
User tags*:Action-AdventureCartoonyColorfulFantasyFemale Protagonist

Media

Game features

Co-op

Description

Welcome to a wondrous all-action show, the likes of which has never been seen before!


BALAN WONDERWORLD is a wondrous action platformer game themed around the Balan Theatre. Led by the enigmatic maestro named Balan, the stars of the show Emma and Leo will use special abilities from a multitude of characterful costumes as they adventure in the bizarre and imaginary land of Wonderworld. Here memories and vistas from the real world mix with the things that people hold dear.
Twelve different tales await our stars in the Wonderworld, each with their own unique quirks. They will explore all corners of these labyrinthine stages, filled with a myriad of tricks and traps, to get to the heart of each story.

Wonderworld exists in people's hearts and imagination

The setting for this tale is the fantastic, bizarre land of Wonderworld; a place where people's happy and positive memories mix with their restless worries and negativity.

Leo and Emma are led into Wonderworld by the mysterious clown Balan and set off on a journey to find what is important to them.
Before they can return to the real world, they must first restore the lost balance in their hearts...

Over 80 different costumes open up all the action you could want!

The stars of the show can use powers from the inhabitants of Wonderworld by wearing their colourful costumes, with over 80 different ones to try on!

Bash your enemies, walk in the air, freeze time or manipulate all kinds of objects... the possibilities are endless when you pick up a new costume.

Two Legendary Creators Reunite!

Come one, come all and enjoy the pinnacle of Square Enix storytelling in an all-action world of wonder created by the legendary Naka Yuji.
For the first time in 20 years Naka Yuji and Oshima Naoto join forces forming the BALAN COMPANY team; founded around, bringing together action game development, video and music production professionals from both inside and outside of the company.

2-Player Local Co-op Mode

Enjoy an even more wondrous adventure as one player controls Leo and the other controls Emma in 2 Player Co-op Local Mode. Co-operate together combining the abilities of two different costumes which will surely open new paths as you wander through Wonderworld!

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Windows® 8.1 / 10 64-bit
Processor:
AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200 / Intel® Core™ i5-4430
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
AMD Radeon™ R9 270X / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 760
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
20 GB available space
Additional Notes:
1920x1080 @ 30FPS (Medium Quality Settings).Local Co-Op requires two controllers.

recommended*

OS:
Windows® 10 64-bit
Processor:
AMD Ryzen™ 5 1400 / Intel® Core™ i5-6400
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
AMD Radeon™ RX 480 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
20 GB available space
Additional Notes:
1920x1080 @ 60FPS (High Quality Settings). Local Co-Op requires two controllers.

User reviews

Jayden Jones
Not recommended | 24 Feb 2026
6.3h played

I really wanted to dig this game but sadly, its just a hot pile of steaming lard, unfinshed, unpolished... and... just ugly.

Helpful: 0
Seaqueen
Not recommended | 14 Feb 2026
3.2h played

I feel if you are reading reviews for this travesty, you are either already set on buying it, or naive. If you are the latter, flee while you still can. If you are the former, there is nothing I can do to change your mind. Brace yourself for mediocrity. I send my condolences if you have already spent your money on this vile software.

Helpful: 1
P2P Jones
Recommended | 29 Dec 2025
55.3h played

I love this game. I really do. I'm not going to tell you that this game is "THE WORST THING KNOWN TO MAN" or be ironic and tell you how this game is "A SUBVERSIVE MASTERPIECE" and how it changed my life, cured cancer and had my child. I'm telling you my honest to goodness thoughts on this game. I don't love this game ironically. I love it genuinely. Which sounds weird, because the first thing I'll tell you about

Helpful: 31