Balatro
by LocalThunk
- Released Feb 20, 2024
- $11.99
- 5 h to beat
- Android
- iOS
- Mac
- Nintendo Switch
- Nintendo Switch 2
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- PlayStation 4
- PlayStation 5
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X|S
98%positive reviews
196,190 positive4,351 negative
What players say
Pros
Addictive, clever deck-building roguelike
Great design and strategy
Cons
Can be repetitive for some players
Some find the high stakes unforgiving
Mixed
Some call it addictive and brilliant, others find it boring
System requirements
Minimum:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7, 8, 10, 11 x64
Processor: Intel Core i3
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 2.1 compatible graphics card, integrated graphics
Storage: 150 MB available space
Balatro is a deck-building roguelite in which players construct poker hands to earn chips and overcome enemy blinds. The game features mechanics for enhancing a deck of playing cards, purchasing Jokers that modify hand effects, and discovering synergies to progress through increasingly challenging…
Ratings
- 86IGDB players405 ratings
- 91Critics5 reviews
- 89Overall410 scores
Time to beat
- 4.5 hStory onlyto the credits
- 45.9 hStory and extraswith side content
- 174.7 hCompletionist100%
Languages
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | |||
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| Dutch | |||
| English | |||
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