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Balatro

The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.

Released Feb 20, 2024Overwhelmingly Positive · 97% of 161.5KPEGI 12≈ 46 h to beat
Steam Deck VerifiedCasualIndieStrategyRoguelikeCard GameRoguelike Deckbuilder
Balatro
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Balatro
Developer: LocalThunk
Publisher: Playstack
Balatro
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About Balatro

Balatro is a poker-inspired roguelike deck builder all about creating powerful synergies and winning big.


Balatro

Combine valid poker hands with unique Joker cards in order to create varied synergies and builds. Earn enough chips to beat devious blinds, all while uncovering hidden bonus hands and decks as you progress. You’re going to need every edge you can get in order to reach the boss blind, beat the final ante and secure victory.
Balatro
  • The definitive poker roguelike experience.
  • Endless possibilities - every pick-up, discard and joker can dramatically alter the course of your run.
  • In-depth campaign mode complete with 8 difficulties, as well as challenge and seeded runs.




Balatro

Deftly deploy an array of potent tools: different Decks, Jokers, Tarot cards, Planet cards, Spectral cards, and Vouchers. Use these versatile instruments to ignite a combo frenzy and turbocharge your poker hands, crafting electrifying, adrenaline-fueled synergies.
Balatro
  • 150 Jokers, each with their own unique abilities
  • 15 Decks with distinct modifiers to choose from for each run
  • 5 potential variants of each Joker which add further abilities
  • 22 Tarot cards variants that can enhance your regular playing cards
  • 11 Planet cards that help level up your possible poker hands
  • 32 Voucher cards to help provide permanent buffs for your current run




Balatro

Immerse yourself in Balatro’s distinctive psychedelic world. Let the synthwave soundtrack wash over you - wind down, escape the daily grind and prepare to enter the ultimate roguelike flow state.

  • Improve your collection and discover new cards and secrets with every single run.
  • Make use of the in-depth stats screen to study your best hands, most used Jokers, and more!
  • Immerse yourself in the CRT fuzz and enjoy detailed, hand-crafted pixel art.

Balatro

Trailers

Friends of Jimbo Reveal Trailer
Trailer
Launch Trailer
Release Date Trailer

Game details

Developers
LocalThunk
Publishers
Playstack
Release date
Feb 20, 2024
Genres
Casual, Indie, Strategy, Roguelike, Card Game, Roguelike Deckbuilder, Deckbuilding, Singleplayer, Pixel Graphics, Replay Value, Roguelite, Turn-Based, Card Battler, Difficult, Choices Matter, 2D, Relaxing, Turn-Based Strategy, Arcade, Procedural Generation, Featured
Modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
Steam features
31 achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Camera
Isometric
Engine
LÖVE

Languages

LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishSupportedNot supportedSupported
FrenchSupportedNot supportedSupported
ItalianSupportedNot supportedSupported
GermanSupportedNot supportedSupported
Spanish (Spain)SupportedNot supportedSupported
DutchSupportedNot supportedSupported
JapaneseSupportedNot supportedSupported
PolishSupportedNot supportedSupported
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

Recommended

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Ratings

Steam reviews

Overwhelmingly Positive

97% of 161.5K

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Metacritic

90

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IGDB critics

91

5 critic scores

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Age rating

PEGI 12

Online Gameplay

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Steam Deck & Linux

Steam Deck Verified

  • Everything works with the default controls
  • Shows Steam Deck button icons
  • Text is readable on the Deck screen
  • Runs well with the default graphics settings
  • SteamOS: Playable
  • Steam Machine: Verified
  • Steam Frame: Verified

ProtonDB: Platinum · 510 reports See reports

DLC & editions

Also on Steam

  • Balatro Soundtrack
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Release date: Feb 20, 2024

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