Balatro
LocalThunk
· Playstack
Card & Board Game, Indie, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Release Date: February 20, 2024
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 encounters.
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Critic Reviews
3 reviews
Video Games Chronicle
★★★★★
100
Simple to pick up, impossible to put down, this card roguelike is a masterclass of simple…
Eurogamer
★★★★
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Our review of the poker roguelike Balatro.
Game Informer
9.5/10
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Balatro is an engrossing and entertaining deckbuilding roguelike and one of the best games of the year.