Balatro, poker roguelike game, is now available on your favorite platforms |UP| Balatro Sells 1 million Copies Across All Platforms

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

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.

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.

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

12 Planet cards that help level up your possible poker hands

18 Spectral card

4 Seals

32 Voucher cards to help provide permanent buffs for your current run
Currently a 92 on metacritic
https://www.metacritic.com/game/balatro/

94 on OpenCritic
https://opencritic.com/game/16300/balatro

I've been playing this game all morning, and I find it very addictive.

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yeah I posted about this game when it came out but that thread was sent to the shadow realm buried under Xbox games coming to PS5 news.

It's very addictive, and I'm enjoying the game so far. Once you get the right joker and hand combination, the points just rack up.:

Currently a 89 on metacritic
https://www.metacritic.com/game/balatro/

92 on OpenCritic
https://opencritic.com/game/16300/balatro

Overall, it's a perfect game to play on your favorite handheld device (I stream it to my portal) while catching up on the latest podcast or a show in the background.
 

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yeah I posted about this game when it came out but that thread was sent to the shadow realm buried under Xbox games coming to PS5 news.

It's very addictive, and I'm enjoying the game so far. Once you get the right joker and hand combination, the points just rack up.:

Currently a 89 on metacritic
https://www.metacritic.com/game/balatro/

92 on OpenCritic
https://opencritic.com/game/16300/balatro

Overall, it's a perfect game to play on your favorite handheld device (I stream it to my portal) while catching up on the latest podcast or a show in the background.
Yeah I saw your thread. It's also because it's kind of niche and not on ppls radar.
 
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yeah I posted about this game when it came out but that thread was sent to the shadow realm buried under Xbox games coming to PS5 news.

It's very addictive, and I'm enjoying the game so far. Once you get the right joker and hand combination, the points just rack up.:

Currently a 89 on metacritic
https://www.metacritic.com/game/balatro/

92 on OpenCritic
https://opencritic.com/game/16300/balatro

Overall, it's a perfect game to play on your favorite handheld device (I stream it to my portal) while catching up on the latest podcast or a show in the background.
Ima merge this one with yours and just add the extra data. It's gd ppl get to se your info and get exposed to it. Happy to see your liking it.
 
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You will hear a lot about Balatro over the coming weeks and months. This new console and PC game is a remix and retune of poker, and the subtly engrossing result lands somewhere between solitaire and Slay the Spire. There's almost a Wordle energy to the results: describe this game to the least savvy gamer you know, and their eyes will light up with equal parts accessibility and one-more-try possibilities.
 

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Apparently the song used in the game is a slowed down version of this song from the game files. I like this sped up version a lot more

 
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I have purchased it for every platform I own and am waiting for them to release it on mobile . Hoping for a mac os app as well. This game is ridiculously addictive.
 
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Enjoy it on the steamdeck, I didn't know that had a touch screen until this week. It plays so great on a big touch screen
 
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