Balatro is a deck-building roguelike built on the very basics of Poker. You’re given cards and you have to play those hands to earn points. Better hands earn more points. You can discard cards, but you only have a set number of hands to play each round.
Balatro News
Balatro’s first major update tweaks difficulty, adds new Joker types
Update 1.0.1 is now available for testing on PC
Indie hit Balatro clears 1 million copies
The Poker roguelike achieved the sales milestone in its first month
Hit Poker roguelike Balatro is coming to iPhone
The game's solo developer also confirms plans for post-launch content
Review: Balatro is gaming’s best time thief since Vampire Survivors
Simple to pick up, impossible to put down, this card roguelike is a masterclass of simple, yet brilliant mechanics
Balatro removed from several digital stores due to ‘mistaken’ ratings change
The game jumped from a 3+ rating to a 18+ overnight