Platforms
- PCFeb 20, 20249.2playscore9.230 Critics9.8200K Players
- PlayStation 5Feb 20, 20248.9playscore9.48 Critics9.62.28K Players
- Xbox Series X|SFeb 20, 2024NAplayscoreNA0 Critics9.6252 Players
- Nintendo Switch 2Feb 25, 2026NAplayscoreNA0 CriticsNA0 Players
- PlayStation 4Feb 20, 2024NAplayscoreNA0 Critics9.51.65K Players
- Xbox OneFeb 20, 2024NAplayscoreNA0 Critics9.6251 Players
- Nintendo SwitchFeb 20, 2024NAplayscore9.48 CriticsNA0 Players
- AndroidSep 26, 2024NAplayscoreNA1 Critics9.411.1K Players
- iOSSep 26, 20249.1playscore9.33 Critics9.949.5K Players
53 critic reviews · 15 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- Balatro is a great card game for beginners and veterans of the genre alike. At a cool $9.99 with hundreds of unique Jokers and other cards to collect, dozens of challenging runs to complete and further challenges, this is one of those rare forever games that's more than worth picking up.
Iwan Morris · Oct 31, 2024 Reviewed on iOSRead full review - From its knowing mock 16-bit art style to the perfectly metered sound effects and music, Balatro is rarely less than utterly compelling and playing on a touchscreen is, if anything, slightly more intuitive than using a mouse or controller.
Nick Gillett · Oct 09, 2024 Reviewed on iOSRead full review - It’s a great roguelike twist on Poker, where each run can be taken to the extreme with lots of different multipliers. My only personal gripe with this otherwise unique and fun gameplay experience is that after putting four hours into it, I found the core gameplay a bit repetitive - despite the massive variety in deck combinations. But others still love the game after 100s of hours - it all depends on what you enjoy.
Pete McD · Oct 01, 2024 Reviewed onRead full review - If you've reached the end here and are wondering what my score has to do with these words, I guess I can break it down here: Although Balatro looks great and is clearly very well designed, I do in fact wish there were some more options to make this mobile version friendlier for the small screen. There are other games that do Balatro's thing with enough of the same kind of flair while also adapting better, and if I'm going out of my way to play the mobile version, that is more important to me. Outside of the hype surrounding this game--which will fade--it shakes out to feeling like another great game to add to a pile of similarly great games.
Campbell Bird · Sep 27, 2024 Reviewed on iOSRead full review - A deck-building poker roguelike of endlessly satisfying proportions, Balatro is the sort of fun that threatens to derail whole weekend plans.
Simon Cardy · Jul 13, 2024 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Balatro is excellent all around. The concept is simple, and while the various card types seem overly complicated, the game remains easy to understand no matter how many rules there are. It's utterly enjoyable to the point where you'll keep coming back no matter how many times you lose to a boss with a ridiculous modifier. For anyone who likes card games, Balatro is a must-have.
Cody Medellin · Jul 01, 2024 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Balatro es uno de los mejores roguelikes que jamás han aparecido en el mercado. Con semanas en el mercado ya se ha posicionado paralelamente a los grandes del género, habiendonos robado tantas horas como Devil Daggers o Spelunky 2 en su día. Que sea el primer juego de su creador lo convierte en un auténtico prodigio del desarrollo del que esperamos grandes cosas. Mientras tanto, seguiremos jugando Balatro y si sus declaraciones recientes son ciertas el seguirá trabajando para conseguir que llege a la maestría absoluta de la que ya está muy cerca. Balatro es un juego que merece ser jugado, con un precio adecuado, uno de esos juegos que te hacen preguntarte como a nadie se le habia ocurrido diseñarlo antes. Balatro significa bufón en latín pero pocos juegos se toman más en serio su diseño.
José Luis Lópes de Garayo · Apr 11, 2024 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Quite frankly, it’s a miracle I’ve even managed to finish writing this review, my past week or so dominated by Balatro. When I’ve been playing it, I’m absolutely absorbed in its clever and satisfying gameplay. When I’m not playing it, I’m thinking about my next run. When I’m with friends, I’m excited to talk about Balatro and their winning combinations of Jokers. Put simply, Balatro is an incredible experience and one of the best (if not the best) game 2024 has seen so far.
Ryan Janes · Mar 26, 2024 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Balatro is a fantastic roguelike deckbuilder with a myriad number of ways to play and eventually beat it. Consume you it will. Resistance is futile. Embrace the sweet dopamine rush and sleep deprivation that will no doubt follow.
Ian · Mar 22, 2024 Reviewed on PS5Read full review - Un uso geniale di un classico mazzo di carte francesi condito da una marea di diverse abilità speciali e combinazioni divertenti.
Stefano Castelli · Mar 12, 2024 Reviewed on PCRead full review
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Community Reviews
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