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Balatro

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, 2024 Developer LocalThunk Publisher Playstack Platforms Windows · Mac Card GameRoguelike DeckbuilderRogue-likeDeckbuildingSingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

98.0%positive153,566 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 103 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 98.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20

Recommended · 134 found this helpful

“My friend gifted me this game for my birthday 2 days ago It was the beginning of my downfall... I am no longer the same person I hear whispers of "just one more run" every time i try to close my eyes SEND HELP!!! Great game btw 10/10”

— a player, Steam review · 85 hrs played
Recommended · 88 found this helpful

“At first I played Balatro on my phone for months. After I bought it on steam I kept playing. During the boring classes or my free times I played Balatro so sorry mme Bottero in advance. My girlfriend is a poker nerd and she started to watch me play Balatro while complaining…”

— a player, Steam review · 60 hrs played
Recommended · 48 found this helpful

“my biggest gripe with the game is that it's too good and sucks my time away”

— a player, Steam review · 66 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:24 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

6,927playing at last check
8,77924-hour peak
43,825all-time peak
0 25k 50k 2025 2026 29.7k avg · Jan 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

31achievements
22.4%median completion
0.8%rarest: Completionist++
90.0% of players 84.7% of players 74.8% of players 71.8% of players 65.0% of players 63.3% of players 61.2% of players 58.5% of players 57.6% of players 48.6% of players 48.0% of players 43.9% of players 33.6% of players 30.3% of players 29.6% of players 22.4% of players 21.2% of players 20.1% of players 19.8% of players 17.9% of players 16.6% of players 15.6% of players 14.1% of players 12.1% of players 6.8% of players 6.0% of players 4.2% of players 3.8% of players 2.1% of players 1.6% of players 0.8% of players 90.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
90.0%Ante Up! — Reach Ante 4
84.7%10K — Score 10,000 Chips in a single hand
74.8%Ante Upper! — Reach Ante 8
Rarest badges of honor
0.8%Completionist++ — Earn a Gold Sticker on every Joker
1.6%Completionist+ — Win with every deck on Gold Stake difficulty
2.1%Rule Breaker — Complete every challenge run

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US14.99 USD
EU13.99 EUR
UK12.79 GBP
Australia21.95 AUD
Canada18.99 CAD
Japan1,700 JPY
Brazil44.99 BRL
China54.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$8.0 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

May 05, 2026
Steam Deckbuilders Fest & Balatro Vinyl Figures

Deckbuilders Fest!Enjoy 20% off during Steam Deckbuilder Fest. Don’t miss it.Last Chance for Balatro Vinyl FiguresDon’t miss your chance to grab Jimbo before pre-orders end:👉 https://youtooz.com/searc

Nov 04, 2025
Balatro Calendar

Hi everyone,Some new merch has joined the Balatro universe!We’ve teamed up with Fangamer to release the 2026 Balatro Calendar, available now for $19.The Joker-themed calendar puts Ben Starr in the rol

Feb 24, 2025
Welcoming Friends of Jimbo 4!

Customise your decks with stunning new cosmetic card skins featuring fan-favourite characters like Vault Boy, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Percival Fredrickstein von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III and more

Feb 20, 2025
Balatro Turns 1 – Thank You for an Incredible Year!

One year ago, Playstack and I launched Balatro, and what a journey it has been! I often said that I made this game for myself and that I wasn't expecting anything to become of it. Seeing so many peopl

Dec 12, 2024
Friends of Jimbo 3 LIVE!✨✨

You still can't spell "collaboration" without "Balatro" Add some visual flair to your decks with these new cosmetic card skins inspired by fan-favourite characters from Divinity Original Sin 2, Shovel

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresCasual, Indie, Strategy
Player tagsCard Game · Roguelike Deckbuilder · Rogue-like · Deckbuilding · Singleplayer · Strategy · Pixel Graphics · Replay Value · Rogue-lite · Turn-Based · Card Battler · Casual (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese
ControllerFull support
Achievements31
Estimated owners2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.playbalatro.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

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