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Balatro - PC

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GAME OVERVIEW

A poker-inspired roguelike deck builder all about creating powerful synergies and winnin' big.


Play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers and trigger outrageous combos in this roguelike strategy experience.

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.

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Use your arsenal wisely and strategically, deploying decks, jokers, tarots, planet and spectral cards, and vouchers to spark a combo chain and produce unexpected synergie

Story

Balatro doesn't have a deeply narrative-driven story like some RPGs. Instead, its premise and storytelling revolve around the mechanics and the setting of its roguelike deck-building gameplay. The game is set in a world where illegal poker matches are played, and players use their decks to battle against enemies called "blinds." These "blinds" serve as antagonistic forces that you must defeat using poker hands, jokers, and card synergies.
While the main focus is on strategy and gameplay, rather than a detailed plot, the game immerses players in a high-stakes underground poker world. There are no named characters or overarching plotlines with detailed backstories, but the roguelike structure implies a journey of progression, where each run sees the player developing their skills and deck to overcome increasingly difficult challenges​(
Wikipedia)​(Balatro Game)​(Steam Store).
If you're looking for more of a narrative structure, it comes from how the game builds tension and challenges, rather than through traditional story elements like character development or lore.

Gameplay

First, the player must choose a deck. Only the Red Deck is available at the beginning of the game. After winning runs and discovering certain number of items, the player can unlock new deck types such as the Blue Deck, the Yellow Deck and the Magic Deck. Different decks have different effects, such as the Blue Deck that gives +1 hand every round and the Black Deck that gives +1 Joker slot in exchange for one hand every round. After the player chooses their deck, it's time to start the run.
To defeat blinds more easily, the player may choose to buy various cards which change the rules of the game. These items are bought in a shop in between rounds. As with other games in the roguelike genre, the player wins through a mix of "strategy, risk and reward, and a bit of luck."

Here are the minimum and recommended system specifications for Balatro - PC. Due to potential programming changes, the minimum system requirements for Balatro - PC may change over time.

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Balatro - PC FAQ

How long does it take to finish Balatro - PC?

When focusing on the main objectives, Balatro is about 7 Hours in length.

Who developed Balatro - PC?

The one-person developer LocalThunk is based in Canada. LocalThunk had developed Balatro over the two-and-a-half years prior to release, one of several small games he had developed over the previous ten years and shared with friends.

When was Balatro - PC released?

It was released on Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on February 20, 2024, with a port to macOS on March 1. Ports for Android and iOS were released on September 26, 2024.

What's special about Balatro - PC?

Balatro keeps your possibilities narrow, allowing your decisions to feel careful and plotted turn by turn. After you beat a round, you're rewarded with upgrade options that make your deck more powerful.

  • Platform: PC

    Vendor: Steam

    Release: 2/20/2024

    Publisher: PlayStack Limited

    Genres: Strategy

    Screen Languages: Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, English, French (France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, Spanish (Mexico)

  • To play this game on PC, your system may need to be updated to the latest system software.

    You can download and play this content on your PC system (through the “Account Sharing and Offline Play” settings) and on any other PC systems when you login with your same account.

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