Balatro

LocalThunkReleased February 20, 2024

StrategyCasualIndieSingleplayer Relaxing Turn-Based Strategy

GameValio recommendationWorth It

The stars are aligning for this one. At this moment, the game is delivering well and the price feels right.

Lowest price ever
Gaining popularity
Fan favorite (161,970 reviews)

Why “Worth It”

The ring is the score: filled up to 78 out of 100. Each colour is what one signal added; the five bands below show where the score landed.

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Where to buy

5 stores · lowest price first

Loaded CheapestLowest Authorized reseller · Price set 3 days ago$9.99$14.99−33%Buy

Kinguin Key marketplace · Price set yesterday$10.60+$0.61−29%Buy

GamersGate Authorized reseller · Price set yesterday$11.99+$2.00−20%Buy

Green Man Gaming Authorized reseller · Price set 17 hours ago$12.74+$2.75−15%Buy

Steam Official store · Price set 13 days ago$14.99+$5.00Buy

Always sorted by the lowest price, marketplaces included; on a tie the partner store comes first. Marketplace: a Steam key sold by third parties, with the marketplace's buyer protection. Authorized reseller: a store licensed by the publisher.

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Behind the recommendation

How we got to this score: each signal, the factors behind it and the data that feeds it.

Value76/100

$9.99: very accessible price
33% off: decent discount
All-time low price: rare opportunity

Source: prices from the stores we track, compared with this game's own price history.

Price history

Now $9.99Lowest recorded $9.99Full price $14.99

Quality96/100

98% positive (161,970 reviews): overwhelmingly positive
Metacritic 90/100: critics unanimous, one of the best
161,970 reviews: very large sample

Source: Steam reviews and Metacritic, collected daily.

Steam review score 98% · Overwhelmingly PositivePositive 158kNegative 4k

Popularity45/100

Players up 51% in recent days
7,951 concurrent players: solid base
174 new reviews: still being discovered
161,970 total reviews: among the most reviewed on Steam

Source: Steam concurrent players and review volume, collected daily.

Daily peak concurrent players

Players now 8kPeak in period 9k

Game details

Developers: LocalThunk
Publishers: Playstack
Release date: February 20, 2024
Platforms: Windows, MacOs
Achievements: 31
Steam recs: 158,568
Official website: www.playbalatro.com
Supported languages: 12 languagesSee the list
English · French · Italian · German · Spanish - Spain · Dutch · Japanese · Polish · Portuguese - Brazil · Simplified Chinese · Spanish - Latin America · Traditional Chinese
Categories: Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support +9See the list
Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · DualSense Controller Support · Touch Only Option · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing