Balatro

PlayStack Limited
Available on
PS5PS4
Released 02/20/2024
  • PS5 game streaming supported only with Premium subscription
Gambling Themes

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What is Balatro?

A poker-inspired roguelike deck builder all about creating powerful synergies and winning 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.

Balatro key features

Endless possibilities

Every pick-up, discard and joker can dramatically alter the direction of your run. Eight difficulty options and three run modes - challenge, daily and seeded - ensure no session plays out the same.

Break the game

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

Find your flow

Immerse yourself in Balatro’s distinctive psychedelic world, winding down and chilling out with its synthwave soundtrack. Find your flow state as you chase new cards and secrets with every new run.

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Platform:
PS4, PS5
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 PS5, your system may need to be updated to the latest system software. Although this game is playable on PS5, some features available on PS4 may be absent. See PlayStation.com/bc for more details.

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