The official Twitter/X account for Balatro has announced that the game has passed 5 million copies. The game is available on all consoles, including iOS, Android, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
Recently, the game was nominated for several awards during The Game Awards, including best indie game and the prestigious Game of the Year award. Balatro won best the debut indie game, best mobile game, and best indie game awards. Check out the announcement post for Balatro reaching 5 million copies below:
The last few weeks have been pretty wild.
To everyone who picked up Balatro after seeing it at @thegameawards, we hope you're having an amazing time with it!
If this is your first time picking up an indie title, try to make it a habit!
There's some amazing stuff out there! pic.twitter.com/ZnRpWnJlTW
— Balatro (@BalatroGame) January 21, 2025
The Steam page describes Balatro as follows:
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.
- The definitive poker roguelike experience.
- Endless possibilities – every pick-up, discard and joker can dramatically alter the course of your run.
- In-depth campaign mode complete with 8 difficulties, as well as challenge and seeded runs
Deftly deploy an array of potent tools: different Decks, Jokers, Tarot cards, Planet cards, Spectral cards, and Vouchers. Use these versatile instruments to ignite a combo frenzy and turbocharge your poker hands, crafting electrifying, adrenaline-fueled synergies.
- 150 Jokers, each with their own unique abilities
- 15 Decks with distinct modifiers to choose from for each run
- 5 potential variants of each Joker which add further abilities
- 22 Tarot cards variants that can enhance your regular playing cards
- 11 Planet cards that help level up your possible poker hands
- 32 Voucher cards to help provide permanent buffs for your current run
Balatro is available now on all consoles.
