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Balatro

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A good first stop if you enjoy spotting surprising combinations. Poker hands are the vocabulary; building a scoring engine is the game.

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ATLAS RECAP

How it plays.

Play familiar poker hands against rising score targets, then spend winnings between rounds. Jokers, upgraded hands and deck changes alter what scores well. A winning build can turn an ordinary pair into the strongest play in your hand.

Good fit if

You like working out scoring combinations and adapting a plan to whatever the shop offers.

What to know before playing

There is no real-money betting in the game. The challenge comes from probability, limited discards and learning which upgrades multiply each other.

Game Atlas field notes · Gameplay source ↗

Good to know: The useful numbers start simple, then stack quickly.

ONE SITTING

About 15 minutes · Play a few blinds and resume the run later.

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  • repeat runs
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  • turn-based
Accessibility and controllers on Steam

Accessibility

Controllers

Listed for the Steam edition · Checked 6 Nov 2026 · Steam listing ↗ · Feature guide ↗

Steam edition details

Listed systems · Windows, macOS

Listed play modes · Single-player

  • Card Game
  • Roguelike Deckbuilder
  • Rogue-like
  • Deckbuilding
  • Singleplayer
  • Strategy
  • Pixel Graphics
  • Replay Value
  • Rogue-lite
  • Turn-Based
  • Card Battler
  • Casual
  • Difficult
  • Choices Matter
  • 2D
  • Turn-Based Strategy
  • Indie
  • Relaxing
  • Arcade
  • Procedural Generation

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STOREFRONT EDITIONS

Where to play.

App Store

iOS

  • United StatesPurchase · $9.99Minimum OS listed by Apple: 15.0Checked
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  • GreecePurchase · €5.99Minimum OS listed by Apple: 15.0Checked
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STEAM · GREECE

Price history.

Recorded euro prices from Steam checks, starting .

Lowest recorded · €13.99

Recorded changes (1)
  • €13.99

DOCUMENTED EDITIONS

Release history.

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Reviews & ratings.

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Player ratings

Steam player reviews

97% positive

162,769 reviews · Steam storefront summary

Captured 6 Nov 2026, 18:51 UTC

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App Store ratings

5.0 / 5 · 305 ratings · GR
Captured 6 Nov 2026, 19:48 UTC

5.0 / 5 · 108,475 ratings · US
Captured 6 Nov 2026, 19:48 UTC

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Google Play

4.8 / 5 · 28,845 ratings

Greek storefront · Checked 6 Nov 2026

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IGDB community rating

86 / 100 · 409 ratings

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Critic coverage

Metascore for the Steam edition

90 / 100 · Checked 6 Nov 2026

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Outlet reviews

Review collections

OpenCritic link matched via Wikidata ↗

IGDB critic aggregate

91 / 100 · 5 external critic ratings

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Play activity and charts

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7,802 on Steam at capture
6 Nov 2026, 20:26 UTC

#7 · Top Paid Games · GR
Apple chart updated 6 Nov 2026, 18:44 UTC

#7 · Top Paid Games · US
Apple chart updated 6 Nov 2026, 18:44 UTC

1M+ downloads · Public range
Google Play ↗ · Checked 6 Nov 2026

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