Balatro
★ 4.9What it actually doesBalatro is a poker roguelike where players build powerful poker hands by combining cards with over 150 unique jokers to defeat bosses and complete various stakes; each run is unique thanks to numerous variations and combos.
Actually does
- ✓Casual games95% of reviews
- ✓Custom workout creation75% of reviews
- ✓Character Customization80% of reviews
- ✓Difficulty levels60% of reviews
- ✓Пиксельная графика ручной работы85% of reviews
- ✓Саунд-дизайн65% of reviews
- ✓Виброотклик в зависимости от действий(bonus)5% of reviews
- ✓Cloud sync(bonus)25% of reviews
- ✓Leaderboard(bonus)15% of reviews
- ✓Dark mode10% of reviews
- ✓Russian localization(bonus)20% of reviews
- ✓Мобильная версия40% of reviews
- ✓Кросс-платформенность (Steam, iOS, PS)(bonus)20% of reviews
- ✓One-time purchase25% of reviews
- ✓Ad-free10% of reviews
Common complaints
- ✗Critical cloud save errors25% of mentions
«The game stopped loading, freezing on the 'Loading Cloud save...' screen; nothing was saved!!! What a crash and tilt I got»
- ✗Progress and victories not recorded20% of mentions
«Victories in decks are not being counted; Sometimes does not register your win upon beating Ante 8 boss blind»
- ✗Lags and performance issues on iOS15% of mentions
«Unable to play on iOS 26. Terrible lags; Balatro is lagging after I quit and open it again»
- ✗Problems with Russian localization10% of mentions
«Some fonts break the game's visual style (pixel art), and it's very jarring»
- ✗User interface inconveniences15% of mentions
«Missing a button or gesture to undo multiple selected cards at once; Please make the font larger»
What people praise
- ★High replayability and variety of combinations
«Endless variation of different combinations, you can easily get glued to this game for hours; Each run is very diverse»
- ★Engaging and addictive gameplay
«Spent hundreds of hours on it. The last time I got this hooked on a game was way back in childhood; This game will get you glued to it for many many days»
- ★Excellent mobile port (1:1 with PC version)
«Very convenient to have a mobile version, you can play literally anytime you have free time; the port is 1:1»
- ★Beautiful pixel art graphics and visual style
«Carefully crafted, hand-drawn pixel art graphics; Pixel art, music, the whole atmosphere of the game really draws you in»
- ★Excellent sound design
«Amazing game, both in terms of gameplay and design and sound design; Watched a video from a now popular sound designer»