Tonight at a glance
- Platforms
- Series X|S · PS4 · Switch 2 · Android · PC · iOS +4
- Mode
- Single player
- Age rating
- PEGI 12
- Violence
- None
- Frights
- None
Why tonight?
- Nothing heavy in it — easy to put on with company.
- Reviewed better than most games in the catalogue.
The story
Balatro is a deck-building roguelite in which players construct poker hands to earn chips and overcome enemy blinds. The game features mechanics for enhancing a deck of playing cards, purchasing Jokers that modify hand effects, and discovering synergies to progress through increasingly challenging encounters.
- poker
- roguelike
- clowns
- collecting card game - ccg
- collaboration
- the game awards - best debut indie game - winner
- the game awards - best game direction - nominee
- the game awards - best independent game - winner
- the game awards - best mobile game - winner
- the game awards - game of the year - nominee
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
Production
- Players
- 86 / 100 · 383 players
- Critics
- 91 / 100 · 5 critics
- Developer
- LocalThunk
- Publisher
- Playstack
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
