Balatro

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Android
• Xbox Series X and Series S

Genres

• roguelike deck-building game
• casino game^*

• strategy video game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  E10+ - Everyone 10+^*

Engines

• LÖVE

Localized titles

• Balatro

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Casual^*
• Indie^*
• Strategy^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Color Alternatives^*
• Custom Volume Controls^*
• Mouse Only Option^*
• Playable without Timed Input^*
• Touch Only Option^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*
• French^*
• Italian^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Dutch^*
• Japanese^*
• Polish^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Simplified Chinese^*
• Spanish - Latin America^*
• Traditional Chinese^*

Community tags · historical

• Card Game^*

  Votes · historical

  567^*

• Roguelike Deckbuilder^*

  Votes · historical

  550^*

• Rogue-like^*

  Votes · historical

  550^*

• Deckbuilding^*

  Votes · historical

  477^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  463^*

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  427^*

• Pixel Graphics^*

  Votes · historical

  422^*

• Replay Value^*

  Votes · historical

  399^*

• Rogue-lite^*

  Votes · historical

  365^*

• Turn-Based^*

  Votes · historical

  348^*

• Card Battler^*

  Votes · historical

  338^*

• Casual^*

  Votes · historical

  322^*

• Difficult^*

  Votes · historical

  307^*

• Choices Matter^*

  Votes · historical

  305^*

• 2D^*

  Votes · historical

  286^*

• Turn-Based Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  277^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  272^*

• Relaxing^*

  Votes · historical

  261^*

• Arcade^*

  Votes · historical

  250^*

• Procedural Generation^*

  Votes · historical

  227^*

System requirements

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  macOS 11 (Big Sur) or later^*

  Processor alternatives

  Any Intel or Apple Silicon processor^*

  Memory

  1 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  4 GB RAM^*

  Storage

  150 MB available space^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 7, 8, 10, 11 x64^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core i3^*

  Memory

  1 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  OpenGL 2.1 compatible graphics card, integrated graphics^*

  Storage

  150 MB available space^*

  Conditions

  Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Steam Deck · Community performance · 2026-06-27^*

  Community-reported frame rate

  60 fps^*

  Reports

  1^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Platinum^*

  Reports

  483^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

Developers

• LocalThunk

Publishers

• Playstack

• 2024-02-20

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows

• 2024-02-20

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Xbox Series X and Series S

• 2024-03-01

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  macOS

• 2024-09-26

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Android

• 2026-02-25

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2024-02-20 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2024-02-20^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Feb 20, 2024^*

Detailed specifications