Card game Balatro comes to mobile platforms
The undisputed hit of February 2024, the card roguelike Balatro, which brought its creator a million dollars in the first few hours after its release on Steam, today boasts:
But the victorious march of Balatro in the world of computer games does not think of slowing down. This fall, its author, Canadian solo developer LocalThunk, plans to transfer his creation from PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation and Xbox to Android and iOS. The release date is scheduled for September 26, although the game's page in the App Store indicates 28, and Google Play has not yet indicated its participation in the project. It is also known that Balatro will appear in the Apple Arcade catalog, where subscribers to the service will be able to access it for free. For everyone else, the cost of the game will be $9.99.
It is known that for the transfer to mobile platforms, the interface was adjusted for touch screens, but no other changes were made. That is, gamers will receive Balatro in its traditional version – the game reminiscent of poker, in which you need to collect a deck and earn points using well-known poker combinations. At the same time, the rules are quite arbitrary and strongly subordinated to the random generator of the "roguelike", and a single player can choose one of 8 difficulty levels.
By the way, the author himself does not play poker and emphasizes that his creation should in no way be classified as gambling, which Balatro fans categorically disagree with. Thus, humorous calls to outlaw the game have already appeared on the Internet, since it threatens to bring down global productivity to zero, absorbing the attention and time of millions of gamers from all countries.
If the mobile version of Balatro receives the expected recognition, a major gameplay update with new mechanics and challenges awaits it in 2025.
- 40,000 reviews with 97% positive feedback;
- 91 out of 100 rating from critics;
- over 2 million copies sold.
But the victorious march of Balatro in the world of computer games does not think of slowing down. This fall, its author, Canadian solo developer LocalThunk, plans to transfer his creation from PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation and Xbox to Android and iOS. The release date is scheduled for September 26, although the game's page in the App Store indicates 28, and Google Play has not yet indicated its participation in the project. It is also known that Balatro will appear in the Apple Arcade catalog, where subscribers to the service will be able to access it for free. For everyone else, the cost of the game will be $9.99.
It is known that for the transfer to mobile platforms, the interface was adjusted for touch screens, but no other changes were made. That is, gamers will receive Balatro in its traditional version – the game reminiscent of poker, in which you need to collect a deck and earn points using well-known poker combinations. At the same time, the rules are quite arbitrary and strongly subordinated to the random generator of the "roguelike", and a single player can choose one of 8 difficulty levels.
By the way, the author himself does not play poker and emphasizes that his creation should in no way be classified as gambling, which Balatro fans categorically disagree with. Thus, humorous calls to outlaw the game have already appeared on the Internet, since it threatens to bring down global productivity to zero, absorbing the attention and time of millions of gamers from all countries.
If the mobile version of Balatro receives the expected recognition, a major gameplay update with new mechanics and challenges awaits it in 2025.
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