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Critic · IGDB
4.3
Users · RAWG
2024
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5
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Turn familiar card hands into combinations
Poker hands provide a starting vocabulary, while Jokers and deck changes alter how you score. Choose it if spotting a combination and making it grow is the main appeal of a run.
Before you choose: It uses poker hands but is not a conventional poker match. The challenge is building scoring combinations against rising targets.
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Release DateFebruary 20, 2024
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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.
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