Balatro
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| Developers | |
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| LocalThunk | |
| Publishers | |
| Playstack | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | February 20, 2024 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 90 |
| OpenCritic | 91 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Turn-based |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | CCG, Roguelike |
| Art styles | Abstract, Pixel art, Stylized |
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Balatro is a singleplayer CCG and roguelike game.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steam | |
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Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| No microtransactions | None |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %APPDATA%\Balatro\settings.jkr |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2379780/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %APPDATA%\Balatro\# |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2379780/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 500 FPS. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Color blind mode | High contrast cards option | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers | DualSense |
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| PlayStation button prompts | ||
| Light bar support | ||
| Adaptive trigger support | ||
| DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
| Connection modes | ||
| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music, Game | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
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System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | Windows 7, 8, 10, 11 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 50 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Integrated graphics OpenGL 2.1 compatible |
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- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2379780/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2379780) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.