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Balatro

by LocalThunk

2024
StrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)IndieCard & Board Game

Roguelike

91
Exceptional
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About

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.
Publisher
Playstack
Engine
LÖVE
Modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric

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