Balatro

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The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.

Developer: LocalThunk
Publisher: Playstack
Released: 20 Feb 2024
Price: $13.49
Platforms
Steam charts: #10 on Steam Deck
Followers: 115,781 +189
Steam Deck: Verified
Languages: Dutch +11
Metacritic: 90
Controller: Full
Series: Playstack

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Players on Steam, last 48 hours

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Balatro: Steam player history · GameCharts

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Players of Balatro, last 48 hours, newest first
Poll	Players
03:30 UTC	7,107
03:15 UTC	7,198
02:59 UTC	7,269
02:43 UTC	7,330
02:26 UTC	7,385
02:10 UTC	7,315
01:54 UTC	7,408
01:38 UTC	7,329
01:22 UTC	7,211
01:06 UTC	7,169
00:50 UTC	7,152
00:33 UTC	7,117
00:18 UTC	7,107
00:02 UTC	7,117
9 Nov, 22:52 UTC	7,479
9 Nov, 22:36 UTC	7,519
9 Nov, 22:20 UTC	7,722
9 Nov, 22:04 UTC	7,797
9 Nov, 21:48 UTC	7,870
9 Nov, 21:32 UTC	7,784
9 Nov, 21:16 UTC	7,895
9 Nov, 21:00 UTC	7,855
9 Nov, 20:45 UTC	7,965
9 Nov, 20:29 UTC	7,867
9 Nov, 20:13 UTC	7,805
9 Nov, 19:57 UTC	7,687
9 Nov, 19:40 UTC	7,656
9 Nov, 19:24 UTC	7,694
9 Nov, 19:08 UTC	7,722
9 Nov, 18:52 UTC	7,716
9 Nov, 18:37 UTC	7,629
9 Nov, 18:21 UTC	7,508
9 Nov, 18:05 UTC	7,333
9 Nov, 17:48 UTC	7,326
9 Nov, 17:32 UTC	7,265
9 Nov, 17:16 UTC	7,103
9 Nov, 17:00 UTC	7,079
9 Nov, 16:44 UTC	7,077
9 Nov, 16:28 UTC	7,021
9 Nov, 16:12 UTC	6,955
9 Nov, 15:56 UTC	6,895
9 Nov, 15:40 UTC	7,058
9 Nov, 15:24 UTC	7,106
9 Nov, 15:08 UTC	6,960
9 Nov, 14:52 UTC	6,922
9 Nov, 14:36 UTC	6,922
9 Nov, 14:20 UTC	6,839
9 Nov, 14:04 UTC	6,657
9 Nov, 13:48 UTC	6,524
9 Nov, 13:32 UTC	6,416
9 Nov, 13:16 UTC	6,233
9 Nov, 13:01 UTC	6,153
9 Nov, 12:45 UTC	5,921
9 Nov, 12:29 UTC	5,842
9 Nov, 12:13 UTC	5,627
9 Nov, 11:56 UTC	5,588
9 Nov, 11:40 UTC	5,363
9 Nov, 11:24 UTC	5,262
9 Nov, 11:08 UTC	5,181
9 Nov, 10:52 UTC	5,095
9 Nov, 10:37 UTC	5,061
9 Nov, 10:21 UTC	4,880
9 Nov, 10:04 UTC	4,825
9 Nov, 09:48 UTC	4,812
9 Nov, 09:32 UTC	4,814
9 Nov, 09:16 UTC	4,739
9 Nov, 09:00 UTC	4,787
9 Nov, 08:44 UTC	4,729
9 Nov, 08:28 UTC	4,749
9 Nov, 08:12 UTC	4,783
9 Nov, 07:56 UTC	4,805
9 Nov, 07:39 UTC	4,784
9 Nov, 07:24 UTC	4,818
9 Nov, 07:08 UTC	4,871
9 Nov, 06:52 UTC	4,994
9 Nov, 06:36 UTC	5,178
9 Nov, 06:21 UTC	5,330
9 Nov, 06:05 UTC	5,482
9 Nov, 05:50 UTC	5,635
9 Nov, 05:35 UTC	5,816
9 Nov, 05:20 UTC	5,919
9 Nov, 05:04 UTC	6,148
9 Nov, 04:49 UTC	6,318
9 Nov, 04:33 UTC	6,463
9 Nov, 04:18 UTC	6,562
9 Nov, 04:02 UTC	6,624
9 Nov, 03:46 UTC	6,911
9 Nov, 03:30 UTC	6,992
9 Nov, 03:15 UTC	7,048
9 Nov, 02:59 UTC	7,257
9 Nov, 02:43 UTC	7,243
9 Nov, 02:27 UTC	7,292
9 Nov, 02:11 UTC	7,312
9 Nov, 01:55 UTC	7,366
9 Nov, 01:39 UTC	7,241
9 Nov, 01:24 UTC	7,242
9 Nov, 01:08 UTC	7,228
9 Nov, 00:52 UTC	7,321
9 Nov, 00:36 UTC	7,157
9 Nov, 00:21 UTC	7,144
9 Nov, 00:05 UTC	7,223
8 Nov, 22:56 UTC	7,875
8 Nov, 22:40 UTC	7,887
8 Nov, 22:24 UTC	7,965
8 Nov, 22:09 UTC	8,096
8 Nov, 21:54 UTC	8,096
8 Nov, 21:38 UTC	8,157
8 Nov, 21:23 UTC	8,317
8 Nov, 21:06 UTC	8,374
8 Nov, 20:51 UTC	8,595
8 Nov, 20:35 UTC	8,489
8 Nov, 20:19 UTC	8,634
8 Nov, 20:03 UTC	8,580
8 Nov, 19:47 UTC	8,543
8 Nov, 19:31 UTC	8,572
8 Nov, 19:14 UTC	8,400
8 Nov, 18:58 UTC	8,329
8 Nov, 18:42 UTC	8,195
8 Nov, 18:26 UTC	8,154
8 Nov, 18:10 UTC	7,970
8 Nov, 17:55 UTC	7,967
8 Nov, 17:39 UTC	7,820
8 Nov, 17:24 UTC	7,756
8 Nov, 17:07 UTC	7,753
8 Nov, 16:51 UTC	7,750
8 Nov, 16:35 UTC	7,732
8 Nov, 16:19 UTC	7,835
8 Nov, 16:03 UTC	7,804
8 Nov, 15:47 UTC	7,869
8 Nov, 15:31 UTC	7,769
8 Nov, 15:15 UTC	7,771
8 Nov, 14:58 UTC	7,757
8 Nov, 14:42 UTC	7,593
8 Nov, 14:26 UTC	7,550
8 Nov, 14:10 UTC	7,379
8 Nov, 13:55 UTC	7,367
8 Nov, 13:39 UTC	7,243
8 Nov, 13:22 UTC	7,244
8 Nov, 13:06 UTC	7,083
8 Nov, 12:50 UTC	6,967
8 Nov, 12:35 UTC	6,797
8 Nov, 12:20 UTC	6,594
8 Nov, 12:05 UTC	6,529
8 Nov, 11:49 UTC	6,369
8 Nov, 11:33 UTC	6,199
8 Nov, 11:17 UTC	6,156
8 Nov, 11:01 UTC	6,097
8 Nov, 10:45 UTC	5,956
8 Nov, 10:29 UTC	5,909
8 Nov, 10:13 UTC	5,801
8 Nov, 09:57 UTC	5,834
8 Nov, 09:41 UTC	5,808
8 Nov, 09:24 UTC	5,795
8 Nov, 09:08 UTC	5,725
8 Nov, 08:53 UTC	5,817
8 Nov, 08:38 UTC	5,714
8 Nov, 08:22 UTC	5,721
8 Nov, 08:07 UTC	5,702
8 Nov, 07:51 UTC	5,817
8 Nov, 07:36 UTC	5,799
8 Nov, 07:21 UTC	5,951
8 Nov, 07:06 UTC	6,143
8 Nov, 06:51 UTC	6,196
8 Nov, 06:35 UTC	6,394
8 Nov, 06:19 UTC	6,438
8 Nov, 06:03 UTC	6,525
8 Nov, 05:47 UTC	6,614
8 Nov, 05:32 UTC	6,752
8 Nov, 05:17 UTC	6,859
8 Nov, 05:02 UTC	6,971
8 Nov, 04:47 UTC	7,091
8 Nov, 04:32 UTC	7,109
8 Nov, 04:16 UTC	7,200
8 Nov, 04:00 UTC	7,374
8 Nov, 03:44 UTC	7,304

Players By Month

Players of Balatro on Steam by month, newest first
Month	Average	Change	Change %	Peak
November 2026Nov 2026 (so far)	7,078	−144	−2%	9,524
October 2026Oct 2026 (from 22 Oct)	7,223	+144	+2%	9,354
September 2026Sept 2026	7,079	−657	−8.5%	9,701
August 2026Aug 2026	7,736	+248	+3.3%	10,038
July 2026Jul 2026	7,488	+480	+6.8%	9,528
June 2026Jun 2026	7,008	−1,005	−12.5%	9,305
May 2026May 2026	8,013	−124	−1.5%	11,519
April 2026Apr 2026	8,136	−425	−5%	11,536
March 2026Mar 2026	8,562	−1,670	−16.3%	12,371
February 2026Feb 2026	10,232	+13	+0.1%	13,877
January 2026Jan 2026	10,219	+1,340	+15.1%	14,863
December 2025Dec 2025	8,880	+213	+2.5%	13,232
November 2025Nov 2025	8,667	−402	−4.4%	12,184
October 2025Oct 2025	9,069	−143	−1.6%	12,987
September 2025Sept 2025	9,213	−1,259	−12%	13,569
August 2025Aug 2025	10,472	−2,307	−18.1%	14,439
July 2025Jul 2025	12,779	−1,717	−11.8%	18,389
June 2025Jun 2025	14,496	−1,567	−9.8%	21,553
May 2025May 2025	16,063	−747	−4.4%	22,593
April 2025Apr 2025	16,811	−2,752	−14.1%	23,157
March 2025Mar 2025	19,563	−2,735	−12.3%	28,527
February 2025Feb 2025	22,297	−7,397	−24.9%	33,922
January 2025Jan 2025	29,694	+8,305	+38.8%	43,889
December 2024Dec 2024	21,389	+12,923	+152.7%	40,391

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Players of Balatro on Steam by month, newest first, continued
Month	Average	Change	Change %	Peak
November 2024Nov 2024	8,466	+2,739	+47.8%	20,010
October 2024Oct 2024	5,727	−325	−5.4%	8,868
September 2024Sept 2024	6,052	−387	−6%	8,734
August 2024Aug 2024	6,439	−1,515	−19%	9,020
July 2024Jul 2024	7,954	−385	−4.6%	12,336
June 2024Jun 2024	8,339	−4,276	−33.9%	12,151
May 2024May 2024	12,615	−6,351	−33.5%	21,031
April 2024Apr 2024	18,966	−7,395	−28.1%	31,125
March 2024Mar 2024	26,362	−489	−1.8%	37,828
February 2024Feb 2024	26,851	—	—	35,098

Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months before October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.

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Player Retention

Player retention for Balatro
Month	Avg players	Kept	Compared with other games
LaunchFebruary 2024	26,851	—	The busier of its first two months
3 months onMay 2024	12,615	47%	Holds players well (better than 76% of 9,247 other games)
12 months onFebruary 2025	22,297	83%	Holds players well (better than 91% of 7,786 other games)

Balatro kept 47% of the average players it had at its launch in February 2024 after 3 months and 83% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count