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Balatro, the smash hit roguelike card game based on poker, has sold over five million units across PC, console, and mobile.

Behind this unique take on poker stands LocalThunk, a solo developer that has managed to maintain his vision while continuing to support a game that has propelled him into the limelight.

The Balatro X account made a post announcing the newest sales milestone. Balatro has sold 5 million units since its February ...

Following this tweet, Wout van Halderen, the PR manager for Balatro, added that the title sold 3.5 million copies during the ...

According to LocalThunk on social media, Balatro has sold a whopping 5 million copies in its first 11 months in the market.

Balatro has also been nominated at other awards shows, including the New York Game Awards 2025, the Steam Awards 2024, and ...

Balatro has broken yet another sales barrier, so if you were in any doubt about just how popular the indie poker roguelike is ...

Balatro, one of last year's most unique indie games, has surpassed yet another impressive sales milestone almost a full year ...

Balatro was released in February last year and is available across PC, Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, and mobile devices. It won best mobile game, best debut indie game, and best independent game at The ...

Balatro has now officially sold 5 million copies since its initial launch on 20th February 2024.

Publisher Playstack and developer LocalThunk announced the poker-inspired roguelike deckbuilder, Balatro, has sold over five million units.