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Balatro Coming to Android, iOS, and Apple Arcade this Month

September 5, 2024 by Carley Garcia

Prepare to get nothing done ever again.

Developer LocalThunk and publisher Playstack have announced that the hugely addictive poker-inspired indie roguelike Balatro is coming to mobile devices. The game will be released for iOS via the App Store and Android via Google Play on September 26 for $9.99.

The title will also be available on Apple Arcade, and the mobile release promises to bring remastered controls for easier use on touch screens.

Productivity be damned! Balatro is coming to mobile on September 26th pic.twitter.com/qNF1d0ArBx

— Balatro (@BalatroGame) September 5, 2024

Upon its release in February, the game quickly surpassed all expectations, selling 250,000 copies in its first three days on the market and over one million copies in its first month. To date, it has sold over two million copies worldwide.

The goal for players is to beat the Boss Blinds by creating strong poker hands, with over 150 unique Joker cards appearing to help create stronger combos. Balatro recieved its first major update in April, reducing  ‘ante’ scaling in higher difficulty modes and giving Jokers a new ‘Perishable’ mechanic, disabling cards marked as ‘Perishable’ after five rounds. 

Last month, the game introduced the free ‘Friends of Jimbo’ update, featuring collaborations with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Vampire Survivors, Dave the Diver, and Among Us.

“Add some visual flair to your game by swapping out the traditional face cards—Kings, Queens, and Jacks—with beloved characters like Geralt, Yennefer, and Jaskier from The Witcher,” the announcement reads.

“This “Friends of Jimbo” surprise is the second of three major announcements about Balatro this summer. The first was the promise of a major content update in 2025, revealed earlier this month. Now, the real question is… what’s our final surprise?”

Balatro was released on February 20, 2024 for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch. It will soon be ported to mobile devices.

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