Since its launch on PC and consoles in February, Balatro has become one of the surprise hits of 2024. Jimbo The Joker's influence will soon be moving on to another platform, as publisher PlayStack has confirmed the game will be ported to mobile devices on September 26.
The game will be available on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store for $10, while a free Balatro+ version will be available to those who have an Apple Arcade subscription. The announcement did not confirm whether a free version will also be offered on Android devices via Google Play.
Balatro is a card-based puzzle game which sees players use traditional playing cards to battle against "Blinds," as playing cards from their hand earns them points--think poker, but with rules you can mess with. Multiple types of special cards--Jokers, Tarot cards, cards with special treatments, and more--add points or multipliers to each hand, and once a certain score is reached, the Blind is defeated.
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