64BANG SCORE
Balatro
worth it · strategy · 2024
Solid value for what it costs.
Better value than 53% of strategy games
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.
BANGER threshold
Becomes a BANGER at $9.01
40% off today's $14.99. Wait for that sale.
Real value
$1.97/hr over the 7.6h main story, $0.06/hr if you 100% it (251.1h).
And 16% of players reach the end, the value holds.
Finish rate
15.7%
how far players get (achievements)
Advertised
7.6h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
251.1h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr (advertised)
$1.97/h
price ÷ advertised main-story hours
Price
$14.99
Reviews
98%
193,302 reviews
Metacritic
90
critic score
Players
3.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2024
Where players drop off
Share of players who unlocked each achievement, most-earned (left) to rarest (right).
DeveloperLocalThunk
PublisherPlaystack
Genrestrategy
Achievements31
Trailer & screenshots
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