Balatro has reportedly generated nearly $4.4 million in mobile revenue since its launch earlier this year.
As reported by PocketGamer, information provided by App Magic claims that the game saw a sharp increase in revenue on November 18, the day the game received five nominations for The game Awards, including game of the Year.
Balatro has been nominated for game of the Year, Best game Direction, Best Independent game, Best Debut Independent game, and Best Mobile game.
Since its release, Balatro has received several collaborations, including special decks themed to The Witcher, Vampire Survivors, Cyberpunk, and more.
Celebrating two million copies sold earlier this year, developer LocalThunk revealed that the game‘s first major update would arrive in 2025.
“This update will bring new ideas and strategies to the game and, as a big thank you to the game‘s brilliant and passionate community, the update will be completely free,” they wrote.
VGC’s review of Balatro called him “gaming‘s best time thief since Vampire Survivors.”
“Balatro is a surprisingly addictive version of poker that is absolutely impossible to put down,” we wrote. “Occasional difficulty spikes aside, it’s a piece of simplistic genius that we’ll keep in our Steam Deck forever.”
