“game taught poker and inspired positive life changes”
How it holds up
−50+5
Gameplay
+1.57
Strategy+3.30
“incredible variety of synergies and builds” (50)
[h1]15 часов за сутки – это не предел![/h1] [i] Посвящается двум крысам [/i] [b]Balatro[/b] – карточная игра, модифицирующая концепции покера, добавляя в него механики, возможные только в интерактивном виде. Хочу сразу отметить, что игра очень затягивает с первых минут вне зависимости от отношения к карточным играм. Я не сильно дружу с настолками и, если и играю, то от встречи к встречи с друзьями в основном в одно и то же. С играми с помощью одной колоды карт и того хуже, каюсь, но мастерски освоил я только Дурака. Моё отношение к ККИ же – это что-то сумбурное между непониманием, отсутствием
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Story & World
+1.40
Not enough data — only 2% of reviews mention this.
World+2.20
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Content Volume
+2.74
Replayability+3.94
“every run feels different, best roguelite ever played” (30)
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Visuals & Sound
+3.40
Audio+3.12
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Multiplayer
+3.07
Not enough data — only 2% of reviews mention this.
Community+3.80
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Fairness
-1.35
Balance-2.40
“specific Joker combinations create unbeatable run scenarios” (25)
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Tech & Ops
+1.49
Not enough data — only 6% of reviews mention this.
Developer support+0.33
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Scores are the average of reviews that mention each category (−5 to +5). Fainter bars were mentioned by fewer reviews; grey means too few to trust. Tap a category ▾ to see what drives it.
Steam review activity
% positive over time
since launch, by month · major update
Feb 2024Sep 2026
Reviews
per day · 1,367 reviews, peak 65/day
Aug 19Sep 16
per month · 5,365 reviews, peak 1,920/month
Jun 2026Aug 2026
per month · 11,988 reviews, peak 2,420/month
Mar 2026Aug 2026
per month · 27,463 reviews, peak 2,986/month
Sep 2025Aug 2026
Steam only gives daily counts for the last 30 days; longer ranges are by month. Months with fewer than 10 reviews are left out of % positive. "Show updates" marks major updates and DLC the developer posted on Steam (since about 2020) — hover a column to see % positive the month before and after.
Review languages
Languages of the 338 reviews we analyzed from the past year — not all Steam reviews.
English36%
Chinese20%
Spanish15%
Russian10%
Portuguese7%
Korean3%
Other9%
🔒 Scores broken down by language — how Russian or Chinese players rate each category — are in the paid dashboard.
