Indie Hit Balatro Ups the Ante with Over a Million Copies Sold | Push Square
It's been on sale for just under a month, but Balatro has already reached a huge sales milestone. After reaching the 500,000 mark after only 10 days, the indie roguelike has now doubled that figure, now having sold over a million copies.
The announcement came via the game's official social channels:
Developed mostly by a single person, Balatro is a roguelike card game that has you playing poker hands to score points and using Jokers and other modifiers to enhance your deck in numerous ways. The amount of permutations and potential for outrageously high scores means the game has really struck a chord, and it's become one of 2024's surprise breakout hits.
The above post teases more to come for Balatro, so we suspect it'll only become bigger and better as the year goes on. Have you been playing this one? What are your thoughts on Balatro? Tell us in the comments section below.
Stephen has been part of the Push Square team for over six years, bringing boundless enthusiasm and a deep knowledge of video games to his role as Assistant Editor. Having grown up playing every PlayStation console to date, he's developed an eclectic taste, with particular passion for indie games, arcade racers, and puzzlers. He's also our go-to guy for Sonic-related matters, much to his delight/chagrin.
It's fair and deserved, already one of my most played games for years.
Well deserved. I love seeing success stories like this for solo devs.
Having recently got the platinum / 100% for Slay the Spire I can easily see this now being my go to «one more try» game for the next 500 hours...I really am enjoying it.
Fun but I’m struggling to beat a single run. My tactics clearly need some work. Any tips appreciated!
@Ico1977 I'm by no means an expert — only finished the first four decks on base difficulty so far but I've just been having fun with it and as I've unlocked more jokers & vouchers have started to get a better idea of what jokers synergise well. Then just trying to streamline the deck
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