Balatro

Last updated: 2026-04-07
  • Visually and aurally satisfying
  • Unique and varied jokers
  • Deep strategic gameplay
  • Roguelike elements with poker
  • High reliance on luck
  • Time-consuming and addictive
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Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAM / <16GB RAMpositiveWindows 8-11GB VRAMpositive
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
Total reviews
188,080
Positive
184,14197.9%
Negative
3,9392.1%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
13,823,604
Estimated revenue
$207,215,824
Game price
$15
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
1510.31%
Estimated copies lost
11,098
Estimated revenue lost
$166,359
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
1520.3%
Avg playtime 0.7h
2390.5%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
1,1792.4%
Avg playtime 81.3h
46,85996.8%
Avg playtime 99.1h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day62.4 rev/day
Last 30d94.4 rev/day
Quarterly3,773.9 rev/qtr
Days covered776.1 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
48,429 total
Organic purchasers39,80982.2%
Voted up: 97%
Key activations8,62017.8%
Voted up: 97%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
48,429 total
First impression0-2h1,2332.55%
Voted up: 86%
Mid game2-10h12,27925.4%
Voted up: 97%
Late game10-20h8,73618.0%
Voted up: 97%
Endgame20h+26,18154.1%
Voted up: 98%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
3.71% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
96.8%
Global baseline 97.3%
1,796 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 188,080 total.