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Grade B20 sourcesHIS-00905

Balatro

Game · 2023 · Notable

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A poker roguelike passed five million sales after demos, streams and awards.

Trailer · Playstack on YouTube
Official gameplay screenshot showing a two-pair hand, Jokers and the Big Blind target.
LocalThunk / Playstack
Balatro on Steam
LocalThunk / Playstack
Balatro
Wikipedia (non-free, fair use)
Balatro - Launch Trailer | THE POKER ROGUELIKE
Playstack on YouTube
The Balatro Timeline — LocalThunk
LocalThunk
Balatro - Playstack
Playstack
Latest News - Playstack - Balatro Deals a Full House of Success ♠️♠️♠️♦️♦️
Playstack
BAFTA Games Award
The Hollywood Reporter
Balatro - Balatro Playing Cards: Ghost Deck
Fangamer
Playing cards swirl in an interdimensional vortex in Balatro's trippy intro sequence.
PC Gamer
A flush in Balatro
PC Gamer
Balatro - Small Blind: Score at least 500,000
PC Gamer
Hit deck-builder Balatro is now available for mobile | VGC
Video Games Chronicle
Balatro breaks its CCU record by peaking at over 38.5k concurrent players thanks to "crazy December"
WN Hub
How Balatro publisher Playstack delivered a marketing masterclass
Game Developer

Spread Score

How it works
Reach47Contagion60Breadth90Velocity0Longevity3950

Numbers

SteamDB all-time concurrency peak, live tracker at lookup
43.9K
As of Oct 15, 2026 · Open web · SteamDB
Peak date
Week of Dec 19, 2024
May 2023 to Week of Dec 19, 2024
Platforms
6
Started on Open web
Origin
Seeded
Gaming

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  • Maker origin
  • Underdog
  • Controversy
  • Platform jumpPrimary
  • Press loop

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A public beta reached streamers before Playstack built a demo and creator campaign. The full release earned $1 million in eight hours, according to the publisher. Mobile distribution, awards and holiday videos extended its audience.

Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

Wikipedia views · Google searchesFeb ’23MayJulSepNovFeb ’24MarJunOctJan ’25MarJulDecPeakOpen webTwitchRedditPressApp storesYouTube
Open webTwitchRedditPressApp storesYouTube

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Timeline (17)

  1. May 2023

    LocalThunk seed · May 2023

    LocalThunk made a public beta available on Steam in late May.[1]

    Balatro on Steam
    Open the first post ↗

  2. June 2023

    Dan Gheesling platform jump · Jun 2023

    Dan Gheesling streamed Balatro in mid-June, and LocalThunk reported a wishlist spike.[1]

    The Balatro Timeline — LocalThunk

  3. July 2023

    LocalThunk / Playstack owner response · Jul 2023

    LocalThunk signed with Playstack, which planned a February release and console ports.[1]

Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
  1. 2026-10-16Added 6 numbers
  2. 2026-10-15Added: 16 events, 20 sources · Score 50
Origin
Seeded
Sector
Gaming
Region
Global
SteamDB all-time concurrency peak, live tracker at lookup
43.9K
As of Oct 15, 2026 · Open web · SteamDB
Evidence
Grade B

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Wikipedia views · Google searchesFeb ’23MayJulSepNovFeb ’24MarJunOctJan ’25MarJulDecPeakOpen webTwitchRedditPressApp storesYouTube
Open webTwitchRedditPressApp storesYouTube

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  1. May 2023

    LocalThunk seed · May 2023

    LocalThunk made a public beta available on Steam in late May.[1]

    Balatro on Steam
    Open the first post ↗

  2. June 2023

    Dan Gheesling platform jump · Jun 2023

    Dan Gheesling streamed Balatro in mid-June, and LocalThunk reported a wishlist spike.[1]

    The Balatro Timeline — LocalThunk

  3. July 2023

    LocalThunk / Playstack owner response · Jul 2023

    LocalThunk signed with Playstack, which planned a February release and console ports.[1]

  1. platform jump · Sep 2023

  2. platform jump · Sep 21 ’23

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