Reviews of Balatro
4.5 out of 5, from 11 ratings
A probability worksheet wearing neon makeup and somehow that is a compliment.
Clear enough to learn in five minutes, deep enough to keep a notebook nearby.
A complete strategy arc in the time between two stations, unless I miss the station.
Every hand is a plan, a probability lesson, and a tiny excuse to ignore the clock.
Make a hand, break a rule, watch the numbers sing. It barely needs anything else.
Simple rules, endless edge cases, and the exact sound a score counter should make.
I installed it for queue times and started being late to the queue.
Poker hands turned into a machine for making plans and immediately betraying them.
Missed my stop twice. At this point the game owes me bus fare.
The cleanest possible interface for making catastrophically bad bedtime choices.