Steam market intelligence

Balatro

98% positive · 194,032 Steam reviews · released Feb 20, 2024 · by LocalThunk

Card Game Roguelike Deckbuilder Rogue-like Deckbuilding Singleplayer Strategy Pixel Graphics Replay Value

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~6,403,056 (P10–P90: 2,561,222 – 14,086,723)

Gross revenue: ~$78,705,084 ($31,482,029 – $173,151,182)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Last 90 days: 98% positive across 299 stored reviews. Casual games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 86% (median of 4097 games).

Gameplay & mechanics93% positive · 14 mentions

“The gameplay, the sound design, the music... The vibes are immaculate. It's LocalThunk's world... we're just living in it.”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 128 h played

299 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Technology

Art style

Pixel art

Structure

Branching choicesProcedural

Mood & themes

Relaxing

Business model

Buy to play

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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