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79BANG SCORE
Balatro
Worth it · Strategy · 2024
Solid value for the price: about 7.6h, $14.99 (~$1.97/hr), 98% positive.
The verdict
Becomes a BANGER at $10.86
28% off today's $14.99. Wait for that sale.
$1.97/hr over the 7.6h main story, $0.06/hr if you 100% it (251.1h).
Better value than 94% of Strategy games
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
Length
7.6h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
251.1h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr
$1.97/h
price ÷ main-story length
Price
$14.99
Reviews
98%
193,302 reviews
Metacritic
90
critic score
Players
3.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2024
What drives the score
Value$1.97/hr
price per hour of game, the biggest driver
Length8 hours
how much game you get. hours feed the value per dollar
Reviews98% positive
gates the score. weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a BANGER
Reach3.5M+ players
how many own it, a popularity + confidence signal
Engagement16% finish
how far players actually get (achievements), a top-end bonus
Metacritic90/100
critic consensus, a supporting signal next to player reviews
Monetization↓ No microtransactions
cosmetic only, a light touch
Lime = the core BANG Score drivers, blue = supporting signals, red = what drags it down. The exact weights stay secret. These are the inputs and the direction each pushes.
In-app purchasesNo microtransactionsPCGamingWiki
Price history
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DeveloperLocalThunk
PublisherPlaystack
GenreStrategy
Achievements31
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