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Get ready, mobile gamers! Balatro, the acclaimed poker-inspired roguelike from LocalThunk and Playstack, is finally hitting iOS, Android, and Apple Arcade later this month! This premium title will be available for $9.99 on iOS and Android, and simultaneously launching as a "+" title on Apple Arcade on September 26th. Having already sold over 2 million copies across other platforms in under six months (PS5, Switch, Steam, PS4, and Xbox), Balatro is poised for mobile success. And the excitement doesn't stop there—a major free update is planned for 2025, bringing fresh strategies and gameplay to existing players.
Watch the mobile announcement trailer below:
Unfamiliar with Balatro? Check out my glowing 5/5 Switch review here, and see why I included it among the best Switch games of the year so far in this feature. I also had the chance to interview LocalThunk about the game and its mobile debut—read that interview here.
Pre-order Balatro on the App Store for iOS here and pre-register on Android here. The Apple Arcade version is available here. Have you already conquered Balatro on other platforms? Will you be picking it up on mobile when it launches later this month?
