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Balatro has officially sold 5 million copies.
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The indie poker roguelike deck builder was first released in February 2024.
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The title won Best Indie, Best Debut Indie, and Best Mobile Game at The Game Awards 2024.
Balatro It sold 5 million copies ahead of its first anniversary in February 2025. One of the most unique indie games of 2024 Balatro is a poker-based roguelike deck builder that took the gaming world by storm last year. Nominated for five categories at The Game Awards 2024, including Game of the Year, the game won three: Best Indie, Best Debut Indie, and Best Mobile Game.
Balatro When it was first released on PC and consoles on February 20, 2024, it quickly became a huge hit. It was released on macOS a few weeks later and was a huge hit when it finally made it to mobile devices in September. In early October, developer LocalThunk revealed that gamers have spent a whopping 11,000 years playing the game. Balatro The game sold more than 3.5 million copies before Christmas across all platforms.
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Now LocalThunk has even more good news for fans of poker roguelikes. On Twitter, the developer stated: Balatro has sold 5 million copies, and The Game Awards 2024 thanked everyone who got into the game following the hype it generated. Selling 5 million copies in less than a year is amazing for a independently developed indie game, and in the same tweet, LocalThunk urged fans to do the same. of Balatro Show your support for fellow small game studios and developers by buying more indie games.
Balatro celebrates 5 million units sold
It seems so BalatroIts big presence at The Game Awards 2024 may have given the game the extra push it needed to surpass the 5 million unit sales mark within its first year. Balatro's previous milestone update was 3.5 million copies just before The Game Awards. This means the game sold 1.5 million copies in a little over a month. Other award ceremonies will also be held, including the DICE Awards, New York Game Awards, and Independent Games Festival. This is slightly smaller than Geoff Keighley's Game Awards, but it still has something to offer. Balatro When a game makes a big splash, it generates another small boost in sales.
Balatro Although 2024 was a huge success, LocalThunk likely has more in store for fans in 2025. The game has hosted several “Friends of Jimbo” cosmetic crossovers with games such as: Adoration of the Lamb, among us, diver daveThis is even the case with CD Projekt Red. the witcher and cyberpunk 2077. Fans can expect more of these fun collaborations this year. Balatro We run towards the next milestone.