Smash hit Balatro is coming to iPhone and Android
by Sean Hollister from The Verge - All Posts on (#6KCVH)
Image: Playstack
I'm sorry, there's simply no escape. The addictive magic roguelike poker game Balatro, which grossed $1M in eight hours, sold 500,000 copies in 10 days, and has now been played for 1,742 years, is now coming to iPhone and Android too.
That's the word directly from the game's anonymous solo developer LocalThunk and their publisher Playstack Games, who participated in a verified Reddit AMA earlier this week.
The game originally shipped for consoles and Windows PCs - and was briefly banned from some storefronts over a ratings mistake. It's back, and there's also now a MacOS port that you can access by buying the game on Steam.
The full Reddit AMA has loads of insight into Balatro's development process, including their biggest...