Balatro exceeds five million in sales across all platforms 

Balatro has sold over five million copies across all platforms, PocketGamer.biz can reveal.

Harvey Elliott, CEO of the game's publisher Playstack, announced the milestone during his session at Pocket Gamer Connects London titled: “Playing The Long Game – Lessons From Balatro For Maximising Success". 

“Selling five million units of any game is an incredible milestone worthy of celebration," said Elliott. “To achieve it less than a year from launch, with a game made by a solo developer is even more special.

“I am incredibly proud of the developer, LocalThunk, and the whole Playstack team who have rallied around the game to ensure it continues to go from strength to strength." 

Previous successes

At The Game Awards in December last year, Balatro was recognised with multiple accolades, including wins for Mobile Game of the Year, Best Debut Indie Game and Indie Game of the Year. 

Meanwhile, at the Pocket Gamer Awards, Balatro won two awards, one for Best Digital Board Game of the Year and the other for Best Mobile Port. 

The game first debuted on PC and console in February before expanding to mobile on September 26th, 2024, earning an estimated $1 million in its first week. Balatro involves building poker hands, creating card combos, finding Jokers, and defeating Boss Blinds.