Balatro developer LocalThunk and writer Playstack have introduced one other main new gross sales milestone for the sport, additional cementing its large success as this yr’s Sport Awards loom.
In line with a message on social media platform X, Balatro has managed to rack up an eye-watering 3.5 million gross sales since its launch earlier this yr, which is a reasonably monumental determine given the sport’s comparatively small dimension and area of interest material.
Because the put up itself says, developer LocalThunk began out merely wishing to make “a recreation for myself and some mates”, however Balatro rapidly grew past these boundaries, reaching the type of international viewers many indies can solely dream of.
Balatro was launched again in February, and since then, it is develop into a fully large hit. The sport managed to rack up half one million gross sales in simply ten days, and its tempo did not let up; simply twelve days after that, Balatro crossed one million gross sales.
By August, the poker roguelike’s gross sales figures had hit two million, with developer LocalThunk promising that Balatro‘s first main replace would arrive in 2025, bringing “new concepts and methods” to freshen the sport up.
As an indie darling, Balatro has hardly stayed in its personal pen, both. It is crossed over with different indie smash hits like Stardew Valley and Potion Craft, in addition to the likes of Cyberpunk 2077 and Dave the Diver.
Whereas the sport was initially launched for PC and consoles, it additionally secured itself a cellular launch again in September, and given the bite-sized nature of Balatro, it is laborious to think about that launch hasn’t contributed considerably to the sport’s success.
Such is Balatro‘s monumental success that it is the solely indie recreation nominated for the Sport of the 12 months award at this yr’s Sport Awards, the ceremony for which can happen later at this time.
You may take a look at Balatro proper now on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Change, and cellular units.