Indie poker game Balatro has sold over 1 million copies in less than a month. And that's even before it was released on iOS and Android

The poker roguelike game Balatro sold over 1 million copies in the first month of sales, as reported by the game's publisher Playstack.

"We are incredibly grateful to players from around the world for their support and enthusiasm," said Harvey Elliott, CEO of Playstack.

The milestone of 500 thousand copies sold was reached within 10 days after the release. Among other achievements of Balatro were sales of copies worth $1 million within the first 8 hours of availability. A very good result for an indie game.

It should be noted that the game was able to achieve these milestones even before its release on mobile platforms and despite some obstacles. The game was released on February 20, 2024, initially for consoles and Windows computers. Due to a rating error, it was temporarily blocked in some stores. However, sales resumed afterwards, and on March 1, a ported version for MacOS was released.

The developer LocalThunk stated that they plan to create versions of Balatro for iPhone and Android. However, they did not specify when they will be released in the respective stores. Currently, there is already Balatro Poker in the App Store, but it is a game from a different developer.

LocalThunk also plans to update the game, making changes to the balance and possibly adding new jokers. At the same time, taking advantage of the project's high popularity, publisher Playstack is currently considering selling merchandise, including physical decks of Balatro cards.

Source: Videogameschronicle, The Verge