Balatro's popularity is growing by the day: the hit card game has set another attendance record on Steam
Summarising the year 2024, almost all publications, critics and reputable journalists call card-based roguelike Balatro one of the best novelties.
The game seems very simple and even primitive, but this appearance hides deep gameplay, unusual mechanics and unique visual style, as well as almost endless replayability.
Users of all platforms enjoy playing this unusual interpretation of poker and it seems that every month the number of players is growing.
Here's What We Know
Over the past 24 hours, Balatro has set a new record for peak online play on Steam.
According to SteamDB service there were more than 39,000 people in Balatro at the same time.
Graph of Balatro attendance in Steam
There are no similar statistics for other platforms, but we are sure that the game is also very popular on PC, consoles and mobile devices.
By the way, with the opinion of colleagues about the masterpiece Balatro agrees and authoritative journalist Jason Schreier, who included this game Jason Schreier has named his own top ten games of 2024 - including indie hits Balatro and Animal Well of 2024.
Recall, in early December, This is what success looks like: sales of the card game Balatro have exceeded 3.5 million copies.
Source: SteamDB
