Balatero The game has been in the news recently as some versions of it were pulled from digital stores as ratings confusion continues. However, this setback hasn’t stopped the popular roguelike deck-building game from selling over 500,000 copies across all platforms in less than two weeks.
Released last month on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and PC, Balatero is a fantastic digital card game that uses poker mechanics and hand cards as its foundation to create a strange but fun roguelike that’s all about using power-ups and special cards to earn massive combos. Now the game has reached a huge sales milestone.
According to publisher Playstack GamesMarch 6 Balatero It exceeded the 500,000-copy mark in just ten days. In a tweet announcing the news, the publisher added: “Thank you for your overwhelming support – we really appreciate it!”
That’s an impressive number for a relatively small game from a small publisher that involves shuffling cards to form playing cards. But what’s even more impressive is that for the past few days, the game hasn’t been available on the Switch eShop in Europe.That’s because the game’s PEGI rating changed overnight, leaving publishers and Causing the game to be removed from digital stores.
Playstack is continuing its efforts to bring Balatro back to the eShop in countries such as Germany and the UK.Even said that recently The game is expected to return to all stores Before March 9th. Hopefully it happens soon, as this would be an absolutely perfect game for Nintendo’s aging hybrid handheld.
Personally, I haven’t been able to stop playing Balatero Since its release. I even bought a second copy on my Xbox so I could play it more easily in my living room. It’s on my Steam Deck. I can’t wait to buy it again when it (hopefully) releases on iOS and Android one day.I am Balatero– Pilling, I don’t care.
Balatero Out now on Xbox, PlayStation, PC and (in some countries) Switch.