{"id":777158,"date":"2025-11-30T20:21:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T20:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/indie-hit-poker-game-balatro-is-also-coming-to-iphone?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed"},"modified":"2025-11-30T20:21:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T20:21:41","slug":"indie-hit-poker-game-balatro-is-also-coming-to-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/indie-hit-poker-game-balatro-is-also-coming-to-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"Indie hit Poker game Balatro is also coming to iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The hugely popular roguelike Poker game Balatro is coming to iPhone.<\/p>\n

The decision to port it to mobile devices is unlikely to come as much of a surprise – Balatro is already a success story, clocking up “overwhelmingly positive” reviews on Steam since it released last month despite controversy around its rating – but it’ll welcome news for players who don’t have a Steam Deck or Switch to play it on the go.<\/p>\n

Right now, developer Localthunk is not confirming when, exactly, the iOS version of the deckbuilder will be available, but did tell iMore<\/a> (thanks, VGC<\/a>) that future updates will include “possibly more secrets”, and teased that there is a “new and interesting design space [he’s] excited to explore”.<\/p>\n

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The hugely popular roguelike Poker game Balatro is coming to iPhone. The decision to port it to mobile devices is unlikely to come as much of a surprise – Balatro is already a success story, clocking up “overwhelmingly positive” reviews on Steam since it released last month despite controversy around its rating – but it’ll welcome news for players who don’t have a Steam Deck or Switch to play it on the go. Right now, developer Localthunk is not confirming when, exactly, the iOS version of the deckbuilder will be available, but did tell iMore (thanks, VGC) that future updates will include “possibly more secrets”, and teased that there is a “new and interesting design space [he’s] excited to explore”. 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