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"Balatro was a pain in the ass to market," but it started getting better once players started cracking open the demo so they could play forever

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Iain Harris & Michael LeriGamesRadar+
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Balatro
Genres · card_and_board, indie, strategy, tbs
Release · Feb 20, 2024
Developer · LocalThunk
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253 articles 121 writers 13 reviews
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