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Indie hit Poker game Balatro is also coming to iPhone

The hugely popular roguelike Poker game Balatro is coming to iPhone.The decision to port it to mobile devices is unlike…

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. Balatro - Launch Trailer | THE POKER ROGUELIKE Balatro - Launch Trailer.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". In a recent AMA session on reddit, Localthunk was asked for comment on how PEGI mishandled the game's rating after it was pulled from sale in some countries due to a "mistaken belief that the game 'contains prominent gambling imagery and materials that instructs about gambling'", as per publisher Playstack's statement at the time.

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