Really a masterfully designed game, with such an obvious premise that it's a wonder it hasn't been made before (or at least, not successfully). At the end of the day, Balatro has very little to do with poker. I enjoyed winning but I enjoyed collecting everything even more. However, I feel the game falls apart in the higher difficulties due to the level of randomness, requiring the player to restart repeatedly to get a run off the ground.

Really a masterfully designed game, with such an obvious premise that it's a wonder it hasn't been made before (or at least, not successfully). At the end of the day, Balatro has very little to do with poker. I enjoyed winning but I enjoyed collecting everything even more. However, I feel the game falls apart in the higher difficulties due to the level of randomness, requiring the player to restart repeatedly to get a run off the ground.