Balatro on Twitch — competition and audience

LocalThunk· Playstack· 2024· Series X|S · PS4 · Switch 2 · Android · PC

StrategyTBSCard & Board GameIndie

The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.

Watch on Twitch Save this $14.99

Trailer

18Room for youThin

20Live streamers17 in English

244People watching

#5Your spot at 10 viewersof 21

Should I stream Balatro on Twitch?

18/100 · Thin· 12 viewers per streamer on paper

Not really. Most of the 237 people watching Balatro in English are already committed to the streams they are on, leaving about 48 across 15 other English streams. You would start around #5 of 21.

About 48 of the 237 English viewers here are not watching the two biggest English streams — roughly 3 each if you split it with the 15 other English streams below them. With ten viewers you would sit at #5.

Most of the audience here is not watching in English, is committed to the biggest streams, or you would start too far down the list to be found.

This reads the room as it is right now — how much of the English-speaking audience is reachable and where you would land — not how many followers you would gain. That depends on you.

Where to buy

Steam GOG Epic Fanatical Green Man Gaming Humble

All plain links straight to the official stores. Some will become affiliate links later, and they’ll be marked with a ♥ when they are — you’ll always be able to tell, and the unmarked ones will always be there.

How many people stream Balatro?

Right now

20 right now, to 244 viewers between them. 17 of them are streaming in English. Counted live from Twitch and refreshed every 15 minutes.

Is Balatro too saturated on Twitch?

No. 20 people are streaming Balatro to 244 viewers, 17 of them in English to 237 — about 14 each — and you would open at about #5 of 21.

Who you're up against

Biggest streams of 20 live right now

Is Balatro any good?

Steam calls it Overwhelmingly Positive across 123,507 reviews, and players score it 89 out of 100 from 408 ratings, critics 91 out of 100.

98%Steam players124K reviews

91Critics5 outlets

89Players408 ratings

90Metacritic

Steam calls it Overwhelmingly Positive across 124K reviews.

“I do not often leave reviews but this game is so worth it. I bought this game with the intent of playing it when I'm in the mood for something casual and chill, with no intention of putting more than a few dozen hours in it ever. Now over 300 hours in, I'm com…”
Recommended · 324h played · 37 found this helpful · from Steam
“Today was my first day on Balatro (I can stop anytime I want). I skipped work today to play Balatro (I can stop anytime I want). I loved gambling so much (I can stop anytime I want). I especially loved it when I lost my Gros Michel, but I found Cavendish in th…”
Recommended · 12h played · 34 found this helpful · from Steam
“This game is so addicting, I haven't eaten, slept, worked properly in the past 3 days”
Recommended · 88h played · 12 found this helpful · from Steam

Streamer reviews

No reviews yet. Reviews answer what critics can't: does chat engage, can you talk while playing, is there DMCA-risky music, does it produce clips. Sign in and yours would be the first.