Balatro's European age rating has been changed from PEGI 18 to 12 following a publisher complaint. The hit roguelike was initially hit with an adult-only classification due to its poker theme.

Balatro, while having a poker theme, does not include any such predatory features, which the developer rather pointedly emphasized: “Since PEGI gave us an 18+ rating for having evil playing ...

In December, the PEGI ratings board dug in on the 18+ rating, despite Balatro not involving any actual gambling.At the time, developer LocalThunk called out PEGI for inconsistencies, pointing out ...

Now, Balatro will have a PEGI 12 rating following an appeal submitted by Sold Out Sales & Marketing, which rebranded to Fireshine Games in 2022 and publishes Balatro’s physical edition.

Oh, Balatro, you beautiful beast.Wrongly maligned as a gambling game and temporarily pulled from the PS Store after its PEGI rating was inexplicably raised to 18, creator Localthunk, who really ...

Balatro is completely free of in-game spending or external DLC purchases, but it got slapped with the PEGI 18 rating because of a purported connection to gambling: Specifically, as the agency said ...

Balatro's developer, LocalThunk, took to X late last week to tear into the decision, writing: "Since PEGI gave us an 18+ rating for having evil playing cards, maybe I should add microtransactions ...

Balatro, the poker-themed roguelite, has successfully appealed PEGI's decision to classify it as PEGI 18 and has now been recategorised as suitable for players aged 12 and up.

In response to the rating, LocalThunk shot back at PEGI on social media, pointing out the fact that while Balatro, a game without any actual gambling, is given an 18+ rating for using playing ...

Image: Playstack. Balatro developer 'LocalThunk' has called out ratings board 'Pan-European Game Information', A.K.A 'PEGI', for its "weirdo" decision to rate the game 18+.. The title, which ...

Balatro is currently available on all major platforms, though in the 35 regions that use PEGI ratings, it was often not immediately visible on digital storefronts due to the PEGI 18 rating.

It has been a triumphant month for Balatro with several wins at The Game Awards 2024 and the milestone of 3.5 million sales being passed – but the Pan-European Game Information (PEGI)’s change ...