Balatro GBA - Browser Edition

Play the Balatro GBA fan demake instantly in your browser. No download, no install, no setup.

Click the image to play

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Why this exists

Balatro is the poker roguelike everyone is hooked on. The community built an impressive Game Boy Advance demake - but playing it normally means downloading a ROM and setting up an emulator. This project removes all of that friction: one link, and you are drawing cards three seconds later. On your PC, your phone, or that locked-down work laptop.

outblade.github.io/balatro-web

• Zero setup - runs entirely in the browser via WebAssembly
• Works everywhere - PC, Mac, Android, iOS
• Your progress is saved - localStorage keeps your run between sessions
• Fullscreen, no black bars - the game scales to fill any screen
• Touch controls on mobile - built into EmulatorJS

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Controls

Key	GBA Button	Action
Arrow keys	D-Pad	Navigate menus / move cursor
Space	A	Select / confirm card
Escape	B	Deselect all cards
Enter	L	Play Hand / Sell Joker
Backspace	R	Discard
Shift	Select	GBA Select
Tab	Start	GBA Start / pause
F or F11	-	Toggle fullscreen

The bindings are designed to feel close to the Steam version: Enter to play, Backspace to discard, arrow keys to navigate.

Selling and moving jokers

Some actions depend on where your cursor is:

• Sell a joker - press Up to move the cursor onto the joker row (in the shop or during a round), highlight the joker, then press Enter (GBA L).
• Move / swap jokers or cards - highlight one, hold Space (GBA A), then use the arrow keys.

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Android APK

Prefer playing offline on Android? Download the APK directly from this repo - no Play Store needed.

Install tip: enable "Install from unknown sources" in your Android settings before installing.

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Tech stack

Component	Details
ROM	balatro-gba v1.1 by GBALATRO and contributors
Emulator	EmulatorJS (mGBA core)
Hosting	GitHub Pages - the whole site is a single index.html

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Found a bug? Have an idea?

Open an issue - gameplay bugs in the demake itself belong upstream at GBALATRO/balatro-gba, while anything about the browser wrapper (controls, scaling, saving, mobile) belongs here.

If this saved you an emulator setup, a star helps other people find it.

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Legal

This is a non-profit fan project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Playstack or LocalThunk.

The original Balatro is a paid game - please support the developer:

The GBA demake ROM is sourced from GBALATRO/balatro-gba (MIT-licensed fan project).