Balatro, the poker roguelike by LocalThunk, rewritten in C to run natively on the Sega Dreamcast. No emulation, no PC port squeezed in: the whole game, built for the console.
BalatroDC is an unofficial fan port. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by LocalThunk or Playstack. It is free. If you paid for a disc, you got scammed. |
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DOWNLOAD
Soon! 2026
Build kit v0.9.5: the download opens here very soon. |
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BRING YOUR OWN COPY
No Balatro art, music, sound or text is distributed here, and no disc image will ever be. You download a small build kit, point it at the Balatro you bought on PC, and it makes the Dreamcast disc on your own computer. Buy the game: playbalatro.com |
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WHAT'S IN IT
 | The whole game
All 150 jokers, tarots, planets, spectrals, vouchers, tags, boosters, the 15 decks, 8 stakes with their stickers, the 20 challenges and endless mode.
| | Ten languages
English, French, German, Spanish (both), Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese and Indonesian, read straight from your copy of the game.
| | VMU saves
Runs, settings and a profile with unlocks, achievements and stats. Pick the VMU, save on quit, continue later.
| | Pad, mouse, keyboard
The original pad layout or a Dreamcast one, a free cursor on the analog stick, and the Dreamcast mouse and keyboard work too.
| | Online versus and co-op (coming soon)
Over a Broadband Adapter, or a modem and a DreamPi. Same deck and same shops in versus; one shared blind in co-op.
| | Made for a CRT
Text size options, HUD zoom for overscan, scanlines if you want them, a first-boot tutorial and an attract-mode demo.
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QUICK FAQ
Does it work on an emulator?
Yes, Flycast runs it, online play included.
Is it the PC game running on a Dreamcast?
No. The whole engine is recreated from scratch and optimised for the Dreamcast; only the art, sound and text come from your own copy.
What hardware works?
The standard controller, the VMU, the Dreamcast mouse and keyboard, the Broadband Adapter and the modem (with a DreamPi).
Found a bug?
Write to contact@espouaisso.com with what happened and, if you can, a photo of the screen.
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SCREENSHOTS
Screenshots coming soon. |
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