Balatro, the hit roguelike with poker imagery and poker hands but no actual gambling, no longer has a PEGI 18 rating in Europe following an appeal, PEGI announced today.

Following careful deliberation, PEGI determines that it has treated Balatro too harshly when it classified it as an 18+ game.

The popular deckbuilding game has won its most important hand yet with a victory over the European ratings board, which objected to its content.

Balatro, the poker-themed roguelite, has successfully appealed PEGI's decision to classify it as PEGI 18 and has now ...

Since then, however, Balatro's Pan European Games Information (PEGI) rating remained at 18+, until an appeal published ...

Last year, the publisher and developer of popular card game Balatro found themselves in an unusual argument with a ratings ...

The Pan European Game Information firm's website announced that not only have Localthunk and common sense prevailed in the ...

Indie games Balatro and Luck Be a Landlord have had their PEGI ratings changed from 18 to 12 following appeals from their ...

Balatro has finally gotten reclassified in Europe.

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. About a year ago ...

Balatro has officially had its PEGI 18 age rating overturned following an appeal. That's according to a new press release ...

Balatro has been reclassified as 12+ after previously being an 18-only game according to the PEGI ratings board.