No it did not infact ga away altho it is no longer playeble in browser it did recently get publiched on steem and now you can by the game instead of playing it in browser altho I do also find it a inconvinience hoped this helped if not good luck finding a better solution
It's a bit of a jerk move to pull the playable version from itch, especially as there are people suing valve over steam right now, but it's not like I can do anything other than raise a note of complaint that I'm now unable to play. It's also worth noting that other gameshavehaddemosavailable for some time while being small or even solo studios! Even if you wished to abandon it, it would have been nice to leave it up as a legacy build. I wonder if the yogscast is legally forcing you to remove the old build via contract, which I find concerningly possible!
Please stop begging this guy for free copies or demos or DRM free versions. He's a one-man dev team and doesn't, and shouldn't, give you beggars a damned thing. Hey needs to make money to eat and pay for housing.
It's on steam. If you don't like it, tough. If you like the game enough, then install steam and buy it.
Sorry if I confuse you. It's in this page, the one that says "For now we are shelving the demo version because as a solo dev it was too difficult to continue to support the demo features and web compatibility during development of the Steam version."
I managed to break the game, the opponent kept getting 20 or 21 with a broken deck and it just kept going for idk how many turns. The buttons are pressed but nothing happens. I guess it had to end at some point lol.
I love this game. The cards have tons of gameplay interactions and many many card references. For gameplay points, more ways of out-of-combat healing would be nice (maybe a special "rest site" event similar to the campfires from Slay the Spire). Given the RNG-heavy blackjack mechanics can cause one to take high amounts of damage due to bad draws, it'd be nice for builds to have an easier way of healing damage if they don't have healing cards in their deck.
Went infinite with dealer chip and escardgot! Once you get the card value to 21 (I used a lot of shielding to get there), you can just exploit it every round for a guaranteed blackjack and minimum 21 block gained per stand
Hi, just saying that I really love this game and played the older version. The new version overall looks fresh and great except for one thing that maybe you can take into consideration.
The text below the next opponent (on the pick your poison screen) feels too big/too ornate for me to be able to focus/ read, the older one has better readability. Other than that it's spectacular!
this is what i expected balatro to be (no shade, balatro is a good game), having all these other cards be playable and have unique effects in a familiar game like blackjack is so cool and fun
The giant rat is way too hard to beat compared to the other opponents. For whatever reason this rat 9 times out of 10 manages to get an higher score than me. And if I manage to hit him it's only 1 damage. Even worse when it gets a blackjack : it gets his health back to full and gain shield. So basically if you don't get the right cards it's basically begging to god that it doesn't blackjack.
The unique cards, references, and gameplay make this feel like a really fresh take on blackjack. The amount in the demo is so fun and engaging, I will totally buy this when it comes out.
any idea if the old version, v0.20 of the demo or even older version, it's still available? I personally liked it more than this current version, just because of the old graphics. i haven't played the new versions of the demo, but the older ones were just amazing. sorry my english, i really dont know it that well
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Now you see it, now you don't. Purple Moss Collectors giveth, and Purple Moss Collectors taketh away...
2 months later, absolute silence. I guess I'll never experience those old clunky graphics and the coming soon around every corner
Actually it's kinda stupid the moment I came back to see if any response, cause the game's not playable anymore
game go away :(
No it did not infact ga away altho it is no longer playeble in browser it did recently get publiched on steem and now you can by the game instead of playing it in browser altho I do also find it a inconvinience hoped this helped if not good luck finding a better solution
It's a bit of a jerk move to pull the playable version from itch, especially as there are people suing valve over steam right now, but it's not like I can do anything other than raise a note of complaint that I'm now unable to play. It's also worth noting that other games have had demos available for some time while being small or even solo studios! Even if you wished to abandon it, it would have been nice to leave it up as a legacy build. I wonder if the yogscast is legally forcing you to remove the old build via contract, which I find concerningly possible!
Please stop begging this guy for free copies or demos or DRM free versions. He's a one-man dev team and doesn't, and shouldn't, give you beggars a damned thing. Hey needs to make money to eat and pay for housing.
It's on steam. If you don't like it, tough. If you like the game enough, then install steam and buy it.
Why is this hard?
I only want full version here on itch, payed or not, cause steam is blocked
I AM IN VIIETNAM AND STEAM IS BLOCKED THER
Because there are also people who don't even have credit cards, almost all of them being kids or teens.
Guys, for no confussion, if you are wondering why demo version is gone, read the Game status update, line 3.
I don't know what you mean but since i don't buy of Steam I guess it doesn't matter. If the game ever comes to itch I'll buy it.
Sorry if I confuse you. It's in this page, the one that says "For now we are shelving the demo version because as a solo dev it was too difficult to continue to support the demo features and web compatibility during development of the Steam version."
And? The steam version is DONE.
And I don't want to buy it.
I like the demo and is willing to buy the full game, but Steam is blocked in Vietnam. Is there any other way to play this?
hello i loved this demo but would there be any chance for there to be a option to get the game free? im very broke and cant afford the full game
why is the old version no longer here?
Was wondering if you guys will do a drm free copy here on itchio, for those who have devices they would rather not use Steam on?
I managed to break the game, the opponent kept getting 20 or 21 with a broken deck and it just kept going for idk how many turns. The buttons are pressed but nothing happens. I guess it had to end at some point lol.
If your SD Card pulls an SD Card, it gets hidden under your "Hand." If you don't know it's there you can't really see it at all! :)
I love this game. The cards have tons of gameplay interactions and many many card references.
For gameplay points, more ways of out-of-combat healing would be nice (maybe a special "rest site" event similar to the campfires from Slay the Spire). Given the RNG-heavy blackjack mechanics can cause one to take high amounts of damage due to bad draws, it'd be nice for builds to have an easier way of healing damage if they don't have healing cards in their deck.
This is very well done! I'll have to play it some more
I wish there were similar games to this, e.g solitaire w/ random cards, hearts w/ random cards, etc.
play balatro
thanks, will do!
Went infinite with dealer chip and escardgot! Once you get the card value to 21 (I used a lot of shielding to get there), you can just exploit it every round for a guaranteed blackjack and minimum 21 block gained per stand
the glitched card deck has to be by far the funniest one
i just lost 46 life in the first encounter xd
update: i lost as soon as i enter the lounge
great game, addicted to it on steam
however, i would like to report a softlock and some other stuff... is there any place to do so?
Discord is probably the best place - there's an invite link on the title screen/main menu.
Otherwise you can reply here
hello i loved this demo but would there be any chance for there to be a option to get the game free? im very broke and cant afford the full game
is there a chance that the developers would make it playable on a server or online?
possibly my favorite win so far. After depleting his deck I could play whatever I wanted.
a rat took my foil Ace! :[
Hi, just saying that I really love this game and played the older version. The new version overall looks fresh and great except for one thing that maybe you can take into consideration.
The text below the next opponent (on the pick your poison screen) feels too big/too ornate for me to be able to focus/ read, the older one has better readability. Other than that it's spectacular!
It's very interesting, can't wait for the full game.
this is what i expected balatro to be (no shade, balatro is a good game), having all these other cards be playable and have unique effects in a familiar game like blackjack is so cool and fun
very fun
This is a fabulous game and I can't wait for the full version
I love oh love to gamble
"This is why you don't gamble kids, I've already gambled one too many kids anyway" -Grandpa
only og know that memory card used to have 0 power
and flower used to be "Heal 5 hp, and burn on discard"
OMG yesss
I can't escape
the best
Played this on the channel. I had a good time can't wait till the full game is out
Had lots of fun gambling and going through your game's Demo during Steam Next Fest!!
The giant rat is way too hard to beat compared to the other opponents. For whatever reason this rat 9 times out of 10 manages to get an higher score than me. And if I manage to hit him it's only 1 damage. Even worse when it gets a blackjack : it gets his health back to full and gain shield. So basically if you don't get the right cards it's basically begging to god that it doesn't blackjack.
The unique cards, references, and gameplay make this feel like a really fresh take on blackjack. The amount in the demo is so fun and engaging, I will totally buy this when it comes out.
here's our coverage of your game:
Hopefully we'll see more of it soon, as we really enjoyed playing it!Phenomenal, I enjoyed this more than Balatro actually
any idea if the old version, v0.20 of the demo or even older version, it's still available? I personally liked it more than this current version, just because of the old graphics. i haven't played the new versions of the demo, but the older ones were just amazing. sorry my english, i really dont know it that well