Summary
In a truly dedicated endeavor, oneBalatrofan has drawn “everything” from the game, including all the cards, chips, signs, decks, and more. The fan shared their amazing drawings with theBalatrocommunity, who quickly poured in to praise their hard work.
Balatrocame out in 2024 and became an instant hit, with thousands of players diving into its unique roguelike deck-building experience centered around poker-like mechanics. Instead of gambling like in a regular poker game, inBalatro, users play solo, going through a series of rounds where they must build the strongest possible hand to rack up huge scores.Balatrofeatures several different elements—cards, chips, decks, among others—all with a captivating design resembling poker but with a playful twist. Now, a player has made real-life drawings of all these elements.
OneBalatrofan known as d3niu has gone the extra mile and created full-color drawings of all the game’s elements. The player shared 20 images on Reddit, showing offallBalatrocards, including Playing, Joker, Tarot, Spectral, Voucher, and Planet cards. They also included all deck types, chips, mults, blinds, boss blinds, as well as many other elements like money, tags, stickers, and even signs. In a comment, the player also attached an image showing a drawing of all the regular cards from the game, as Reddit only allowed them to upload 20 images.
Balatro Fan Hand-Draws Every Card, Chip, Deck, and More
The artist revealed to the community that recreating the many elements ofthe popular indie gameBalatrowas the biggest project of their life, explaining that they hand-drew “every single thing you’re able to interact with in the game” using sheets of paper and the colored pencils they’d had since they were a kid. d3niu explained that it all started as a small idea to have some of their favorite elements from the game, but it evolved into a large-scale project. The fan also opened up about how the game helped them through mental health struggles, thankingBalatrocreator LocalThunk for bringing the game to life.
Players in the community were fascinated by all the work d3niu put in to recreate every element. As the game’s success endures, LocalThunk remains committed to keeping the game fresh and free of issues, and it was recently revealed thatBalatrois collaborating with the upcoming gameMonster Train 2. While the game continues thriving, d3niu’s impressive work is yet another sign of the impactBalatrohas on players.
