players like Balatro more than Gambonanza
by where each lands in players' personal rankings
all of them put Balatro higher
8 of 8 players who ranked both games have Balatro above Gambonanza in their own library (2 more own both but never told them apart)
Balatro wins when they meet, too
all 1 direct duel went to Balatro
1 duel between exactly these two. the verdict above rests on everyone's full rankings; this is only what happened when both were on screen together.
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both tagged Roguelike · Roguelike Deckbuilder · Deckbuilding · Strategy
>> the verdict in words what the duels say about balatro vs gambonanza
Players like Balatro more than Gambonanza, by a wide margin. Balatro beats 75% of the games in a typical Steam library, which ranks it #120 of 19,175 scored games; Gambonanza beats 28% and ranks #17,302 of 19,175. Balatro's score rests on 424 players, Gambonanza's on 17 players.
Every one of the 8 players who ranked both games puts Balatro above Gambonanza in their own library. The one time they met on screen together, the duel went to Balatro.
58% of Balatro's raters keep it in the top 30% of their own library, against 12% for Gambonanza. Balatro is the safer pick: 16% of its raters file it in their bottom 40%, against 59% for Gambonanza.
Both are tagged Roguelike, Roguelike Deckbuilder and Deckbuilding on Steam; Balatro came out in 2024, Gambonanza in 2026.
Every score here comes from players duelling games out of their own Steam library, not from reviews or playtime, and this matchup last moved 2 hours ago. A new duel on either game can change who wins.
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