# GBALATRO/balatro-gba

A demake of Balatro for the GBA

Repository: https://github.com/GBALATRO/balatro-gba
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/balatro-gba
Language: C
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-19T15:21:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 82/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 85, longevity 41
- inputs: {"age_days": 579, "days_push": 14, "days_rel": 22, "gap_med": 57, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2404, forks 102 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:43.926704+00:00)

## What it is
A non-profit fan demake of the roguelike deckbuilder Balatro, rebuilt in C for the Game Boy Advance. It lets players run the poker-themed roguelike on original GBA hardware and emulators.

## Use cases
- play Balatro on a Game Boy Advance
- run a roguelike deckbuilder on retro handheld hardware
- play Balatro on an emulator
- explore how a modern indie game is ported to GBA
- contribute to a fan demake of Balatro

## When to choose
- you want to play Balatro on original GBA hardware or an emulator
- you're interested in studying or contributing to a C-based GBA game port
- you prefer a lightweight, offline version of the game

## When to avoid
- you want the full-featured original Balatro with all content and updates
- you need a legally licensed commercial release (this is an unofficial fan project with no license)
- you want to play on modern platforms with high-resolution graphics

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: game-engine, game
- domain: gaming-tools, cross-platform
- platform: embedded, cross-platform
- tags: balatro, demake, gameboy-advance, roguelike-deckbuilder, fan-project, retro-gaming, game-development

## Member repositories
- GBALATRO/balatro-gba (main) score 82

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:43.926704+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:34:09.739806+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/GBALATRO/balatro-gba (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:43.926704+00:00, sha 8d1a02cf1c56)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.