The PEGI 18 rating covers "depiction of gross violence, apparently motiveless killing, or violence towards defenceless ...

The game had been rated PEGI 18 due to ‘prominent gambling imagery,’ but it will now be rated PEGI 12 because it contains ‘mitigating fantastical elements.’ The game had been rated PEGI 18 ...

"The PEGI 18 rating for the game Balatro has been changed to a PEGI 12 following a successful appeal submitted by publisher Sold Out Sales and Marketing," the PEGI website now says (via Eurogamer).

In LocalThunk’s words: “After an appeal from my publisher, Balatro has been reclassified by PEGI from 18+ to 12+ This is a good step from PEGI – bringing nuance to their ratings criteria ...

Since then, however, Balatro's Pan European Games Information (PEGI) rating remained at 18+, until an appeal published earlier today revealed both Balatro and Luck Be a Landlord had successfully ...

European videogame rating system PEGI has officially rescinded its 18 label for Balatro, after complaints were lodged with the board concerning its relationship to gambling. PEGI now says the ...

"Talked with PEGI and they do not see anything wrong [with] Balatro being rated 18+, nor with EA Sports FC (and similar games) having a 3+ rating," LocalThunk shares on Twitter. Balatro is a card ...

Roguelike indie card game Balatro has been rated 18+ by the European video game content rating system PEGI. The game's anonymous solo developer, LocalThunk took to X (formerly Twitter) to share his ...

Which clearly means that there’s gambling in this game, and so it must be rated 18+. That’s the conclusion PEGI came to, giving developer LocalThunk’s card game that doesn’t feature ...

Balatro, the hit roguelike with poker imagery and poker hands but no actual gambling, no longer has a PEGI 18 rating in ...