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Balatro Dev Successfully Appeals PEGI 18 Rating Over Simulated Gambling
Last year, the publisher and developer of popular card game Balatro found themselves in an unusual argument with a ratings board after Balatro received an 18+ rating. But today, Balatro successfully won that appeal in Europe,
Balatro and others re-rated by PEGI after successful appeal, prompting a rule revision
The popular deckbuilding game has won its most important hand yet with a victory over the European ratings board, which objected to its content.
Balatro’s PEGI 18 rating in Europe has been changed following appeal
PEGI is also changing the PEGI 18 rating for Luck Be A Landlord, a roguelike with slot machine mechanics but similarly has no real-world gambling, to PEGI 12 an appeal submitted b
Balatro Is No Longer Rated 18+ In Europe
Indie superhit Balatro no longer has the same Pan European Game Information (PEGI) rating as Grand Theft Auto V in Europe. Last year the card game received the adult PEGI 18+ rating due to its poker gameplay and rules.
PEGI to revisit automatic 18+ ratings for "simulated gambling" games after Balatro's successful appeal
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 lobbied to have the 18+ PEGI classifications on both games lowered to PEGI 12.
Balatro and Luck Be a Landlord PEGI Ratings Changed Following Complaints
Indie games Balatro and Luck Be a Landlord have had their PEGI ratings changed from 18 to 12 following appeals from their respective publishers.
Balatro wins its PEGI rating battle to have its 18+ rating reduced
PEGI has now come out and rescinded its 18+ rating for Balatro, noting that the game can have its rating lowered to 12. The statement from PEGI notes that Balatro's defence remained very similar, in that another game with gambling-inspired mechanics recently had its rating lowered to 12, meaning Balatro should be granted the same treatment.
Balatro Still Winning, Formal PEGI Rating Appeal Finally Approved
The Pan European Game Information firm's website announced that not only have Localthunk and common sense prevailed in the end (thanks, Eurogamer ), but the ordeal has resulted in systemic change for future games: "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 & Marketing.
Balatro loses 18+ classification in Europe following successful appeal
The creators of Balatro, voted Best Independent Game at last year’s Game Awards and Polygon’s 2024 Game of the Year, have successfully appealed European rating board PEGI’s decision to slap an 18+ label on the indie darling.
Balatro wins formal appeal to reclassify poker game as PEGI 12
Balatro, the poker-themed roguelite, has successfully appealed PEGI's decision to classify it as PEGI 18 and has now been recategorised as suitable for players aged 12 and up. About a year ago, developer Localthunk commented on PEGI's perceived mishandling of the game's rating after it was pulled from sale in some countries due to a "mistaken
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