Balatro: Unleash the Power of Cheats and the Debug Menu
Balatro, the 2024 Game Awards sensation, captivated players worldwide with its innovative gameplay and endless replayability. Selling over 3.5 million copies and earning three prestigious awards, its popularity endures. However, even seasoned players might seek fresh challenges. While mods offer one solution, accessing Balatro's built-in developer debug menu provides a compelling alternative, offering cheat functionality without impacting achievements.
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How to Activate Cheats in Balatro
To unlock Balatro's hidden debug menu and its powerful cheats, you'll need 7-Zip, a free, open-source archiving tool. Locate your Balatro installation directory (typically
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Balatro
). If you can't find it, navigate to your Steam library, right-click Balatro, select "Manage," then "Browse Local Files."
Next, right-click
Balatro.exe
and choose to open the archive with 7-Zip (this might be under "Show More Options" depending on your system). Inside, locate conf.lua
and open it with a simple text editor like Notepad.
Modify the line
_RELEASE_MODE = true
to _RELEASE_MODE = false
, save the changes, and you're ready. If saving directly proves difficult, extract conf.lua
to your desktop, make the change, and replace the original file. With this done, pressing and holding the Tab key in-game will reveal the debug menu.
To disable cheats, simply revert _RELEASE_MODE
to true
in conf.lua
.
Mastering the Balatro Debug Menu
The Balatro cheat menu is user-friendly. Unlock collectibles by hovering and pressing '1'; spawn jokers by hovering and pressing '3'. Initially limited to five jokers, pressing 'Q' four times on a joker in your hand transforms it into a negative, effectively granting unlimited jokers.