/balatro-apk-maker

Create a Balatro APK from your Steam version of Balatro

Primary LanguageC#

Balatro APK Maker

This goal of this script is to allow Balatro fans to play Balatro on their mobile devices before the official release. This script provides a NON-PIRACY avenue for players to do so, by converting their Steam version of Balatro to a mobile app. Balatro APK Maker also supports automatically transferring your saves from your Steam copy to your Android device.

While the name is Balatro "APK" Maker, iOS support exists-- But is experimental!

Mods are not officially supported, but they will probably work if you transfer your saves from a modded system.

Keep in mind that Balatro APK Maker is still in beta! Please report any bugs you encouter in the issues section. If you encounter bugs with the latest release, try the previous release.

Quick Start Guide

Please review the Notes section before you begin.

  • Download or compile balatro-apk-maker.exe.
  • Run balatro-apk-maker.exe.
  • Follow the prompts to apply optional patches. If you're unsure, always select "Y".

For Android:

  • Copy the resulting balatro.apk to your Android device, or allow the program to automatically install using USB Debugging.
  • Optionally, allow the program to automatically transfer your saves from your Steam copy of Balatro using USB Debugging.

For iOS:

Optional Patches

  • FPS Cap Caps FPS to a desired number (Or to the device's native refresh rate-- recommended for battery performance)
  • Landscape Orientation Locks the game to landscape orientation (Recommended, since portrait orientation does not behave very well)
  • High DPI Enables High DPI graphics mode in Love (Recommended for iOS)
  • CRT Shader Disable Disables the CRT Shader (Recommended for Pixel and some other devices)

Notes

  • This script assumes that Balatro.exe is located in the default Steam directory (C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Balatro\Balatro.exe). If it is not, simply copy your Balatro.exe to the same folder as balatro-apk-maker.exe
  • This script will automatically download 7-Zip

For Android:

For iOS:

  • This script can automatically download and install Python
  • This script will automatically download Balatro-IPA-Base

Recogition (in no particular order)

  • PGgamer2 for many contributions (including language switching and dynamic FPS capping)
  • TheCatRiX for many contributions (including on-screen keyboard and save transferring)
  • Sheep975 for kick-starting iOS support
  • Blake502 for initial release and continued support
  • Developers of uber-apk-signer
  • Developers of LÖVE
  • Developers of 7-Zip
  • Developers of APKTool
  • Delevopers of Balatro

License

7-Zip is licensed under the GNU LGPL license.

This project uses APKTool

This project uses uber-apk-signer

This project uses LÖVE