A free Balatro DLC is planned for all players, and this "major gameplay update" is coming in 2025. The deckbuilding roguelike swept across Steam earlier this year and stands a very real chance of ...

Balatro stands a very real chance of being my 2024 game of the year. It's an inventive take on card games and roguelikes that uses the rules of poker as a universal baseline. The score-chasing of ...

If your group chat is anything like Engadget's Slack, Balatro probably comes up several times a week. The indie poker-style title is one of the most talked-about games of the year for good reason: ...

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During a recent Polygon meeting, I realized something: I have no idea how to pronounce Balatro, the name of developer LocalThunk’s incredible roguelite poker game that’s occupied every one of my ...

Balatro is 2024’s most unlikely breakout success and a phenomenon you don’t see very often – a genuinely fresh twist on a timeless concept. One that’s so simple you won’t believe it wasn’t done sooner ...

Developing your own strategy is part of the fun, but it’s nice to have a good place to start. Developing your own strategy is part of the fun, but it’s nice to have a good place to start. is a ...

Balatro is the Poker rogue-like that’s only getting bigger in 2025. Balatro is a Poker game that isn’t about playing cards — it’s about breaking the game wide open with weird effects. By collecting ...

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Poker goes into the blender and emerges in fine form. A week into Balatro - Balatro were jesters and fools in ancient Rome; I googled it - I'd say that this is the Goldberg Variations of Poker. It's ...