Made by a single former information technology worker, a spiced-up version of virtual poker has become the video game surprise hit of the year. “Balatro,” whose developer only goes by the screen name ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. When Balatro landed one of the extremely coveted Game of ...

Hey, remember Balatro? Man, what a game. Even two years after its release, I’m still thinking about what a lightning-in-a-bottle idea developer LocalThunk captured there. Taking the design language of ...

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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 ...

Publisher Playstack and developer LocalThunk have released a free update for Balatro titled “Friends of Jimbo,” which features collaborations with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Vampire Survivors, DAVE THE ...

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 ...

Playstack, the publisher behind games including Balatro, Abiotic Factor, and The Rise of the Golden Idol, is set to be purchased by Integrated Media Company (IMC), the owner of Fandom and Gamespot, ...