Balatro had its recent 1.0.1f patch go live and there were a substantial amount of changes compared to other content updates. Most of the changes are buffs which are beneficial to the player, however ...

A roguelike poker title that started as a side project for its maker but has now snowballed into a very popular card game sounds like a made-up success story, doesn’t it? While it brings a very unique ...

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A day hasn't passed this year where I haven't thought about Balatro. It has me stricken like a sickly Victorian child, sitting up in my bed at night, going over that last run in my head, trying to ...

There are a lot of Jokers in Balatro. There’s no single best joker, especially since it’s a Roguelike where you’re going to be forming a ‘team’ of cards that compliment each other, though there’s ...

The chaotic poker adjacent deck builder game Balatro has been such a smash hit, the developers plan on offering a free gameplay update in 2025 as a “token of huge appreciation to the game’s brilliant ...

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 ...