Balatro
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Balatro has sold 2 million copies, free 'major gameplay update' coming next year
By Christopher Livingston published
News The poker roguelike will throw some "new ideas and strategies" into the pot in 2025.
'I hate the thought of Balatro becoming a true gambling game': LocalThunk is making sure casinos can't get their hands on his game even after he dies by literally writing it into his will
By Mollie Taylor published
news Taking the phrase "over my dead body" to another level.
The future of gaming belongs to weird little games
By Evan Lahti published
opinion After Balatro, Animal Well, Content Warning, and Abiotic Factor in 2024, small games from small studios are innovating as well as anyone else.
Balatro's first big balance patch fiddles with Fibonacci and makes a mod to Odd Todd
By Andy Chalk published
news No, I don't know what any of that means, but it's live now on Steam.
Top-tier deckbuilder Balatro hits 1 million sales in less than a month, which hopefully justifies all the hours we've collectively lost to it
By Harvey Randall published
News Upping the ante.
'Balatro is the first deckbuilder I ever played,' says developer who singlehandedly made Balatro
By Phil Savage published
news Despite this, over 1,500 years of Balatro have collectively been played on Steam.
Poker roguelike sensation Balatro sells more than 500,000 copies in just 10 days
By Andy Chalk published
news People sure do like their Balatro.
Poker-themed deckbuilder Balatro gets delisted from some stores after its PEGI rating absurdly jumps from 3 to 18+ over 'gambling imagery'
By Christopher Livingston published
News "I do not condone gambling," says Balatro developer LocalThunk, "nor do I believe that Balatro contains gambling."
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