it’s incredible that the title that truly captured the hearts (and free time) of players in 2024 was actually just a silly little poker riff called Balatro. Produced by a single anonymous ...

Balatro is a poker-based deck builder that quickly stole the hearts of roguelike fans with ... applies +20 chips and +4 multiplier for each Ace card played. The strength of this joker can make ...

Updated on December 19, 2024 by Tom Hopkins: Since release, Balatro has captured the hearts of so many players ... Though the ...

Balatro. BAH-luh-tro. Ba-LAH-tro. Millions of us have said it once or twice over the last year, but we’ve also often caught each other off-guard with our own myriad pronunciations of the game ...

Indie darling of the moment Balatro managed to break through my reticence ... or wait for a tight spot and use them as a proverbial ace in the hole. Say you need a high hand to beat a particularly ...

But among the triple-A heavy hitters was the runaway hit indie card game Balatro, which caused some confusion for those yet to take it for a spin. After all, how could a poker roguelike from a ...

Balatro mobile features cloud saves ... but a generally useful tool for making it faster and easier to tell hearts and diamonds or spades and clubs apart. I also appreciate how Playstack tweaked ...

“Balatro” won Game of the Year at the 2025 Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) on Wednesday, just after “Consume Me” received the top prize at the Independent Games Festival Awards (IGFA).

“Balatro,” whose developer only goes by the ... For example, a “Lusty Joker” will add score multipliers for played cards with hearts. Other modifiers and enhancements can be made to ...