A physical Balatro playing card deck is now available to preorder for $16. The deck consists of 52 standard cards and four of Balatro's signature Jokers: Joker, Juggler, Blueprint, and Gros Michel.

Localthunk disapproves of AI art in Balatro and clarifies that neither they nor Playstack support it. Some publishers, like Activision, are using AI to save time and money, but not all AI is ...

Balatro developer LocalThunk has shared how the roguelike card game went from a “weird prototype” to a multi-million dollar, multi-award winning title. The indie developer offered an inside look at ...

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it wasn’t long after this experience that LocalThunk started having opportunities to “watch the fruits of [his] labour for once,” like watching a pre-launch Balatro tournament livestream ...

The creator of Balatro has revealed fresh details on the hit indie card game's development, including the fact he gave up playing other roguelikes for more than two years to avoid subconsciously ...

The creator recapped Balatro's journey in a blog post, offering a closer look at its development and launch. Balatro's unexpected success led to over 5 million copies sold and multiple awards ...

Balatro creator LocalThunk has remained pretty private in the wake of the poker roguelike's massive launch, choosing not to reveal his real name or even appear in person to accept the Best ...

You can get a better idea of what kind of game Balatro is by reading the review below. A review of the game 'Balatro' that turns into a rich deck building game with a poker + roguelike feel that ...

You can find them on X and Bluesky @chocobalt. Languages: English. Balatro seemingly can't stop scoring victories. The indie hit from developer LocalThunk revealed another round of cosmetic ...

PEGI (Pan European Game Information) has announced that it has lowered the age rating for the smash-hit poker roguelike Balatro (thanks, Eurogamer). The game drew plenty of attention when PEGI ...

The most important aspect that beginners tend to ignore in Balatro is the direction they want the build to go. Balatro isn't a game where you can stick with one strategy and expect wins.