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News Balatro's Friends of Jimbo Stars Ominous Ben Starr as Jimbo

"You can't spell 'collaboration' without 'Balatro'"

There is something decidedly unsettling about the card game Balatro, judging by its marketing and that strange doll that occasionally takes over the game's social media accounts (we don't play, preferring the more refined Queen's Blood). An eerie new trailer with

• Yesterday, 2:30pm
• Playstack
• PS5
• PS4
• Balatro

Poll What Will Win Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024?

There can only be one

We're just hours away from The Game Awards 2024, and so it's time to get your final predictions in. We simply have to ask: which nominee do you think will win the grand prize? Geoff Keighley's annual event has had some very worthy winners over the years. Baldur's Gate 3 — widely considered to be one of the greatest RPGs ever...

• Thu, 6pm
• The Game Awards
• Polls
• Features

News Indie Phenomenon Balatro Passes Another Impressive Sales Milestone

Ace in the hole

Roguelike poker revolution Balatro has passed another major sales milestone, with 3.5 million copies sold. The surprise hit has come an extremely long way since initially being removed from the PS Store following a PEGI rating dispute. Indie underdog stories are some of our favourites, and solo developer and artist LocalThunk...

• Thu, 8am
• Playstack
• PS5
• PS4
• Balatro

News GOTY Dark Horse Balatro's Popularity Explodes Following TGA Nomination

Award shows are worthless, are they?

The seductive cult of Balatro continues to spread, with LocalThunk's poker-themed roguelike claiming untold more converts. The game's surprise Game of the Year nomination at Geoff Keighley's The Game Awards caused an explosive uptick in players across multiple platforms. That's in spite of conventional wisdom,...

• Thu 28th Nov 2024
• Playstack
• PS5
• PS4
• Balatro

News Balatro Deals More Free Crossover Cards Featuring Cyberpunk, Stardew Valley, More

Friends of Jimbo 2

Balatro, the hit roguelike card game, has just received another free update. Developer LocalThunk and publisher Playstack have announced and released the Friends of Jimbo 2 update, bringing a second round of cosmetic crossovers with other titles. Available now as a free game update on all platforms, you can now customise your...

• Fri 25th Oct 2024
• Playstack
• PS5
• PS4
• Balatro
• Updates

News Balatro Collaborates with The Witcher 3, Vampire Survivors, More in Free Update

Available today on PS5, PS4

Card game sensation Balatro has just unveiled a free update that sees it cross paths with various popular titles. Named the Friends of Jimbo update, this freebie DLC will be available today as part of a game update on PS5 and PS4. As you can see in the above trailer, several games are being converted into cards in the...

• Tue 27th Aug 2024
• PlayStack
• PS5
• PS4
• Balatro
• Updates

News Smash Hit Roguelike Balatro Has Sold Over 2 Million Copies, Free Major Update Incoming

Cashing in

Balatro, the devilishly addictive roguelike deckbuilder, has now passed the two million sales milestone across all platforms. The game, almost entirely made by someone known only as LocalThunk, has been a big success critically, and we can safely say it's been a commercial hit too. The game sees players drawing cards and playing poker...

• Wed 7th Aug 2024
• Playstack
• PS5
• PS4
• Balatro
• Sales

News Balatro Creator Ensures IP Won't Ever Be Used for Gambling

Leave nothing to chance

The developer behind smash-hit indie deck-builder Balatro is really not a fan of gambling, potentially as a result of the bizarre episode in which their game was pulled from console stores at launch due to a ratings board blunder. In any case, solo creator LocalThunk, who probably has a lot of money to worry about, recently...

• Wed 7th Aug 2024
• Playstack
• PS5
• PS4
• Balatro

Feature The 10 Best PS5 Games of 2024 So Far

As voted by you

The votes are in, and the results are here. Just over a week ago, we asked the Push Square community to vote for their PS5 Game of the Year for 2024 so far. Indeed, we've had over six months of highly rated releases, and 40 of those titles were included in the poll. Readers could vote for just one game, and a total of 3,361 votes...

• Tue 16th Jul 2024
• Features
• PS5

News Play Texas Hold 'Em with Balatro's Physical Edition on PS5, PS4

Poker pun

Indie hit Balatro is currently holding all the cards and, in a masterful flourish, is releasing the game physically on PS5 and PS4. There is no word on a release date yet, but punters can expect each Special Edition to come with a pack of Joker/booster cards to play with, even when away from the game. Filthy rich solo dev and creator of...

• Mon 10th Jun 2024
• Playstack
• PS5
• PS4
• Balatro