Balatro is one of the intoxicating games to be released in 2024. Many players (ourselves included) sunk an ungodly amount of time into the pre-release demo, and even more time once it finally hit ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A $16 deck is up for preorder on Fangamer and it's expected to ship in March. The mockups show subtly pixellated cards that ape the game's art ...

The roguelike (and roguelite) genre might seem overly saturated right now, but Balatro somehow manages to put a fresh spin on things by creating a roguelike game out of poker. Here’s a rundown of ...

As with many of the best roguelikes around, much of the fun with Balatro is breaking the game with a near-unstoppable combination of cards and modifiers that mean you can rack up almost comical ...

As you play through Balatro, you’ll find out there’s multiple different starting playable decks and each one has a unique way to tackle the game. This ranges from changing the usual rules you can ...

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Balatro may only start you out with a single deck, but as you play through the game’s various challenges, more will become available to you. In total, there are a whopping 15 decks to choose from, and ...