The indie darling of 2024, Balatro, has unexpectedly made its way onto Netflix’s dystopian anthology series, Black Mirror.

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 ...

UPDATE 08/04/25: YouTube has confirmed that Balatro videos should not be age-restricted. "Videos featuring Balatro gameplay should not be age-restricted. We're fixing the issue and conducting a ...

Indie phenomenon Balatro beat off all-comers to be crowned PCG's 2024 GOTY, and developer LocalThunk recently marked just over a year since release by sharing the "Balatro timeline" of the game's ...

various joker cards in balatro As far as developers are concerned, LocalThunk tends to be a pretty private person. Despite the game’s massive success over the last year, the developer remains ...

Balatro may have started as a small hobby project, but several awards and millions of copies sold later, it’s easier to think of Balatro as the smash hit that now stars Geralt of Rivia and eats ...

Poker might be a game of chance, but Balatro is all about stacking the odds in your favor. Whether you’re drowning in rerolls, hoarding cash like a dragon, or chasing that one Joker that’ll ...

Back in August last year, we learned that Balatro would be getting its "first major gameplay update" in 2025. After seven months without meaningful news on that update, you might be growing ...

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.

“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 Also Received Best Debut, Innovation Award and Best Design, with Astro Bot Also Showing a Strong Hand by Winning the Best Audio and Technology Awards The indie roguelike deckbuilding game ...