Players will be able to add some visual flair to your decks with these new cosmetic card skins inspired by fan-favorite characters. Cyberpunk 2077, The Binding of Isaac, Slay The Spire, and Stardew Valley are featured in the next pack.

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Balatro getting collaborations with The Witcher III, Vampire Survivors, Dave the Diver, Among Us

Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Balatro just revealed a number of collaborations with The Witcher III, Vampire Survivors, Dave the Diver, and Among Us. This is part of a brand new “Friends of Jimbo” update, arriving today.

Here’s a trailer:

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Balatro sales surpass two million, gameplay update in 2025, more

Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

We’ve got the latest on the performance of Balatro, with sales surpassing two million and a gameplay update is planned for 2025.

Publisher Playstack and developer LocalThunk are planning a “Three-of-a-Kind of Surprises” campaign. The first announcement, as already stated, is that there’ll be a major update next year. This will add “new ideas and strategies to the game” at no extra cost.

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Balatro Switch physical release revealed, pre-orders open

Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Balatro is getting a brand new physical release as part of a “Special Edition”, and pre-orders are starting to go live.

The rollout of the announcement took place in a bit of an odd fashion. PlayStack technically shared the news during a Giant Bomb at Nite show a couple of weeks back. The publisher itself still never put out an official announcement, but now that the news is out there, perhaps that isn’t important.

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Balatro update announced (version 1.0.1), patch notes

Posted on 7 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments

LocalThunk is reading the first major update for Balatro, version 1.0.1.

While there are a couple of fixes here, the patch is mainly implementing a ton of different additions and changes. One of these is a new ‘Perishable’ mechanic for Jokers, ante scaling adjustments, and more.

Here’s the full rundown:

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Balatro sales surpass one million copies

Posted on 8 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments

March 6: Playstack and LocalThunk today announced a new sales milestone for Balatro, their poker-inspired roguelike deckbuilder that’s turned into a hit. Total sales have now surpassed 500,000 copies.

That number is based on worldwide sales across all platforms. The feat was accomplished in just ten days.

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Balatro launch trailer

Posted on 9 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments

Playstack and LocalThunk have come through with a launch trailer for Balatro . Today, the poker-inspired roguelike deckbuilder made its way to Switch.

If you’re interested in learning more about it, read up on the following overview:

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Balatro, poker-inspired roguelike deckbuilder, coming to Switch

Posted on 10 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments

Balatro is set to appear on Switch next month, publisher Playstack and developer LocalThunk announced today. A release is on track for February 20, 2024.

Balatro, a poker-inspired roguelike deckbuilder, is “all about creating powerful synergies and winning big.” You can find a bunch of additional details in the following overview: