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A flush in Balatro

Poker-themed deckbuilder Balatro gets delisted from some stores after its PEGI rating absurdly jumps from 3 to 18+ over 'gambling imagery'

By Christopher Livingston published

News "I do not condone gambling," says Balatro developer LocalThunk, "nor do I believe that Balatro contains gambling."

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Cards swirl in an interdimensional vortex in Balatro's trippy intro sequence.

19 essential Balatro tips to make you a master of the blinds

By Robin Valentine published

HANDY Get to Ante 8 and beyond with these key strategies.

HANDY
A card game

'I don't play poker at all' says solo developer who made the poker roguelike I can't stop playing

By Christopher Livingston published

Big Deck Energy Developer LocalThunk says his deckbuilder, Balatro, is actually based on a game called Big Two, not poker.

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A flush in Balatro

Even if you don't like deckbuilders, you need to try Balatro

By Phil Savage published

poker face This poker-based roguelike is a cheat code to experiencing the best of deckbuilding.

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Playing a hand of five Jacks in Balatro.

Balatro review: The most essential addition to the roguelike deckbuilder genre in years

By Abbie Stone published

STRAIGHT FIRE This poker-themed roguelike deckbuilder revels in the thrill of cheating.

STRAIGHT FIRE
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The demo for poker-based roguelike Balatro returns today with nearly 40 new jokers—plus a full release date in February

By Christopher Livingston published

news We got a peek at what's new thanks to developer LocalThunk turning over some of his cards for us.

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The free demo for this awesome poker-based roguelike is closing in January, and I legit don't know how I'll cope

By Christopher Livingston published

News Balatro's demo will close on January 1, meaning I'll need to find a new obsession until it returns.

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Playing cards swirl in an interdimensional vortex in Balatro's trippy intro sequence.

2023 has been an amazing year for roguelike deckbuilders—but the best one is this free demo about shamelessly cheating at poker

By Abbie Stone published

STACKED DECK Balatro turns the classic card game on its head, and it's so good it's my GOTY even though it's not even out yet.

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