After selling 3,500,000 units and winning the Game Awards, Balatro takes a victory lap, taking on 8 new crossovers in his unstoppable march to turn all games into cute little cards that give you points and whatnot

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Dear reader, I have sad news to report – Balatro is taking over the entire gaming industry. No role-playing game, no strategy game, no charming indie hit is safe. If you have a video game, delve into Balatro until it’s all poker, praise to the almighty blind. This is the part where you imagine me sacrificing a goat.

Seriously, Balatro is on a well-deserved victory lap. Aside from being the PC gaming crowd’s premier ghost sprite this year, it’s also a superbly crafted roguelike that’s as eponymous to the genre as Slay the Spire was in 2017. Recently sold over 3,500 across all platforms. 000 units sold (a lot, no doubt). increased by releasing on mobile), although it also won Best Mobile and Indie Game at the 2024 Game Awards.