Balatro
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Jan 2025
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| Sale | Balatro Turns 1 – Thank You for an Incredible Year! One year ago, Playstack and I launched Balatro, and what a journey it has been! I often said that I made this game for myself and that I wasn't expecting anything to become of it. Seeing so many people connect with Balatro has overwhelmingly filled this year with joy, so from the bottom of my heart thank you to all players that decided to give this game a shot. Your love and support have kept B… | — | |
| Major update | Friends of Jimbo 3 LIVE!✨✨ You still can't spell "collaboration" without "Balatro" Add some visual flair to your decks with these new cosmetic card skins inspired by fan-favourite characters from Divinity Original Sin 2, Shovel Knight, Potion Craft, Enter The Gungeon, Cult of the Lamb, Don't Starve, 1000xRESIST & Warframe. This free update is now available on PC, Consoles & Mobile! · Divinity: Original Sin 2 · Shovel Kni… | — | |
| Community | Nominate Balatro for the Steam Awards Hey guys, It’s that time of year—the Steam Autumn Sale is live, and the 2024 Steam Awards are heating up! If you’ve enjoyed playing Balatro on the Steam Deck, consider nominating it for Best Game on Steam Deck. Your vote means the world to us! Thank you for your support! | — | |
| Community | Balatro has been nominated at The Game Awards 2024 It's no bluff, Balatro has been nominated at The Game Awards 2024 - including Game of the Year ! Balatro has been nominated for: · Best Mobile Game · Best Independent Game · Best Debut Indie Game · Best Game Direction · Game of the Year We're feeling lucky! You can vote for Balatro at thegameawards.com . Tune in to see if Balatro wins the 2024 run on December 12 7:30pm EST on The Game Awards Yo… | — | |
| Community | EXTENDED CAMPAIGN! Limited Edition Jimbo Plushie Available for Pre-Order Update November 26: The Jimbo plushie from Makeship is so popular that we're extending the campaign until December 14! With this extension, shipping will be a couple of weeks later than originally planned. If you haven't already, you've still got time to add him to The Family. He's literally a fool, what's your excuse?! Get it now ---------- Who wouldn't want a Jimbo plushie that stares into yo… | — | |
| Community | Pausing the CrowdIn project LocalThunk statement I wanted to give an update on the Balatro localization project. We recently started using Crowdin to help improve the localization of Balatro - both by allowing suggested changes to our existing languages and to add new languages suggested by the community. We received a ton of requests to add these new languages but I messed up thinking that this would be okay to delegate… | — | |
| Major update | Friends of Jimbo 2 free update is here Hi everyone, We’re thrilled to announce that more fan-favourite characters are joining the Jimbo crew! 🎉 Starting today, you can personalise your decks with brand-new cosmetic card skins featuring characters from some of the most beloved games: · Cyberpunk 2077 · The Binding of Isaac · Slay the Spire · Stardew Valley This update is completely FREE and available now on Steam, consoles and mobil… | — | |
| Community | 🏆 Vote Balatro in the Golden Joystick Awards! We are so excited to share that Balatro is nominated by Golden Joystick Awards for Best Indie Game , Best Audio Design , and PC Game of the Year ! We feel deeply honoured to be recognised alongside such outstanding titles and extend our heartfelt thanks to the judges for selecting us. Now we need your vote! Cast your vote here: Keep spreading Balatro love ❤️ | — | |
| Major update | Balatro - Friends of Jimbo FREE Update Hi everyone, We have some exciting news to share! Introducing our very first "Friend of Jimbo" collaboration! You can now personalise your decks with brand-new cosmetic card skins featuring fan-favourite characters from The Witcher 3 , Dave the Diver , Vampire Survivors , and Among Us . This update is completely FREE and available now on Steam and consoles. Add some visual flair to your game by… | — | |
| Community | 🎉 Introducing the Balatro Summer Collection! 🎉 Hey everyone, We’re beyond excited to announce the arrival of our latest Balatro merch—the Summer Collection ! We’ve been working hard on this, and we can’t wait for you to check it out. In this new lineup, you’ll find everything from the classic embroidered Jimbo T-shirt to the super playful Fish & Chips T-shirt. But the standout piece this season is the exclusive Abstract Joker T-shirt, featu… | — | |
| Community | ✨Tiny Champion + Not A Real Casino Bundle Live✨ We are thrilled to announce that Balatro has been honoured as a Tiny Champion at this year’s Tiny Team Festival! To celebrate, we’re excited to unveil the Not A Real Casino Bundle! Feeling lucky? 🪙🪙🪙 The bundle features three standout games: Balatro , Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers , and Luck Be a Landlord . Each title offers a unique gaming experience packed with strategy and fun. Don’t mis… | — | |
| Community | 2 Million Units Sold + Gameplay Update Announcement 🎉 Celebration Time 🎉 We are thrilled to announce that Balatro has officially hit 2,000,000 units sold across all platforms since its launch just under 6 months ago. 🃏 Three of a Kind 🃏 Alongside this news there are a few more announcements in the works that will be revealed over the next couple of months. Stay tuned to the Steam page and social media for updates about what is coming down th… | — | |
| Sale | Publisher Sale + Balatro Merch Live! Hi everyone, Exciting news awaits you in the world of Balatro! ✨Playstack Publisher Sale✨ We're thrilled to announce that Balatro is now part of Playstack's very first Publisher Sale! Enjoy 10% off on Balatro, along with other Playstack titles at their deepest discounts ever! It's the perfect opportunity to explore our brilliant games and wishlist brand-new ones coming soon. Don't miss out on t… | — | |
| Game update | 1.0.1f - Patch notes Hey everyone! I'm super happy to announce that the first meaty balance patch for Balatro is now live for everyone! Thank you so much to everyone in the community that gave feedback during the public experimental beta. If you have been a beta tester, this version is functionally identical to 1.0.1e - but here are all the changes made to the game since 1.0.0n: - Updated version of Love2D (the eng… | 14234225 | |
| Sale | Balatro is now on Steam Deckbuilder Fest! Hi everyone, Balatro is now on Steam Deckbuilder Fest! Dive into the world of Balatro on Steam Deckbuilder Fest and enjoy a special 10% discount. Don't miss out! Introducing the Can't Put it Down Bundle with Backpack Battles! Experience non-stop excitement with our new bundle featuring Backpack Battles. Check it out now and elevate your gaming journey! Happy Balatroing! | — | |
| Community | One Million Units Sold! 🔥 🎉 Celebration Time 🎉 After one month, Balatro has just hit 1,000,000 units sold in just ONE MONTH across all platforms! I'm so grateful to all the players and people that have made this happen. I still can't grasp the response to this game, and I am overjoyed that so many people have been able to have fun with my silly creation. I'm so fortunate that I can continue working on my passion as a… | — | |
| Community | Balatro Languages 1.0 Update! 📣 Exciting Announcement! We're thrilled to announce that we have pushed the following languages to version 1.0! 🎉 French Dutch German Italian Japanese Polish Portuguese - Brazil Simplified Chinese Spanish Spanish - LATAM Traditional Chinese While we're still fine-tuning the languages Indonesian, Korean, and Russian, rest assured they'll be available shortly. Your input is invaluable in enhanc… | — | |
| Game update | 1.0.0n - Patch Notes This patch has a bunch of changes to many languages. Thank you for all the great feedback! We will continue to listen and improve these translations as time goes on. - Upgraded love2D to newest release - Fixed issue where game would not start on MacOS Big Sur - Fixed bug where 'completionist plus' was being unlocked without fulfilling condition - Fixed exploit where challenge runs could despawn… | 13672650 | |
| Game update | 1.0.0L - Patch Notes - Upgraded Love2D to version 11.5 - Fixed bug where symlinked save files were unable to be saved properly - Changed Seal-applying spectral cards so they de-select the card after the seal is applied - Changed Luchador to no longer be compatible with eternal - Changed CRT filter to no longer show flashing green/red lines - Mac Port (!!!) | — | |
| Community | Mac version and Trading Cards Live! Hi everyone, Mac Version Live! Attention Mac users! We're thrilled to unveil the much-anticipated Balatro Mac version, now available on Steam! Get ready to embark on an journey filled with Mults and Jokers! But wait, there's more! Steam Trading Cards Live! Trading card collectors, rejoice! We're excited to announce the launch of Balatro trading cards on Steam! Get ready to elevate your Balatro… | — | |
| Game update | 1.0.0k - Patch Notes - Made the Arm less bad (Cannot downgrade poker hand below level 1) - Fixed bug where returning to main menu when unlocking achievement sometimes crashed the game - Fixed bug where enhancement/seal in standard pack were not tied to the Ante in seeded run - Fixed various grammer/nomenclature issues with Jokers - Fixed bug where Black Hole/Soul did not appear based on Ante - Changed wording on Fo… | 13548377 | |
| Community | 250,000 Units Sold in 72 hrs! 🔥 🎉 Big News! 🎉 We're thrilled to share that Balatro has soared past 250,000 units sold in just 72 hours across all platforms! Thank you to each and every one of you for your incredible support and love for Balatro. Your enthusiasm has been overwhelming, and we're deeply grateful for it. Steam Deck Verified Balatro is now officially Steam Deck Verified ! If you have a Steam Deck, you've got to… | — | |
| Game update | 1.0.0j - Patch Notes Hey everyone! I'll probably be pushing daily patches with bug fixes, UI tweaks, and small balance changes over the next week or two. - Fixed bug where 'high score' text was behind some UI - Fixed bug where future skip tag popups were behind some UI - Fixed bug where Steam Cloud was not saving profile/save game data - Fixed bug where Perkeo copying some tarot/spectral cards caused a crash (WoF a… | — | |
| Steam news | Balatro is OUT NOW 🎉 Hi guys, 🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 The moment you've been eagerly anticipating has arrived – Balatro is now available on Steam! Don't miss out – grab your copy today and embark on your epic adventure! Language Update After thoughtful deliberation, we've made the decision to hold off on introducing languages other than English in version 1.0. We want to ensure that each language meets our high standa… | — | |
| Esports | 🥚Balatro🥚 Next Fest Livestream - Exclusive Full Game Preview 2 Join us for an exclusive LIVE stream as we unveil the highly anticipated first look of the Balatro full game! Don't miss this exciting glimpse! Balatro coming Feb 20 to Steam, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and Xbox. Wishlist now! | — | |
| Esports | 🔸Balatro❤️ Next Fest Stream - Exclusive Full Game Preview Join us for an exclusive stream (pre-recorded) as we unveil the highly anticipated first look of the Balatro full game! Don't miss this exciting glimpse! Balatro coming Feb 20 to Steam, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and Xbox. Wishlist now! | — | |
| Announcement | 🗓️BALATRO RELEASE DATE OUT!🗓️ Hey everyone, Guess what? 🎉 The moment you've all been eagerly anticipating has finally arrived! We're absolutely thrilled to unveil the exciting news: Balatro is set to make its debut on Steam, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox on February 20! 🕹️🎮 Circle that date on your calendar and make sure to wishlist the game if you haven't already. 🗓️ But wait, there's more! We've just dropped… | — |
Announcements are the developer’s own posts to the game’s Steam news feed: updates and their patch notes, in-game events, releases and sales. The important ones are marked on the players chart.