Balatro
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Beyond Words puts a Balatro-style spin on Scrabble, now on iOS
It would seem that the constantly growing subgenre of Balatro-like games isn't slowing anytime soon. Beyond Words takes yet another tabletop classic and puts a roguelike spin on it. But with a pedigree including two of the minds behind hits such as GoldenEye 64 and TimeSplitters, it's well worth a...
Pocket Gamer
Burn With Me is a hand-drawn demon card game featuring the artist's own hand - and also, a refreshingly finite alternative to yer Balatro-likes
Burn With Me is a hand-drawn game in which the most prominent non-hand-drawn bit is artist Eva Manuilovich's own right hand. Excellent, no notes. Manuilovich's hand appears on the right throughout each match ritual, dealing cards with a flick of the index finger; when you beat the target score, it...
Rock Paper Shotgun
'I'm the type of player who loves to 100% a game': SungWon Cho on achievement hunting, why he doesn’t like multiplayer games, and the one Balatro joker that nearly drove him to despair
The actor and YouTuber guides us through the games on his PC.
PC Gamer
9 Best Seeds That You Need to Use to Succeed in Balatro
Learn how to be one step ahead of the most unpredictable card game with these Balatro seeds.
DualShockers
Bloons Blitz sees Ninja Kiwi take on the Vampire Survivors formula in new spinoff
While the Balatro-like genre is certainly proving especially popular with developers and players alike, the Survivors-like isn't slacking either. Now, Ninja Kiwi are joining the likes of Warhammer and My Hero Academia with their own take on the Vampire Survivors formula, in Bloons Blitz for iOS and...
Pocket Gamer
Drop Duchy is a puzzling take on the city builder that's just launched on iOS and Android
If you've been looking for a new and interesting way to assert your lordship on mobile, then Drop Duchy might be the game for you. Mixing Tetris, Balatro, Kingdomino and a sprinkle of Township about it, Drop Duchy offers a visually interesting and innovative new take on the puzzle format. Drop...
Pocket Gamer
Deckbane is a deckbuilding roguelike inspired by Balatro and Wildfrost, out now on iOS
Fittingly enough for Friday, we've got another interesting roguelike deckbuilder for you guys to check out. Inspired by the likes of Wildfrost and Balatro, Deckbane is a solo-developed roguelike deckbuilder that's available now on iOS, and apparently soon to come to Android. Deckbane is a roguelike...
Pocket Gamer
Order Automatica review - "Balatro-like elements in a dark fantasy world"
It seems we're in an auto-battler and Balatro-like era right now, with everyone seeking out another dopamine hit that only synergy-based combos and floating numbers can provide. I'm sure it'll reach a saturation point eventually. Right now, though, I'm all for it. Order Automatica is the latest to...
Pocket Gamer
The Wrapp - The 100th special!
Hello! And welcome back to the Wrapp. But it’s not an ordinary Wrapp; it’s the 100th edition! To celebrate, we're completely ignoring the usual premise by looking back rather than forward, discussing our favourite-ever mobile games. That means Iwan does his best to convince us that Balatro isn't...
Pocket Gamer
LocalThunk "leaks" Balatro 1.1, revealing "at least" 4 new Jokers, new Tier 2 voucher, and a promise to avoid "a rushed botch job"
Balatro creator LocalThunk has leaked a few substantial details about his poker deck-builder's upcoming 1.1 update, which he admits has gone way past its initial 2025 due date, assuming one can truly leak information about their own beloved game. Let LocalThunk have this, though – "I'm going to...
Steam NewsLocalThunk "leaks" Balatro 1.1, revealing "at least" 4 new Jokers, new Tier 2 voucher, and a promise to avoid "a rushed botch job"
"I don't want this to be half baked"
GamesRadar
Balatro developer LocalThunk turns up on Discord to talk about the 1.1 update and life after burnout: 'I truly am having the best time making the game now'
It's been a year since the Balatro 1.1 update was delayed into 2026.
PC Gamer
Balatro 1.1 Update Details Have Been Revealed, New Mechanics and New Jokers Await!
The mastermind behind Balatro, LocalThunk, shared a much clearer look at what is coming in the long-awaited 1.1 update and its a big one. Balatro‘s 1.1 update has been relentlessly teased by the game’s creator, LocalThunk, for over a year, and today the Joker maker finally uncorked some of what’s...
Steam News
Dice A Million has you rolling increasingly bizarre dice to get a whopping one million score
Yet another Balatro-like has hit storefronts! But Dice A Million is one of the rarer cases where it's already made a mark on PC. Available to buy now on iOS and Android, Dice A Million offers similar ludicrous modifiers and scores, all with a clickety-clackety dice-rolling theme and surreal...
Pocket Gamer
Drop Duchy is a mixture of Tetris, Balatro and roguelike puzzler, coming to mobile
It's not exactly uncommon for me to find a game that's hard to describe. And with Drop Duchy, the strange mix of Tetris, city builder, roguelike and just a little dash of Balatro really shouldn't work, but it seemingly does. Drop Duchy is set to arrive on iOS and Android later this month, and...
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