“More ratings pour in, and by the time the day is done we are sitting above 90 on both Metacritic and OpenCritic. I wasn’t even thinking that this was a possibility, but it sure did build a ton of ...

Like any great game of this type, the core mechanic is  simple, which allows Raccoin to layer on the ridiculousness. Each round, players have a target score. You can manipulate how much each of the ...

Roguelite indie card game Balatro has been reclassified by European video game content rating system PEGI from 18 to 12. Balatro was rated 18+ by PEGI in December after the ratings board said it ...

Utterly obsessed with gaming, anime, and manga for the past 25 years, Carley attended Florida State University, graduating with a degree in Japanese in 2012. A professional Japanese/English translator ...

Indie phenomenon Balatro beat off all-comers to be crowned PCG's 2024 GOTY, and developer LocalThunk recently marked just over a year since release by sharing the "Balatro timeline" of the game's ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Balatro developer LocalThunk has revealed that the game's first major gameplay update will come in 2025, and that it will have two more announcements ...

The chaotic poker adjacent deck builder game Balatro has been such a smash hit, the developers plan on offering a free gameplay update in 2025 as a “token of huge appreciation to the game’s brilliant ...