Developing your own strategy is part of the fun, but it’s nice to have a good place to start. Developing your own strategy is part of the fun, but it’s nice to have a good place to start. In Balatro, ...

Balatro is easily one of our favourite games to come out this year. Smashing our expectations with a killer demo, and then following through with a stellar launch has cemented it as an indie darling.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. When Balatro landed one of the extremely coveted Game of ...

Last week, I downloaded a game called Balatro for a few casual turns on Steam Deck. I haven’t been able to think of much else since I am one of those people who feels like crying when the rules of a ...

That edge comes in the form of Jokers, Planet cards, Spectral cards, Tarot cards, Vouchers, and card packs. Jokers apply certain conditions and multipliers for your scores. Planet cards level up ...

This has been an exceptionally good year for indie games. Over the course of twelve months, we’ve had the Yorkshire flavoured, irreverent Thank Goodness You’re Here! We’ve had Harold Halibut, the ...

Made by a single former information technology worker, a spiced-up version of virtual poker has become the video game surprise hit of the year. “Balatro,” whose developer only goes by the screen name ...

In a year filled with massive open world RPGs and AAA live service games with ambitious season passes, it’s incredible that the title that truly captured the hearts (and free time) of players in 2024 ...

For most of the year, I’ve been hearing people hype up Balatro. All I really knew about the weirdly named video game is that it’s a mix between poker and roguelikes, a gaming genre in which ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Barry Collins is a tech journalist writing about PCs, Macs and games. A video poker game that looks like it’s being played on a ...