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 an interview with British GQ, the game’s developer LocalThunk, said his next game may never see the light of day. If I were to make another game after Balatro, which I’m not really thinking about ...

Viraaj is a spirited gamer, lifelong PlayStation main, huge petrolhead, but most importantly, a principled journalist. With experience at publications like FandomWire, HotCars, and DriveTribe, writing ...

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 ...

Balatro is the Poker rogue-like that’s only getting bigger in 2025. Balatro is a Poker game that isn’t about playing cards — it’s about breaking the game wide open with weird effects. By collecting ...

At this point, I'm comfortable calling Balatro one of the best roguelikes ever. LocalThunk's deckbuilder earned a well-deserved spot among the best game nominations at The Game Awards. It's become ...

Jaime Tugayev is the News Editor for DualShockers with over a decade of experience, and a much longer love for fantasy, shooters and strategy games. Sometimes a game is so monumentally crazy that it ...

Every once in a blue moon, a game comes along that is so simple yet so exquisitely designed, it stands apart from its contemporaries. This special class of games typically becomes a touch point beyond ...