Balatro News

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, featuring LocalThunk’s original artwork and signature!

To celebrate the launch, we’re hosting a giveaway on our Twitter account, where we’ll be giving away 3 of the Abstract Joker - LocalThunk Edition T-shirts. Don’t miss your chance to win one of these unique pieces!

Thank you for being a part of the Balatro community. We can’t wait to see how you’ll rock the new collection!

Shop Now: https://www.playbalatro.com/merch

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 miss this opportunity to enjoy these acclaimed games together.

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/37745/Casino_Bundle/

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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.



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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 the line.



The first major announcement in this campaign is that there will be a major gameplay update coming to Balatro in 2025. This update will bring new ideas and strategies to the game and will be released across all platforms. And as a token of huge appreciation to the game’s brilliant and passionate community, the update will be completely free.

I would never have thought that Balatro would be played by over 2 million people when I started working on it almost 3 years ago. I’m so grateful to all the players for giving it a chance and I’m excited to show everyone the next chapter for my game.

- LocalThunk

My own experience with gambling doesn't extend much beyond the single time I won a few dollars at a Vegas slot machine then refused to play again so I could claim that I'd "beaten Vegas." My own very petty victory as the ultimate gambler aside, it's by and large an industry built on preying on the vulnerable, so it's no surprise that Balatro developer LocalThunk is so dead against ever seeing his poker puzzler used for evil that he's made a specific stipulation in his will.

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Balatro remains a killer game on the minds of thousands of players around the world. It's a big success, with many eagerly awaiting new updates for the brilliant time killer. The future for Balatro remains a mystery, though one thing we know for certain is that the game will never find a home in actual casinos, despite its obvious thematic connections.

This revelation comes via Twitter, where the creator has laid down the actions he has taken to stop any such plans. According to solo-dev LocalThunk, he has written a stipulation into his will so that when he dies, the Balatro IP can never been sold to a casino or gambling company.

This info came out in response to a bizzare conspiracy theory from another user on the social media platform, who speculated (probably jokingly) that Balatro and its imitators were part of a secretive plan to get younger generations into casinos. A wild perspective to be sure, especially since Balatro is purposely lacking many of the invassive or predatory monetization features present in other games these days.

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