Balatro review: only fools would sleep on this moreish poker roguelike Rock Paper Shotgun
A clever roguelike card game about cheating your way to victory, Balatro is a generous and mesmeric take on poker with endless strategic possibilities.
No joke
- Balatro ‘95 perfects procrastination by modding the roguelike deckbuilder into classic Windows Solitaire
- Balatro is getting just a little bit easier in the next patch, and you can try it now
- Balatro's creator has barely played other deckbuilders, and thinks that's partly why it succeeded
FAQs
What is the most powerful Joker in Balatro?
1 Blueprint Blueprint is perhaps the strongest Joker in Balatro thanks to its extremely versatile effect. Although Blueprint doesnt actually do anything on its own being able to double up on certain powerful Jokers will let you double your scores or other significant effects.Mar 15 2024
Can madness destroy itself in Balatro?
Madness cannot destroy itself but can destroy other copies of Madness. If there are both eternal and non-eternal Jokers present Madness will always destroy a non-eternal Joker.
Do you keep Jokers in Balatro?
Jokers are special cards at the core of Balatros gameplay. Instead of being included in Decks and played alongside standard cards Jokers are obtained through the Shop and occasionally other means and are held in the players dedicated joker slots until the player sells them or they are destroyed.
