Playstack and LocalThunk announced the “Friends of Jimbo (Pack 4)” update for Balatro is now available. The update features collaborations with Assassin’s Creed, Bugsnax, Critical Role, Dead by Daylight, Fallout, Rust, Sid Meier’s Civilization VII, and Slay the Princess.
Watch the new trailer for the Balatro Friends of Jimbo (Pack 4) update below:
Previously, Balatro was nominated for several awards during The Game Awards 2024, including Best Debut Indie Game and the prestigious Game of the Year award. Balatro won Best Debut Indie Game, Best Mobile Game, and Best Indie Game awards.
Lastly, the Steam page describes Balatro as follows:
Combine valid poker hands with unique Joker cards in order to create varied synergies and builds. Earn enough chips to beat devious blinds, all while uncovering hidden bonus hands and decks as you progress. You’re going to need every edge you can get in order to reach the boss blind, beat the final ante and secure victory.
- The definitive poker roguelike experience.
- Endless possibilities – every pick-up, discard and joker can dramatically alter the course of your run.
- In-depth campaign mode complete with 8 difficulties, as well as challenge and seeded runs
Deftly deploy an array of potent tools: different Decks, Jokers, Tarot cards, Planet cards, Spectral cards, and Vouchers. Use these versatile instruments to ignite a combo frenzy and turbocharge your poker hands, crafting electrifying, adrenaline-fueled synergies.
- 150 Jokers, each with their own unique abilities
- 15 Decks with distinct modifiers to choose from for each run
- 5 potential variants of each Joker which add further abilities
- 22 Tarot cards variants that can enhance your regular playing cards
- 11 Planet cards that help level up your possible poker hands
- 32 Voucher cards to help provide permanent buffs for your current run
