Balatro’s Exciting New Playing Card Deck: Preorder Yours Now!

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Summary

  • A physical Balatro playing card deck is now available to preorder for $16.
  • The deck consists of 52 standard cards and four of Balatro’s signature Jokers: Joker, Juggler, Blueprint, and Gros Michel.

Balatro fans will soon be able to snag a physical deck of playing cards inspired by the popular poker roguelike. Over a year after its initial launch, Balatro continues to find incredible popularity, with the title’s addictive game loop and easy-to-understand rules making it one of the highest-rated releases of 2024.

Currently boasting an OpenCritic score of 92, Balatro has found success with players and critics alike, with the indie title even snagging several awards at The Game Awards 2024, including Best Independent Game and Best Debut Indie Game. As of January 2025, the indie game had sold over five million copies, with around half of all sales coming after Balatro was released for mobile devices in September 2024. The game’s massive popularity has yet to fizzle out, inspiring several collaborations and merchandise drops, including a plush version of the title’s mascot, Jimbo. Now, a new piece of Balatro merch is being teased and is set to hit shelves soon.

In a new post made to the game’s official Twitter account, fans can get their first glimpse at the official Balatro playing card deck, which consists of 52 standard cards and four of Balatro‘s signature Jokers: Joker, Juggler, Blueprint, and Gros Michel. The deck costs $16 and is now available to preorder on Fangamer, with more official merchandise available on Balatro‘s website, including T-shirts, hoodies, and coffee mugs.

Poker Roguelike Balatro Inspires Physical Playing Card Deck

Along with a steady stream of merch drops, Balatro has also collaborated with several other popular games in the past, with more crossovers likely to follow in the future. December 2024’s Friends of Jimbo 3 update added card skins inspired by Shovel Knight, Warframe, Cult of the Lamb, and Divinity: Original Sin 2, while February’s Friends of Jimbo 4 patch included more skins featuring characters from Assassin’s Creed, Bugsnax, Critical Role, Fallout, Rust, Sid Meier’s Civilization 7, and Slay the Princess. Developer LocalThunk has promised that Balatro‘s first major gameplay update will be released sometime in 2025, introducing new strategies and ideas to the title.

Single developer LocalThunk has offered additional insights into the development journey of the game ‘Balatro’, admitting that he wasn’t anticipating it to become a success. He found the initial high ratings from prominent outlets puzzling, stating they “didn’t seem logical”. In a playful manner, he even joked about giving his own creation only an 8 out of 10. Launched in February 2024, ‘Balatro’ generated over $1 million within its first eight hours of release.

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2025-03-17 21:10