Balatro — patch notes and updates
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| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Balatro Calendar | 2025-11-04 | Hi everyone,Some new merch has joined the Balatro universe!We’ve teamed up with Fangamer to release the 2026 Balatro Calendar, available now for $19.The Joker-themed calendar puts Ben Starr in the role of several jokers from the game, and no, we don’t have any dirt on him; he genuinely likes being part of the Balatro Universe.All profits from Playstack and LocalThunk will be donated to SpecialEffect and Extra Life, supporting players of all abilities. In addition, our partner Fangamer will donate $5 for every copy sold through its store.Buy it here: For ordering in the US and worldwide: https://www.fangamer.com/products/balatro-wall-calendar- |
| Welcoming Friends of Jimbo 4! | 2025-02-24 | Customise your decks with stunning new cosmetic card skins featuring fan-favourite characters like Vault Boy, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Percival Fredrickstein von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III and more! This update is now available on PC, Consoles & Mobile. |
| Balatro Turns 1 – Thank You for an Incredible Year! | 2025-02-20 | One year ago, Playstack and I launched Balatro, and what a journey it has been! I often said that I made this game for myself and that I wasn't expecting anything to become of it. Seeing so many people connect with Balatro has overwhelmingly filled this year with joy, so from the bottom of my heart thank you to all players that decided to give this game a shot. Your love and support have kept Balatro thriving, and it wouldn't be possible without you. I am hard at work and I hope this next year will do Balatro fans proud. I appreciate you all naneinf! - LocalThunk |
| Friends of Jimbo 3 LIVE!✨✨ | 2024-12-12 | You still can't spell "collaboration" without "Balatro" Add some visual flair to your decks with these new cosmetic card skins inspired by fan-favourite characters from Divinity Original Sin 2, Shovel Knight, Potion Craft, Enter The Gungeon, Cult of the Lamb, Don't Starve, 1000xRESIST & Warframe. This free update is now available on PC, Consoles & Mobile! Divinity: Original Sin 2 Shovel Knight Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator Enter The Gungeon Cult of the Lamb Don't Starve 1000xRESIST Warframe |
| Nominate Balatro for the Steam Awards | 2024-11-27 | Hey guys, It’s that time of year—the Steam Autumn Sale is live, and the 2024 Steam Awards are heating up! If you’ve enjoyed playing Balatro on the Steam Deck, consider nominating it for Best Game on Steam Deck. Your vote means the world to us! Thank you for your support! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/Balatro/ |
| Balatro has been nominated at The Game Awards 2024 | 2024-11-18 | It's no bluff, Balatro has been nominated at The Game Awards 2024 - including Game of the Year! Balatro has been nominated for: Best Mobile Game Best Independent Game Best Debut Indie Game Best Game Direction Game of the Year We're feeling lucky! You can vote for Balatro at thegameawards.com. Tune in to see if Balatro wins the 2024 run on December 12 7:30pm EST on The Game Awards YouTube.YouTube and Twitch channels. |
| EXTENDED CAMPAIGN! Limited Edition Jimbo Plushie Available for Pre-Order | 2024-11-06 | Update November 26: The Jimbo plushie from Makeship is so popular that we're extending the campaign until December 14! With this extension, shipping will be a couple of weeks later than originally planned. If you haven't already, you've still got time to add him to The Family. He's literally a fool, what's your excuse?! Get it now https://shop.makeship.com/3YQwL7A ---------- Who wouldn't want a Jimbo plushie that stares into your soul while you sleep? Jimbo, the lovable rogue at the heart of Balatro. Jimbo’s smirk says it all—he’s confident, cheeky, and more than willing to share his thoughts on how you’re playing. Get your Jimbo plushie now |
| Pausing the CrowdIn project | 2024-11-06 | LocalThunk statement I wanted to give an update on the Balatro localization project. We recently started using Crowdin to help improve the localization of Balatro - both by allowing suggested changes to our existing languages and to add new languages suggested by the community. We received a ton of requests to add these new languages but I messed up thinking that this would be okay to delegate to the community. After seeing the response to this, I know now that we made a few mistakes. We never intended to use this platform as a cost saving measure and were primarily concerned about giving players a better tool to contribute feedback on our ex |
| Friends of Jimbo 2 free update is here | 2024-10-24 | Hi everyone, We’re thrilled to announce that more fan-favourite characters are joining the Jimbo crew! 🎉 Starting today, you can personalise your decks with brand-new cosmetic card skins featuring characters from some of the most beloved games: Cyberpunk 2077 The Binding of Isaac Slay the Spire Stardew Valley This update is completely FREE and available now on Steam, consoles and mobile! Keep spreading the Balatro love! |
| 🏆 Vote Balatro in the Golden Joystick Awards! | 2024-10-10 | We are so excited to share that Balatro is nominated by Golden Joystick Awards for Best Indie Game, Best Audio Design, and PC Game of the Year! We feel deeply honoured to be recognised alongside such outstanding titles and extend our heartfelt thanks to the judges for selecting us. Now we need your vote! Cast your vote here: https://www.gamesradar.com/goldenjoystickawards/ Keep spreading Balatro love ❤️ |
| Balatro - Friends of Jimbo FREE Update | 2024-08-27 | Hi everyone, We have some exciting news to share! Introducing our very first "Friend of Jimbo" collaboration! You can now personalise your decks with brand-new cosmetic card skins featuring fan-favourite characters from The Witcher 3, Dave the Diver, Vampire Survivors, and Among Us. This update is completely FREE and available now on Steam and consoles. Add some visual flair to your game by swapping out the traditional face cards—Kings, Queens, and Jacks—with beloved characters like Geralt, Yennefer, and Jaskier from The Witcher! This "Friends of Jimbo" surprise is the second of three major announcements about Balatro this summer. The first w |
| 🎉 Introducing the Balatro Summer Collection! 🎉 | 2024-08-22 | 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 uniqu |
| ✨Tiny Champion + Not A Real Casino Bundle Live✨ | 2024-08-08 | 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/ |
| 2 Million Units Sold + Gameplay Update Announcement | 2024-08-07 | 🎉 Celebration Time 🎉 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. 🃏 Three of a Kind 🃏 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 |
| Publisher Sale + Balatro Merch Live! | 2024-05-02 | Hi everyone, Exciting news awaits you in the world of Balatro! ✨Playstack Publisher Sale✨ We're thrilled to announce that Balatro is now part of Playstack's very first Publisher Sale! Enjoy 10% off on Balatro, along with other Playstack titles at their deepest discounts ever! It's the perfect opportunity to explore our brilliant games and wishlist brand-new ones coming soon. Don't miss out on this chance to grab your favourite games and discover exciting new adventures! 👕Merch Madness👚 Guess what? Balatro's first batch of merch is now live! It's time to level up your wardrobe with our exclusive gear. Rock the streets with your very own Jimb |
| 1.0.1f - Patch notes | 2024-05-01 | Hey everyone! I'm super happy to announce that the first meaty balance patch for Balatro is now live for everyone! Thank you so much to everyone in the community that gave feedback during the public experimental beta. If you have been a beta tester, this version is functionally identical to 1.0.1e - but here are all the changes made to the game since 1.0.0n: - Updated version of Love2D (the engine) - this fixes an issue on Windows and Steam Deck causing poor/stuttery performance for some players - Added VC++ 2022 redistributable as an installation requirement - General performance improvements - Added toggle for 'Reduced Motion', removing the |
| Balatro is now on Steam Deckbuilder Fest! | 2024-03-25 | Hi everyone, Balatro is now on Steam Deckbuilder Fest! Dive into the world of Balatro on Steam Deckbuilder Fest and enjoy a special 10% discount. Don't miss out! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/Balatro/ Introducing the Can't Put it Down Bundle with Backpack Battles! Experience non-stop excitement with our new bundle featuring Backpack Battles. Check it out now and elevate your gaming journey! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/38429/Cant_Put_it_Down_Bundle/ Happy Balatroing! |
| One Million Units Sold! 🔥 | 2024-03-18 | 🎉 Celebration Time 🎉 After one month, Balatro has just hit 1,000,000 units sold in just ONE MONTH across all platforms! I'm so grateful to all the players and people that have made this happen. I still can't grasp the response to this game, and I am overjoyed that so many people have been able to have fun with my silly creation. I'm so fortunate that I can continue working on my passion as a career. Thank you! -LocalThunk We still have some fun stuff planned for the future, so stay tuned! |
| Balatro Languages 1.0 Update! | 2024-03-08 | 📣 Exciting Announcement! We're thrilled to announce that we have pushed the following languages to version 1.0! 🎉 French Dutch German Italian Japanese Polish Portuguese - Brazil Simplified Chinese Spanish Spanish - LATAM Traditional Chinese While we're still fine-tuning the languages Indonesian, Korean, and Russian, rest assured they'll be available shortly. Your input is invaluable in enhancing our localisation efforts. Kindly share any suggestions or feedback with us HERE Thank you immensely for your ongoing support! |
| 1.0.0n - Patch Notes | 2024-03-08 | This patch has a bunch of changes to many languages. Thank you for all the great feedback! We will continue to listen and improve these translations as time goes on. - Upgraded love2D to newest release - Fixed issue where game would not start on MacOS Big Sur - Fixed bug where 'completionist plus' was being unlocked without fulfilling condition - Fixed exploit where challenge runs could despawn starting Jokers - Fixed bug where challenge vouchers could reappear in first shop - Removed option to continue a run you are currently playing - Fixed issue where Mac version was rendering at lower resolution than the display - Updated localization for |