Jake is a writer from the United Kingdom. With a focus on first-person shooters, RPGs, and achievement hunting, writing about the gaming industry comes naturally and is a real point of pride. Outside ...

Ben Starr's real-life appearances as headlining joker Jimbo aside, nothing about Balatro is particularly sinister. 2024's smash-hit card game is a soothing, number-blasting joy that, as developer ...

In June 2023, Balatro developer LocalThunk graced the world with the demo for the new game that they had constructed solo. After Balatro’s full release in February 2024, casual gamers and devotees ...

Raccoin is a lovely newcomer to the gambling-roguelike space, but whether it has the juice to compete with its contemporaries ...

There’s something magical about a good card game. When you look at games like Solitaire, Spider Solitaire, and Freecell, there’s such an addictive puzzle and luck element to them, even though you aren ...

Like any great game of this type, the core mechanic is  simple, which allows Raccoin to layer on the ridiculousness. Each ...

A recent Newhouse School of Communications graduate at Syracuse University with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast and Digital Journalism. Leo has previous experience writing way too many articles about ...

My Steam Deck is a Balatro machine at this point, and no, I’m not complaining about this. I’ve broken out my Steam Deck for plenty of games before Balatro and I plan on playing lots more on it in the ...

“Balatro” won Game of the Year at the 2025 Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) on Wednesday, just after “Consume Me” received the top prize at the Independent Games Festival Awards (IGFA). From ...