Surprise! Today during the ID@Xbox Show, Jimbo dropped by with a few announcements, the main being that Balatro is coming to Xbox Game Pass – today!
In addition to the Game Pass drop, Balatro is also adding a whole host of new ‘Friends of Jimbo’ card customisations including Fallout, Bugsnax, Slay The Princess, Assassin’s Creed and more!
Per the press release, “Add some visual flair to your decks with these new cosmetic card skins inspired by 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 free of charge on PC, Consoles & Mobile“
The free Friends of Jimbo 4 update introduces even more unexpected allies, with brand-new collaborations spanning fan-favorite games, cult hits and some surprises, including:
- Assassin’s Creed
- Bugsnax
- Critical Role
- Dead by Daylight
- Rust
- Sid Meier’s Civilization VII
- Slay the Princess
- Vault-Tec
With Friends of Jimbo 4, Balatro’s ever-growing roster of crossovers expands even further, offering players more ways to tweak their decks, break the game, and chase the perfect run. The free Friends of Jimbo update is available to all Balatro players on all platforms later today.
LocalThunk is also working on the first major update, which is aiming to add exciting new content to Balatro later this year.
More on Balatro on Xbox Game Pass…
If you’ve not played Balatro yet, you can check out our review here. Nutshell? It’s fantastic. And now all the more viable thanks to my save coming with on PC, Xbox and my ROG Ally X.
Our Reviews editor Jesse said: “Balatro is one of the best deck-building roguelikes I have ever played. Utilizing a deck of playing cards, poker hands, guile, and wit you’ll attempt to build the best combos imaginable to overcome increasingly difficult odds. I have fallen in love with this title, playing it all day, and thinking about it when I’m not.
Balatro is my new gaming obsession, I frigging love it. Deckbuilding roguelikes have had some phenomenal games over the years. Balatro reaches the lofty peak of Slay the Spire and has me hooked even harder than that incredible game ever did. You should buy it, now. Buylatro!“
Are you going to be playing Balatro a lot more now? I know I will.
