One of 2024’s biggest hits is now available to play on Xbox Game Pass.
Balatro was released last year for Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch consoles and was also available to play on PC. A reworked take on Poker, the additive card game went on to sell more than 3.5million copies and received rave reviews across the board. It also win Best Indie, Best Debut Indie and Best Mobile Game at the 2024 Game Awards.
“It’s impossible to resist gleefully cranking the lever on Balatro’s big, shiny slot machine over and over again, assuring yourself ‘I’ll get it next time’,” NME wrote during our end-of-year rundown of the best games.
“Appropriately dubbed as, ‘a sequel to poker’ by its legions of fans, Balatro’s shocking, ever-evolving depth ensures discovery with each round. The game constantly ups the ante, handing you new, satisfying tools to hack away at every barrier preventing you from beating the house – who eventually always win.”
And now Xbox Game Pass subscribers can try out the hit game after Balatro was shadow dropped onto the platform earlier this week.
It may have been my birthday last week, but guess what!? I’M the one handing out the gifts!
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Check out the trailer and try not to lose your chips over these updates!https://t.co/OPFOyXtEFx
— Balatro (@BalatroGame) February 24, 2025
Developers have also announced the fourth which allows players to customise their cards. The newest update includes collaborations with , and more.
