Jimbo is bringing more friends!
If you haven't played Balatro yet, I highly recommend you do so. If you don't want to take my word for it, maybe you'll take my many words for it when I reviewed the game back in March.
In that time, Balatro has made some small, fun, free updates. In a series called "Friends of Jimbo", Balatro has partnered with different game companies to allow their characters to take the place of the King, Queen and Jack cards. The first drop in the series introduced The Witcher 3, Vampire Survivors, Dave the Diver and Among Us to replace the spades, clubs, diamonds and hearts face cards respectively.
In October, Balatro dropped "The Friends of Jimbo 2" which added four more games to the mix. Cyberpunk 2077, Slay the Spire, The Binding of Isaac and Stardew Valley were introduced to adorn your spades, clubs, diamonds and hearts face cards.
After their nomination for Game of the Year and Best Direction, Balatro is now dropping "Friends of Jimbo 3" which introduces 8 more games to give your decks some visual flair. This drop may be my favorite one so far as it includes: Divinity: Original Sin 2, Shovel Knight, Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator, Enter the Gungeon, Don't Starve, 1000xResist, Warframe and my personal favorite: Cult of the Lamb. That's right, the Lamb is in Balatro! LocalThunk has done a nice job drip feeding us some pleasing visuals and small bug changes as we wait for a major game update in 2025!
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