Balatro’s first major gameplay update teased as it hits new sales milestone

Popular poker-themed deck-building roguelike Balatro will receive its “first major gameplay update” next year.

That’s according to developer LocalThunk, which has also teased “surprises” coming to Balatro this summer and revealed that the game has hit a new sales milestone.

“The first major gameplay update is coming to Balatro in 2025,” it said in a thread on X.

“This update will bring new ideas and strategies to the game and as a token of huge appreciation to the game’s brilliant and passionate community, the update will be completely free.

“We’re announcing this today as we officially celebrate two million copies sold,” LocalThunk added.

“We have two more surprises this summer, keep an eye out for some more exciting news!”

VGC’s Balatro review called it “gaming’s best time thief since Vampire Survivors”.

We’re announcing this today as we officially celebrate TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD! pic.twitter.com/oziwEqyL3a

— Balatro (@BalatroGame) <a target="_blank" rel=«noopener» class=«link-external» href=«https://twitter.com/BalatroGame/status/1821184859974344853?ref_src=» https:>August 7, 2024

It was recently announced that Balatro is getting a physical release for Nintendo Switch, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.

Physical special editions of the game will be released on September 17, 2024, and will come with a pack of Joker / booster cards.