Balatro, the award-winning poker-inspired roguelike deckbuilder, has gotten a surprise release on Xbox Game Pass. The game is out now on Microsoft's game subscription service, available at no additional cost to Game Pass subscribers across supported platforms.
Additionally, Balatro is also getting a new free DLC that brings more collaborations with other games like Fallout, Assassin's Creed, Bugsnax, and more.
The surprise announcement came as part of Microsoft's ID@Xbox indie games showcase. Balatro has been added to the Game Pass library and is playable now to all subscribers.
The announcement trailer also confirmed Friends of Jimbo Pack 4 DLC with new deck customisation options from franchises like Fallout, Assassin's Creed, Bugsnax, Civilization 7, Rust, Dead by Daylight, Slay the Princess and more.
Developer LocalThunk also announced that Balatro had been reclassified by ratings agency PEGI from 18+ to 12+ following an appeal from publisher Playstack. “This is a good step from PEGI - bringing nuance to their ratings criteria that used to be 18+ or nothing.