Subscribers to Xbox Game Pass — Microsoft's all-you-can-eat gaming service that gives its members access to hundreds of games in exchange for a monthly fee — will be happy to hear that one of 2024's best and most popular games is now available to play on it.
That game is Balatro, an award-winning indie from solo developer LocalThunk that instantly took the gaming community by storm when it launched last February. The roguelike deck builder is essentially poker on steroids, with real hands from the classic card game spiced up and supercharged by wild Joker cards, impactful modifiers, and other influences that can swing the outcome of a run in unexpected ways.
