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The Balatro hivemind absorbs another victim as Super Smash Bros. modder is compelled to add Joker king Jimbo to Melee, and there hasn't been a new character this scary since 2001

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Balatro
Genres · card_and_board, indie, strategy, tbs
Release · Feb 20, 2024
Developer · LocalThunk
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