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Balatro meets Scrabble in this new roguelike from the creators of TimeSplitters—and I'm just thrilled to finally find a word game that lets me score with swear words

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Balatro
Genres · card_and_board, indie, strategy, tbs
Release · Feb 20, 2024
Developer · LocalThunk
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253 articles 121 writers 13 reviews
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Active · 2000–2024
Latest · TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
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