[Review] Balatro

The incredibly famous game about cheating at poker. Can you believe this was made by a solo developer? Like Slay the Spire, it's one of those games made by a small team that achieved massive success. Collect Joker cards with special abilities, boost your score exponentially, and if you exceed the required score for the round, you can advance to the next. Each poker hand has chips and multipliers, and you need to manage both to achieve huge score boosts. For reference, deck compression is key to playing the game easily. Beginners might think that having more cards is always better, but that only reduces the probability of getting the hand you want, and eventually, you might end up with a completely terrible hand... leading to a game over. If you know poker, you can enjoy it more, and even if you don't, you can learn and have fun. (If you don't know, you get what you get!) Personally, as someone who loves Mahjong and Poker, this game is simply god-tier, and one that provides an incredible rush.