Me enjoying this game was not on my bingo card for this year.

I'm not a fan of deckbuilding, and have never considered myself a big fan of the game of poker; yet somehow, Balatro occupies my mind every minute I spend not playing it.

The roguelike mechanics are weaved into the gameplay loop in such an elegant way, that I find myself just playing run-after-run, some of those being utter failures, just to see what the game is going to throw at me next.

Incredibly simple to play despite it's dense complexity, Balatro is truly in a league of it's own.