Balatro was one of the biggest breakout hits of 2024, with the Poker-themed roguelike selling millions of copies and even being nominated for Game of the Year. for its first major update of 2025, Balatro is crossing over with 8 different franchises, ranging from Fallout, to Assassin’s Creed and even Bugsnax.

Announced during the most recent ID@Xbox games showcase, the latest ‘Friends of Jimbo’ update for Balatro introduces a bunch of new cosmetic crossover cards.

Following previous additions such as The Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077 and Vampire Survivors, 8 new franchises are now represented in the game, those being:

• Dead by Daylight
• Civilization VII
• Critical Role
• Assassin's Creed
• Fallout
• Bugsnax
• Slay the Princess
• Rust

As mentioned, these crossovers are merely cosmetic, changing the artwork on your deck of cards. Even so, having so many different franchises represented in one game in this way is interesting to see.

In case you have yet to try out Balatro, alongside the update, the game is now available on Xbox Game Pass, giving its subscribers the chance to play the game – though the best way to experience this title is still on mobile.

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