Vampire Survivors just dropped a free update that includes an expansion based on the indie sensation Balatro. The expansion is called Ante Chamber and includes a new stage, new characters and a new power ups that makes the top-down rogue shooter feel more like, well, Balatro.
First up, the titular Ante Chamber stage is filled with playing cards, calling to mind the source material. The new characters include the iconic joker Jimbo and there are new power-ups and weapons pulled from Balatro. These include jokers that increase points combos, just like the card game, and riffs on pre-existing Balatro mechanics like those planet cards. It looks fun.
The Ante Chamber update is free and available to download now via Steam, Android, iOS, PS4 and PS5. It’s coming to the Switch and Epic Game Store on October 31.
However, this free update is more than just a Balatro-adjacent expansion. It also introduces online co-op, in addition to new stages, characters, weapons and more.
