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 Games Store on October 31.
Although the trailer suggested the update was out on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on Tuesday as well, that wasn’t the case. “Unfortunately, we didn’t manage to deliver the 1.14 update on time for Xbox platforms yesterday,” Poncle said in a statement on Wednesday. “We’re very sorry to our Xbox players who were looking forward to playing the update. We’ve submitted new builds to be certified, and the new plan is to launch the Xbox updates as soon as they’re ready. Thank you for your patience. We aim to get the update to you as soon as possible.” That’s somewhat ironic, given the Balatro collaboration was revealed during an Xbox indie showcase.
This free update is more than just a Balatro-adjacent expansion. It also introduces online co-op (but not yet on mobile, unfortunately), in addition to new stages, characters, weapons and more.
Update, October 29, 9:23AM ET: Added clarification about the Ante Chamber update for Xbox consoles.
