- If you loved Balatro, don't miss your chance to get this indie deck builder at under $3 - 10 April 2026
If Balatro completely took over your brain (totally understandable), then you might want to pay attention to this one. Fanatical's latest Platinum Collection is packed with discounted Steam games, and hidden among them is a weird little gem called This Ain't Even Poker, Ya Joker (wow, it rhymes) - and yes, the game is just as unhinged as its title. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Kingdom Come Deliverance 2's full edition is massively discounted on Fanatical, but not for long If you are planning to get the new Starfield Terran Armada DLC, here's how to get 15% off Arc Raiders is at an all-time low price, but this deal is only available for 48 hours
- This ain't even Poker, Ya Joker is out now on Mobile! - 19 March 2026
Hello everyone, Hope you are all doing well, I am happy to announce that the game is now available on both Android and iOS for those who wish to play on Mobile! App Store Google PlayThe game has undergone some UI changes to make it more natural for phones, however the content is exactly the same.Thank you for your support and I hope you enjoy the mobile version if you wish to pick it up :)
- This Ain't Even Poker, Ya Joker is coming to mobile! - 26 February 2026
Hey everyone,I’m still blown away by the positive response. The game has sold over 85,000 copies and holds an 88% positive rating.With the success I’ve seen, I wanted to make the game accessible to even more players. I’m excited to share that This Ain’t Even Poker Ya Joker is coming to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store on March 19th! If you want, you can pre-order starting today! Pre-order on App Store Pre-order on Google PlayI have played the game myself earlier this week and I'm happy to say that it is really fun to play! Again, thank you all for the support!
- v1.0.6 - 15 December 2025
v1.0.6Added a new slider in settings for object SFX volumeImproved resiliency of save files to help prevent corruption if you happen to lose power or crash during a saveFixed a typo in Japanese causing the "Play a Royal Flush" quest objective and achievement to have no textAdded an abandon button to claimed quests so you can reroll them even after acceptingAdded a claim all button to the top of the achievements screen.Note that it only claims the current tier of achievements, so you still may have to press it multiple times to truly claim everything.Increased the font size for tooltips by 25%.
- Bargain Balatro-like deckbuilder launches to 91% Steam rating, and bundles with some of the best fake-gambling games - 14 December 2025
Can you believe it's been nearly two years since Balatro did bewildering things to our industry as one of the best card games in recent memory? The sort of game you never pictured being quite as big as it was, despite it being more of an actual game than whatever largely interactive movie the bigger publishers put out around the same time. Anyway, like CloverPit, Ball X Pit, and Slots and Daggers have throughout this year, This Ain't Even Poker, Ya Joker , another zany pseudo-gambling game with a demonic jester and an acronym we won't be using here, has surfaced to sap what time remains of those lazy festive evenings, and the Steam reviews are coming in strong. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: In the run up to Diablo 4's new expansion, you can get this Nordic-inspired ARPG for free A grittier take on post-apocalyptic MMOs like Fallout 76, Pioner finally lands on Steam to mix…
- v1.0.4 - 11 December 2025
v1.0.432:9 ultrawide is now handled with black bars so that you can still play the game and access settings and such. Apologies for the oversight to all of the 32:9 users out there for missing that on launch!This does mean if you've changed your resolution you may have to do so again after updatingPressing esc now toggles the settings UI, so just in case you can't access it you can always use the hotkeyFixed an issue preventing you from getting the final achievement if you close the dialog too quicklyFixed a typo in Chinese Simplified & Chinese TraditionalBetter edge case handling in the case of any autosave failures that may occur
- Out now! It's time to play This Ain't Even Poker, Ya Joker - 11 December 2025
Hello everyone, I am happy to announce This Ain't Even Poker, Ya Joker is now available on Steam! Prepare to face Lester the Jester in this poker-inspired (...but this ain't even poker?) incremental/idle/clicker game. You start out small, by flipping a single card to earn some coins, then quickly grow by spending those coins to buy more cards and more hands to flip, discovering new cards that give huge bonuses, destroying unwanted cards to improve your odds of hitting good hands and much more.Once you earn enough coins, you'll meet Mary the Fairy to help you ascend and get even more powerful upgrades like merging expeditions, joker cards, new suits, values, rarities, and more in a separate upgrade tree in exchange for poker chips, which you must trade in everything you own to earn. Finally, after you earn enough poker chips and unlock many powerful upgrades, you'll begin the final phase…
- Launching December 11th! - 3 December 2025
Hello everyone,I am happy to announce that This Ain’t Even Poker, Ya Joker will be launching right here on Steam on December 11th! There are 3 main phases throughout the game, each unlocking new mechanics allowing you to progress further and further. The demo version of the game, which is now offline, featured the 1st phase.Full game featuresPhase-based progression: Work your way through stages that introduce new mechanics in order to defeat the Jester and escape the carnival.Expeditions: Find new otherworldly cards on exploration expeditions, or remove cards from your deck with destruction expeditionsUpgrades: Throughout the game there are several upgrade trees allowing you to improve your cards abilities to earn more money.Ascension: Meet Mary the Fairy, who teaches you how to ascend in exchange for poker chips. Spend those chips to buy extremely powerful upgrades and bonuses to help…
- If Balatro and Cookie Clicker had a baby, it'd be this new poker-themed indie game, and I'm already afraid for my time - 16 November 2025
I haven't played Balatro in months, and it's not because I'm tired of it; quite the reverse. After pouring hundreds of hours into LocalThunk's creation, I finally managed to pull myself out of the chip-counting stupor. Now I'm a little afraid that even a taste of its 'mult' meter dinging up will drag me back into its synth-scored swirls. Unfortunately, I've instead installed the demo for a new indie game called This Ain't Even Poker, Ya Joker , and I can already feel the minutes slipping through my fingers like grains of sand. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Manor Lords publisher's space whale city builder gets delayed, but there's a silver lining Former Warcraft 3 and Starcraft 2 devs' D&D-style RPG has "Blizzard's DNA," but it's a "completely new paradigm" in gaming Enshrouded's director tells us it's on track for 1.0, but that "there's no reason to stop" once the surviva…
- Demo Update out now! - 3 November 2025
Hello everyone! Happy to announce that there is a brand new demo available now. And Oro Interactive has now joined as publisher as well! Patch notes Decks are now all visible on screen at the same time Re-structured upgrades Added new notifications for expedition completion New SFX depending on hand rarityNew "Statistics" ledger unlockMore stuff! Give it a try and please share your thoughts in the Steam forums!
- Demo Out Now! - 12 October 2025
After much hard work and last minute crunching, the demo is now available. If you enjoy it, please wishlist the game, it helps me out a lot! If you have feedback or encounter any bugs, please join the Discord to let me know.The demo contains the content for the first phase of the game. The full game is planned to have 4 phases total, including reset/ascension mechanics.Be careful what you say to Lester the Jester in there!I hope you enjoy it!
