By Steven Andrew 
Jimbo, the mischievous Joker from Balatro, has checked into Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts, and he’s brought commissions. The roguelike deck-building phenomenon is now crashing a cozy manuscript illustration game, because apparently nobody told these genres they weren’t supposed to mix.
Yaza Games dropped a free update today that lets you sketch custom Joker cards and design medieval ships for Jimbo’s requests. You can create entire card designs from front to back using new card-sized parchments, then export them as PNG files to print your own deck. It’s the kind of feature that feels obvious in hindsight but somehow hadn’t existed before.
Beyond the Balatro crossover, Scriptorium’s latest update overhauls its creative toolkit. A new Sandbox Gallery finally brings proper organization to your creations, while transparent background exports let you repurpose artwork for tabletop RPGs, maps, and non-commercial projects. You’re getting over 200 new drawable assets including the Traveling Frog and Pigeon from Inkulinati, because apparently indie game cameos are now a thing.
The update also introduces historical figures as clients with their own custom requests, presumably because medieval illustration needed more personality. The demo is currently free to try on Steam, and while it isn’t a right proper Roguelike, the crossover might be enough to get you to take a peek.
Aimee Rogers