Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red surprised everyone earlier this week by announcing a brand-new patch for the title, despite claiming that it had moved on. It was a pretty bulky one too, adding more vehicle and character customization options, photo mode improvements, and the chance for Johnny to show up in your car’s passenger seat to mock you for being a bad driver.
Those were all the changes listed in the update’s patch notes, but it seems as though CD Projekt Red managed to sneak something in for Balatro fans. Following a collaboration from earlier this year that saw many games – including Cyberpunk 2077 – get their own special Balatro cards, Cyberpunk 2077 has now teamed up with the game for its own crossover.
Cyberpunk 2077’s New Patch Has Added A Balatro Treasure Hunt
First shared by Twitter user Synth Potato, booting up Cyberpunk 2077 should get you a text message from a person called Jim B, who has an avatar that looks like the face of a Balatro card. This mysterious Jim B will ask you to find a gang of rogue Jokers that have escaped and are scattered around Night City, sending you unlabeled pictures of each one for you to find.
In the spirit of the hunt, we’re not going to disclose all the answers here. Instead, we’ll show you what you actually get for tackling Jim B’s devilish little challenge. This treasure hunt was very quickly solved by a Twitter user called Vinalxo – claiming to be the world’s first – and shared images of what you actually get for finding all the Jokers.
For starters, it looks as though you get a special little trophy for V’s apartment, which is a hand displaying a set of Cyberpunk 2077-themed Balatro cards, which are the same ones added to Balatro earlier this year. Vinalxo also revealed that you get a T-shirt for your troubles too, which is plain white with a picture of Jim B himself on the front. It’s a cute little collab, and a reminder that we’ll never be able to escape Balatro, even if we play other games.
Developed by CD Projekt Red, Cyberpunk 2077 is a first-person action role-playing game based on the Cyberpunk tabletop RPG. You must choose your path through life in the lawless Night City, while contending with the memories of Johnny Silverhand (Keanu Reeves).