Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts Gets Major Free Update With Balatro Crossover
The update transforms Scriptorium from a niche simulation into a more flexible creation tool with community sharing, while the Balatro crossover brings a popular indie roguelike audience into the medieval manuscript space.
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Yaza Games released the first major free update for Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts on June 2, 2026. The update adds a Balatro collaboration featuring Jimbo, a sandbox gallery, transparent PNG export, work sharing via text codes, and over 200 new drawing assets. The game launched on April 17 and holds a 98% positive Steam rating.
Yaza Games' medieval manuscript illumination sim Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts received its first major free update today, June 2. The headline addition is a collaboration with Balatro: the roguelike deckbuilder's guide character Jimbo appears in Scriptorium's story mode, offering special quests and card-sized parchment and drawing assets for creating medieval-style cards. Beyond the crossover, the update introduces a Sandbox Gallery for saving and editing multiple works, transparent PNG export for physical production use, and a text-code sharing system that lets players copy and paste crests and other creations into other players' sandbox sessions. Over 200 new drawing assets cover medieval decorations, heraldry, animals, buildings, furniture, and clothing. The game launched on April 17 and currently holds a 98% positive rating from over 800 Steam user reviews. A 20% off sale runs through June 16.
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