Latest about Balatro
"I was in super crunch mode": Balatro creator opens up on the toll the stress of indie development took on his "physical and mental health"
News "I really struggled with my physical and mental health"
Balatro creator was "shocked" at his poker roguelike's high review scores: "I don’t think I would have rated Balatro higher than an 8 and I made the damn thing"
News No need to be modest
Balatro's first few hours generated over $600,000, "far more money" than the roguelike's creator had ever made: "It is the most surreal day of my life"
News Its launch was 10-20 times bigger than LocalThunk thought it would be
Balatro dev says solitaire exists "at the peak of game culture" and was debatably "the most important" inspiration for his poker roguelike
News LocalThunk wanted to create "something new and yet familiar" with Balatro
Balatro creator wins 18+ ratings battle with PEGI, accidentally producing limited edition copies: "I hope this change will allow developers to create without being unfairly punished"
News Balatro is now officially classified as 12+
Assassin's Creed Shadows and Fallout among the latest games to succumb to Balatro as the hit poker roguelike adds Xbox Game Pass to its global dominance
News Balatro's Assassin's Creed crossover will include characters from Shadows
Balatro creator declares one Joker a reference to an infamous 17-year-old meme, even if it wasn't originally intentional: "This is less of a 'confirmed' and more of a 'lmao it is now'"
News This "reference" seemingly wasn't meant to be a reference at all, until now
"I still have a job to do": Balatro creator says selling 5 million copies hasn't really changed his lifestyle, and he's focused on updates instead of new games
News LocalThunk is hard at work on Balatro update 1.1
