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Balatro creator started "properly playing the game myself about a week before launch" and had "a pretty emotional moment" where he realized it's "actually fun"
News Well, of course
The Witcher 3 lead says "not many games" were trying to match the RPG back in 2015, and that meant "there was a risk" to making it in the first place
News CDPR's big risk paid off
Balatro creator initially considered a Steam release in part to help "get a game developer job somewhere," and after 5 million sales I'd say he found one
News "All I knew about Steam is that there were about a million games on there and that very few could realistically make a living"
From "I stopped working on the project entirely" to "we are so back," Balatro creator says the roguelike's development was always about passion and taking breaks was essential
News The momentum from this break led the developer to consider publicly releasing a game for the first time
Balatro creator intentionally avoided roguelikes but did eventually play and "steal from" Slay the Spire anyway: "Holy s***. Now that is a game"
News "This is from Slay the Spire (see? Told you I’d steal from it)"
Before selling millions of copies, Vampire Survivors creator says he'd "given up on the idea of success," and he's not interested in making something just to be successful
News "I don't want to start having to look around in order to try to maintain the success"
"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"
10 games like Stardew Valley that'll keep you working on the farm until the cows come home
Feature There are plenty of games like Stardew Valley if you're craving an immersive farming sim-meets-RPG experience
