Balatro's LocalThunk isn't 'trying to pull a Banksy', he just 'wanted to be left alone to make his game'
According to his publisher, LocalThunk’s anonymity is less about artsy obfuscation and more about minding his own business.
Balatro's first big update is still on track for 2025, but it'll be "done when it's done, because it's got to be good before it's fast"
After seven months without meaningful news on that update, you might be growing worried about whether or not it's still on ...
League of Legends' Newest Card Mini-Game "The Demon's Hand" Is Not A Runterra Retread
League of Legends' 'Year of Noxus' continues with a new card-based minigame that may have bigger implications than Riot Games ...
When starting development on his hit roguelike, Balatro creator set out to recreate a made-up card game he played "thousands" of times with his friends
Balatro might be best known as "the poker roguelike," but poker wasn't the game creator LocalThunk had in mind when he first ...
2025’s most satisfying new roguelike puts a Balatro twist on Peggle
New Steam roguelike Nubby’s Number Factory is a supremely satisfying strategy game that uses Balatro style modifiers to spice ...
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Balatro: 8 Hidden Meanings Behind Joker Names
Greed can be deadly and in Balatro that message rings just as true as anywhere. The Joker wears the mask, turning only face ...
LocalThunk gave up making Balatro for 3 months but resumed because 'I was bored but the internet was out so I couldn't play Rocket League'
LocalThunk has now returned to flesh-out some parts of the timeline, including the moment in March 2022 when he abandoned ...
Balatro Developer Was Shocked by Reviews, Expected “Average Ratings of 6 or 7”
The creator of Balatro did not expect people to enjoy the game as much, and admitted his own review score would have been ...
"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"
Pamela Bach, an actor and the ex-wife of “Baywatch” star David Hasselhoff, has died at 62. Also known as Pamela Hasselhoff, ...
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7 Best Balatro Seeds For Infinite
No infinity run would be complete without the help of some careful planning and a good starting deck to get the ball rolling. With this deck, the main idea is to use the Ghost Deck, which allows ...
3 things game creators can learn from the Balatro dev’s diary
It’s also about the lessons he learned about making and marketing a game that went on to sell millions of copies and won ...