Balatro
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Localthunk says Balatro doesn't have microtransactions "because when I play other games that have those things it makes me want to put my computer in the dishwasher"
By Jordan Gerblick published
News Now why would someone say something so nasty about microtransactions?

"I might have exhausted all my luck": Balatro God-King hits lucky streak so powerful that 1-in-1 billion odds don't even begin to describe it
By Ali Jones published
News Even the game's most notorious card couldn't slow him down

PS5 designer Mark Cerny has platinumed poker roguelike Balatro, making him part of an elite group of 0.1% of players
By Scott McCrae published
News This dude beat the game on the hardest difficulty with all 150 Jokers, all while presumably working on the PS6

"I looked it up and said ah, f***": As Balatro took over the world, another publisher was sweating over its own card roguelike – which LocalThunk then promoted himself
By Kaan Serin published
news Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers came out just a few months after Balatro

"Catch my goofy a** card game in the new season": LocalThunk celebrates as Balatro appears in Black Mirror season 7, months after its creator proclaimed his love for the roguelike
By Catherine Lewis published
News Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker is a huge Balatro fan

Balatro solo dev Localthunk "is really rich now," says Final Fantasy 16 star while dressed as a clown: "He has shoes made of gold and he thanks you for making him that way"
By Issy van der Velde published
News What a strange BAFTA award acceptance speech

"LocalThunk is really rich now": 2 weeks after winning yet another GOTY award, Balatro sends Final Fantasy 16 star to accept award in "suspiciously arousing" Jimbo attire
By Jordan Gerblick published
News "This is weird isn't it?"

Wildly successful Balatro publisher says more indie devs need funding "that isn't based on making a ridiculous amount of money back"
By Jordan Gerblick published
News Balatro recently crossed 5 million units sold
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