Balatro
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"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

First PEGI, now YouTube - Balatro's LocalThunk seems tired of his roguelike game being age restricted for gambling-related concerns
By Kaan Serin published
News "Good thing we are protecting children from knowing what a 4 of a kind is"

Balatro creator can finally enjoy his own roguelike after beating every deck on every difficulty: "All this time playing has killed any negative emotions I had toward it"
By Kaan Serin published
News 15 decks, 8 difficulties, 120 runs

Balatro creator LocalThunk stays so anonymous, a GDC attendee couldn't believe how he "crushed" the roguelike's base difficulty: "'Wow you must have played this before!'"
By Ashley Bardhan published
News "I guess you could say that"

Baldur's Gate 3 director Swen Vincke says indie poker roguelike Balatro was his 2024 GOTY, beating out Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Astro Bot, and Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
By Jordan Gerblick published
News Balatro racks up yet another accolade
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