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 ...
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Hero's Hand combines Balatro, Slay The Spire, and Puzzle Quest
This card-based roguelike by Villain Games has all the ingredients to become a sleeper hit.
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Balatro Is Getting Its Own Playing Card Deck
Fans of the addictive poker roguelike deck builder Balatro can soon snag a physical deck of cards inspired by the ...
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 ...
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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 ...
"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"
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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 ...
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 ...
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ID@Xbox has paid indie devs more than $5bn since 2013
Microsoft has revealed it has paid developers in its ID@Xbox program more than $5 billion since it launched in 2013.
Balatro creator intentionally avoided roguelikes but did eventually play and "steal from" Slay the Spire anyway: "Holy s***. Now that is a game"
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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 ...
Balatro developer stopped playing other roguelikes to try and "reinvent the wheel" with hit poker game
The creator of Balatro has revealed fresh details on the hit indie card game's development, including the fact he gave up ...