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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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 ...
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"
Balatro's various demos pre-launch were already hinting at a wildly moreish, inventive roguelike on the cards, but somehow, ...
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Balatro's Creator Didn't Expect the Game to Be a Hit
Balatro’s creator LocalThunk shares details about his experience during the game’s development revealing that he didn’t ...
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
"All I knew about Steam is that there were about a million games on there and that very few could realistically make a living ...
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 ...
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 ...
"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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Local Thunk Didn't Play Any Roguelike Games During Balatro's Development...Except Slay the Spire
Balatro developer Local Thunk has published an extensive history of the game's development to his personal blog, in which he ...