I don’t think I would have rated Balatro higher than an 8 and I made the damn thing,” writes LocalThunk. The latest friends of jimbo update featured cards based on assassin’s creed ...

The creator recapped Balatro's journey in a blog post, offering a closer look at its development and launch. Balatro's unexpected success led to over 5 million copies sold and multiple awards ...

What are the best Balatro mods? The indie smash hit made by one person in his spare time, topped the best games lists across the board last year and was a Game of the Year nominee at The Game Awards.

Balatro developer Locathunk has responded to a debate on AI art, stating "I think it does real harm to artists of all kinds". The debate raged on the Balatro subreddit after one of its moderators ...

Indie phenomenon Balatro beat off all-comers to be crowned PCG's 2024 GOTY, and developer LocalThunk recently marked just over a year since release by sharing the "Balatro timeline" of the game's ...

A minor kerfuffle in the Balatro subreddit has led developer LocalThunk to weigh in on the topic of AI-generated art, and his position is clear: It hurts artists, and it's not welcome. As ...

Going more to the indie side of things, 2024 also gave us the game Balatro, which stunned the world because it was a simple yet unique twist on the game Poker, and it was all done by one person.

Balatro developer LocalThunk has shared how the roguelike card game went from a “weird prototype” to a multi-million dollar, multi-award winning title. The indie developer offered an inside look at ...

Balatro is a game filled with variety and flavor in every run. From the challenging boss blinds to the near-endless combinations of cards and deck types. Certain playstyles will of course net more ...

Balatro solo dev LocalThunk has given a bit more insight into the inspirations behind his hit "poker roguelike," which he says, it could be argued, is "technically a solitaire game." In the first ...

Balatro creator LocalThunk has remained pretty private in the wake of the poker roguelike's massive launch, choosing not to reveal his real name or even appear in person to accept the Best ...