Balatro
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Balatro creator added extra Jokers to the hit roguelike because someone at its publisher "mentioned something about '150 Jokers' and instead of correcting them I just made 30 more"
By Ashley Bardhan published
News Could you survive without these cards?
Balatro creator admits his attempt to 100% his own roguelike game before the mobile port was doomed, and now he has "some words for John Balatro"
By Iain Harris published
News I, too, have words for John Balatro
You would not believe how low the Balatro creator's expectations were for the roguelike: "My actual production project folder is called 'CardGame' and is still in my 'Learning' directory'"
By Issy van der Velde published
News The indie roguelike is a hit, but developer LocalThunk didn't believe it would be
Before Balatro took over the world, the roguelike's creator considered naming it Fool's Gambit - "obviously not a great name," but it had a killer main menu
By Anna Koselke published
News You could rearrange the letters for fun
"I'm honored that Stardew is included": Unstoppable roguelike Balatro continues its indie game bucket list with Stardew Valley collab art drawn by Eric Barone himself
By Austin Wood published
news Plus Cyberpunk 2077, Slay the Spire, and The Binding of Isaac for good measure
This 'Balatro but Solitaire' deckbuilding roguelike isn't officially in Steam Next Fest, but its demo is just as dangerously gripping
By Kaan Serin published
News Solitaire Battle is a fun remix on the classic card game with a free demo out now
Balatro creator recommends trying 2 "special games" this Steam Next Fest – and both are roguelikes on par with the poker-themed hit
By Kaan Serin published
News Ballionaire and StarVaders had me hooked in much the same way
Balatro creator kicks off supervillain arc, celebrates humanity losing 11,000 years of time to the roguelike across all platforms
By Jordan Gerblick published
news Yes, eleven t h o u s a n d years
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