Latest about Balatro
From "I stopped working on the project entirely" to "we are so back," Balatro creator says the roguelike's development was always about passion and taking breaks was essential
News The momentum from this break led the developer to consider publicly releasing a game for the first time
Balatro creator intentionally avoided roguelikes but did eventually play and "steal from" Slay the Spire anyway: "Holy s***. Now that is a game"
News "This is from Slay the Spire (see? Told you I’d steal from it)"
"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"
News "I really struggled with my physical and mental health"
Balatro creator was "shocked" at his poker roguelike's high review scores: "I don’t think I would have rated Balatro higher than an 8 and I made the damn thing"
News No need to be modest
Balatro's first few hours generated over $600,000, "far more money" than the roguelike's creator had ever made: "It is the most surreal day of my life"
News Its launch was 10-20 times bigger than LocalThunk thought it would be
Balatro dev says solitaire exists "at the peak of game culture" and was debatably "the most important" inspiration for his poker roguelike
News LocalThunk wanted to create "something new and yet familiar" with Balatro
Balatro creator wins 18+ ratings battle with PEGI, accidentally producing limited edition copies: "I hope this change will allow developers to create without being unfairly punished"
News Balatro is now officially classified as 12+
Assassin's Creed Shadows and Fallout among the latest games to succumb to Balatro as the hit poker roguelike adds Xbox Game Pass to its global dominance
News Balatro's Assassin's Creed crossover will include characters from Shadows
