Balatro
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Roguelike hit Balatro can't be sold to any gambling companies or casinos even after its creator dies, because its solo dev is so against that idea they've written it into their will
By Catherine Lewis published
News "I hate the thought of Balatro becoming a true gambling game"
Joining pregnancy tests and potato-powered calculators, smash hit roguelike Balatro is the latest thing that can run Doom
By Kaan Serin published
News Can It Run Doom continues to taint everyday fixtures
Balatro's creator nearly didn't bother optimizing the roguelike for Steam Deck - but it's now one of the handheld's most-played games alongside Elden Ring and Stardew Valley
By Kaan Serin published
News Joining the big leagues
Solo dev behind indie roguelike hit Balatro threatens us with a good time, might "bloat this game with even more banana lore"
By Hirun Cryer published
News They can do what they want, at this point
Roguelike hit Balatro's scrapped names include Hyperborean Hold 'em, Balatron, and other titles I can't stop thinking about
By Kaan Serin published
News Balatron, my favorite Transformer
Solo dev behind roguelike hit Balatro expected to sell "maybe 10 copies" and go back to their IT job - but they went on to sell one million copies instead
By Ali Jones published
News "So grateful I get to do what I love as a career now"
In under a month, solo-developed instant-classic roguelike Balatro has sold 1 million copies, will soon destroy global productivity with mobile release
By Hope Bellingham published
News Get ready to lose even more of your time
Astonishingly, Balatro's creator had never even played Slay the Spire and intentionally "cut myself off" from roguelikes to create the best game possible
By Kaan Serin published
News "I wanted to make my own mistakes"
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