Latest about Balatro
After winning two awards, Balatro dev reveals they only started making their hit roguelike "because I had a few weeks of vacation to burn" and only thought it would be "a fun little project"
News Little did they know how much we'd all love it
Poker roguelike Balatro wins the Critics' Choice Breakthrough Award at the Golden Joystick Awards 2024
News OK then, just one more round...
2024 has quietly become the year of cheap masterpieces
Opinion Opinion | If this was meant to be a quiet year for the industry, nobody told
Balatro creator reacts to The Game Awards noms by telling you to play other indie games that weren't nominated: "I just happen to be the lucky one to be propped up"
News LocalThunk says to "please give these games a try" as his hit roguelike earns five TGA nominations
I've never played Balatro mobile during a meeting – but if I had, I would love it almost as much as I love my job
Now playing Now Playing | If anything, I deserve a raise for being Jimbo the Joker's strongest soldier
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"
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"
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'"
News The indie roguelike is a hit, but developer LocalThunk didn't believe it would be
