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Balatro creator LocalThunk stays so anonymous, a GDC attendee couldn't believe how he "crushed" the roguelike's base difficulty: "'Wow you must have played this before!'"

By Ashley Bardhan published

News "I guess you could say that"

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With 97% positive reviews on Steam, Rogue Light Deck Builder is a hilarious $3 parody game that takes its name very literally

By Kaan Serin published

News "Your house needs a deck. You have a hammer. Freedom is $1,000,000."

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Baldur's Gate 3 director Swen Vincke says indie poker roguelike Balatro was his 2024 GOTY, beating out Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Astro Bot, and Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

By Jordan Gerblick published

News Balatro racks up yet another accolade

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The Deadly Path appearing in FGS Live from GDC

Strategy roguelike game The Deadly Path poses an uncomfortable question: "Am I actually any good at strategy games?"

By Ali Jones published

Presented by Fireshine Games

I wish...

Even Balatro's publisher doesn't know when LocalThunk will be done with 1.1: "Maybe I should whisper in his ear, like, 'So how's those 200 new jokers coming?'"

By Dustin Bailey published

News "I may hear it a couple days before everyone else"

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Neon Abyss 2 appearing in the Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2025

Raise companions and blast your way through chaotic pixel roguelike Neon Abyss 2, now with a single-player beta that's open for 7 days

By Iain Harris published

Presented by Kepler Interactive Limited

Don't mind if I do

Section 13 appearing in the Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2025

Delve into top-down roguelike shooter Section 13 when it hits 1.0 in May and prepare to die and die again

By Will Sawyer published

Presented by Kakao Games

A rebrand and many updates later, Section 13 is getting a full launch soon

Hell Clock appearing in the Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2025

Hell Clock is a roguelike action RPG that asks what if a Path of Exile league only took 20 minutes, and it's just got a new Steam demo

By Iain Harris published

News Clock's ticking

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Shelf Forge appearing in the Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2025

Let your imagination run wild as you take down wayward toys in roguelike FPS Shelf Heroes

By Iain Wilson published

Sponsored by Gameforge

Mix and match parts to assemble your ultimate toy fighter then take on this wacky FPS solo or cooperatively with up to two friends

"Balatro was a pain in the ass to market," but it started getting better once players started cracking open the demo so they could play forever

By Iain Harris published

News Publisher Playstack "knew it was so good because we couldn't stop playing it internally"

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