Balatro developer Localthunk has "100 percent completed Balatro", making him better "equipped" for the next update.

Developer Localthunk has finally finished the last Balatro Completionist achievement, and is now better equipped to design ...

The developer said that accomplishing the incredibly difficult task has helped him brainstorm what to make next for the game.

Balatro, the deck-building poker roguelike that launched on February 20, 2024, became an instant favourite among players. Now ...

LocalThunk once again cited the Cantonese card game Big Two and the roguelike Luck Be a Landlord as major influences on ...

Dying Light 2's free Balatro themed bundle contains a charm with randomized buffs and a new weapon blueprint, but also a very ...

But LocalThunk welcomes the scrutiny, and is happy to see people openly wonder why Balatro was nominated, saying that it brought more attention to both his game and indie titles in general.

I heartily endorse LocalThunk's position on the matter, but I also acknowledge that AI-generated art is here and it's not ...

“Balatro,” whose developer only goes by the screen name localthunk, bends the rules of poker the way only video games can, applying randomized powers to your deck that transform every game, ...

As Localthunk said elsewhere, "there's like a 95% chance that if the game is [free-to-play] then the main menu UI is more complicated than the actual game UI." ...

LocalThunk once again cited the Cantonese card game Big Two and the roguelike Luck Be a Landlord as major influences on Balatro, with development having begun at the end of 2021.

A minor kerfuffle in the Balatro subreddit has led developer LocalThunk to weigh in on the topic of AI-generated art, and his position is clear: It hurts artists, and it's not welcome. As ...