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…
"One of my fav moments from GDC," LocalThunk says in a series of posts on Bluesky. "They had a booth set up to play Balatro ...
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Balatro's devs finally settle pronunciation of the game's name
Developers and creatives close to LocalThunk finally settled a question of how to say 'Balatro', but it's kind of a 'we're ...
Balatro creator impressed onlookers with his card skills at public event, without being recognised
The anonymous creator of Balatro impressed passersby at last month's Game Developer Conference with his card skills, but nobody recognised him.
Balatro Creators Answer the Question Everyone’s Been Asking
The publishers of Balatro have offered an official explanation for how to pronounce the game's title, for anyone still ...
Why Balatro’s developer stays anonymous
LocalThunk was at the Game Developers Conference this week meeting with other developers, but van Halderen and Cheng-Moore ...
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LocalThunk forbids AI-generated art on the Balatro subreddit: 'I think it does real harm to artists of all kinds'
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 ...
I've been pronouncing Balatro wrong this whole time, have you?
So, it turns out that I've been pronouncing Balatro wrong all this time, and now feel like a total spade. I really don't know ...
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LocalThunk gave up making Balatro for 3 months but resumed because 'I was bored but the internet was out so I couldn't play Rocket League'
Indie phenomenon Balatro beat off all-comers to be crowned PCG's 2024 GOTY, and developer LocalThunk recently marked just over a year since release by sharing the "Balatro timeline" of the game's ...
Game Developers Choice Awards 2025 Names ‘Balatro’ Game Of The Year — Complete Winners List
LocalThunk’s Balatro, developed by Playstack, was deemed a royal flush as it was crowned Game of the Year at the 25th Game ...
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Random: You've Been Pronouncing Balatro Wrong (Probably)
You see, while we've all been raving about how great "ba-LAH-tro" is, it turns out, Localthunk, perhaps drunk on his newfound ...
‘Balatro’ Wins Game of the Year at Game Developers Choice Awards; ‘Consume Me’ Takes Top Honor for Independent Games Festival
"Balatro" took the top honor at this year's Game Developers Choice Awards while "Consume Me" won the prize for the ...