Balatro solo dev LocalThunk has given a bit more insight into the inspirations behind his hit "poker roguelike," which he says, it could be argued, is "technically a solitaire game." In the first ...

Balatro dominated the Game Developers Choice Awards last night, taking home Game of the Year and Best Debut alongside Best Design and the Innovation award. Astro Bot won two awards in the Audio ...

Back in August last year, we learned that Balatro would be getting its "first major gameplay update" in 2025. After seven months without meaningful news on that update, you might be growing ...

He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Balatro just won four Game Developers Choice Awards, including Game of the Year, but the person who made the game wasn’t on stage ...

A physical Balatro playing card deck is now available to preorder for $16. The deck consists of 52 standard cards and four of Balatro's signature Jokers: Joker, Juggler, Blueprint, and Gros Michel.

“Balatro” won Game of the Year at the 2025 Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) on Wednesday, just after “Consume Me” received the top prize at the Independent Games Festival Awards (IGFA).

Balatro 1.1 is still planned for this year, he said, though "I know that for [LocalThunk] it's important that it's 'good' over 'fast.' "I think we're going to be very excited when he gives us a ...

LocalThunk’s Balatro, developed by Playstack, was deemed a royal flush as it was crowned Game of the Year at the 25th Game Developers Choice Awards. Handed out on Wednesday at the Moscone Center ...

Balatro creator LocalThunk clarified his opposition to AI, stating that it harms artists. Neither Playstack nor LocalThunk will permit AI-generated images on the official Balatro subreddit ...

At this point, I’m comfortable calling Balatro one of the best roguelikes ever. LocalThunk’s deckbuilder earned a well-deserved spot among the best game nominations at The Game Awards.

Localthunk disapproves of AI art in Balatro and clarifies that neither they nor Playstack support it. Some publishers, like Activision, are using AI to save time and money, but not all AI is ...