Balatro developer LocalThunk has just made an official comment regarding the long-awaited 1.1 update.

To mark the second anniversary of Balatro's release, developer LocalThunk shared a blog post reflecting on his feelings and also announced that development of Balatro version 1.1 is still ongoing. In ...

The anonymous developer of knockout indie hit Balatro hasn’t shared much publicly since the game was released in February 2024. He did not attend The Game Awards in December 2024, where he was ...

Balatro developer 'Localthunk' is celebrating today, having finally overcome their own hardest in-game challenge. The indie deckbuilder exploded in popularity with its launch in 2024, and it's due to ...

When a video game has lots of success right off the bat, sometimes things get weird — strange breakdowns in communication with the audience, for example, or hitches in the code that put people off of ...

For the last week, Balatro developer LocalThunk has been teasing some reportedly big upcoming plans for the game, and today we learned about one of them. A major gameplay update is in the works for ...

Balatro’s 1.1 update has been delayed indefinitely, with creator LocalThunk explaining they’ve returned to working on the game "as a hobbyist." In a post titled "I’m Slow" published on the developer’s ...

Localthunk, the developer behind breakout roguelike poker game Balatro, has stepped in to resolve a bit of a scrum in the Balatro subreddit over a mod's statements on AI art. It's a bit of a wild ...

Chris Littlechild (He/Him) is an Editor and Writer Trainer from the United Kingdom. He has been gaming since receiving an original Game Boy and copies of Super Mario Land and Super Mario Land 2: Six ...

The solo developer said they should never have announced a release date LocalThunk described themselves as a “hobbyist” developer who prefers tinkering over deadlines. After launch, crunch and burnout ...