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 LocalThunk isn't 'trying to pull a Banksy', he just 'wanted to be left alone to make his game'
But developer LocalThunk never exactly craved the attention Balatro’s success has foisted on him, nor is his commitment to anonymity part of some performative bit. In fact, publisher Playstack ...
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 ...
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.
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
'You must have played this before!': Balatro's creator impressed bystanders with his Balatro skills at GDC, and nobody knew who he was
Balatro developer LocalThunk is notoriously private. It's not some kind of put-on: Wout van Halderen, communications director ...
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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 ...
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Localthunk Bans AI Art Following Balatro Community Erotica Debacle
It most definitely does not. Localthunk, the mysterious creator of Balatro, doesn't either, and had to step in to settle an AI dispute that recently embroiled both subreddits in one of the ...
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Everyone, put your cards down.
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 ...