First PEGI, now YouTube - Balatro's LocalThunk seems tired of his roguelike game being age restricted for gambling-related concerns
"Apparently Balatro videos are being rated 18+ on YouTube now for gambling," LocalThunk wrote on social media in response to ...
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Balatro Creator Comments on YouTube Age Restricting Videos of the Game
Shortly after YouTube begins age restricting videos of Balatro, creator LocalThunk offers his thoughts on the platform's gambling-related policies.
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 ...
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 can finally enjoy his own roguelike after beating every deck on every difficulty: "All this time playing has killed any negative emotions I had toward it"
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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 ...
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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 ...
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 Developers Choice Awards. Handed out on Wednesday at the Moscone Center in ...
Random: Chances Are You've Been Pronouncing 'Balatro' Wrong
LAH-trow' this whole time. So, chances are you've been getting it wrong, but don't fret, because Budwar says that LocalThunk ...
‘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 ...