Literally a fool Creator of Balatro ( @playbalatro.com ) Business/Media: balatro@playstack.com Blog: localthunk.com Direct contact: localthunk.contact@gmail.com 🇨🇦https://bsky.app/profile/localthunk.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/localthunk.com/post/3mfdgyttbxc2jHappy 2nd birthday Jimbo! https://localthunk.com/blog/bad-grades21 Feb 2026 01:13 +0000at://did:plc:745ddjnil4vyfv4ynwdab274/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfdgyttbxc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/localthunk.com/post/3m4xp4q5ess22My friend @tricko.bsky.social launched his first ever game in early access today! I’ve played it with him and some other devs over the past year, it’s great fun It’s a cool take on platform/fighter, and it even has online multiplayer! Crash his servers >:) https://store.steampowered.com/app/3108230/Nice_To_Yeet_You06 Nov 2025 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:745ddjnil4vyfv4ynwdab274/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4xp4q5ess22https://bsky.app/profile/localthunk.com/post/3m4tpkrntz22m🍌 [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Nov 2025 23:42 +0000at://did:plc:745ddjnil4vyfv4ynwdab274/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4tpkrntz22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/localthunk.com/post/3lynhcyzdjc2fI wanted to give an update on the Balatro 1.1 release date: localthunk.com/blog/im-slow TL;DR is that it will not be coming out in 2025, it is still coming out for sure, and I'm sorry. The new timeline is "it's done when it's done" Please read the blog post for more details https://localthunk.com/blog/im-slow12 Sep 2025 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:745ddjnil4vyfv4ynwdab274/app.bsky.feed.post/3lynhcyzdjc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/localthunk.com/post/3lwwirzad3k2eMy friend Paci has been working on this for a while, so cool to see the store page after all the iterations the game has gone through! Very excited for this one ⛏️ one of those games I’ll probably sink a bunch of hours into on my Steam Deck [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2025 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:745ddjnil4vyfv4ynwdab274/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwwirzad3k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/localthunk.com/post/3lvoogmnotk2qBalatro 4: Jimborigins05 Aug 2025 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:745ddjnil4vyfv4ynwdab274/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvoogmnotk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/localthunk.com/post/3lu46nz4qw22uNope! I have no earthly idea what he’s talking about 🌝 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jul 2025 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:745ddjnil4vyfv4ynwdab274/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu46nz4qw22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/localthunk.com/post/3ltvjnctgbc2mI’m really stoked to play my friend’s game The Quizard’s Domain when it releases! Looks like it’s coming along great so far [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jul 2025 04:14 +0000at://did:plc:745ddjnil4vyfv4ynwdab274/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltvjnctgbc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/localthunk.com/post/3ltpiyunbvc2gIf you don't know Dan, he's the dev behind Luck Be a Landlord; the game that inspired me to make Balatro and influenced tons of other devs to expand on this genre he shaped His newest game Maze Mice just left early access! You should check it out! I'm going to be playing it all weekend [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jul 2025 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:745ddjnil4vyfv4ynwdab274/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltpiyunbvc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/localthunk.com/post/3ls3tfxezrs24I have 100% completed Balatro! Was a ton of fun to hunt for Completionist++. I play a few runs before bed and it's been a great part of my daily routine. I think it's also equipped me to better design the 1.1 update Pumped to do it all over again with the new content when it comes out!21 Jun 2025 05:35 +0000at://did:plc:745ddjnil4vyfv4ynwdab274/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls3tfxezrs24https://bsky.app/profile/localthunk.com/post/3lqyqzz465k2nPeople and media often say Balatro was made by 'one guy'. I feel like that unfortunately may be stoking the flames of this David vs. Goliath narrative a tiny bit No it was not 'one guy', look at the dang in-game credits [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jun 2025 06:49 +0000at://did:plc:745ddjnil4vyfv4ynwdab274/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqyqzz465k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/localthunk.com/post/3lqv7ubnunk24Play Arco. Arco is a game that is good, unique, and gorgeous. Play Arco. What more could you want? Have you played Arco yet? 🅰️rco [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Jun 2025 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:745ddjnil4vyfv4ynwdab274/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqv7ubnunk24https://bsky.app/profile/localthunk.com/post/3lqt5ch72q22l>:)05 Jun 2025 01:13 +0000at://did:plc:745ddjnil4vyfv4ynwdab274/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqt5ch72q22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/localthunk.com/post/3lqqefzpfts2dThe honest reason I don't have microtransactions/season pass/ads/100 DLCs/etc in Balatro isn't just about the ethics of those practices but because when I play other games that have those things it makes me want to put my computer in the dishwasher and set it to pots & pans03 Jun 2025 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:745ddjnil4vyfv4ynwdab274/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqqefzpfts2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/localthunk.com/post/3lqq27ei5e22tPointless Balatro lore: When I started Balatro dev I was living in my hometown of Regina, Saskatchewan. I had a bus stop outside my apartment (similar to the one in this image) and I based the art of 'Ride the Bus' on that bus stop! Every time I see that joker it reminds me of my old apartment03 Jun 2025 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:745ddjnil4vyfv4ynwdab274/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqq27ei5e22thttps://bsky.app/profile/localthunk.com/post/3lpdg3en2xs2bIntroducing Balatro: choose your own adventure edition! This compact 96 volume set includes riveting gameplay from 2 unique seeds across only 84,000 pages. Reroll shop 4? Simply go to vol 41 pg 338! Reroll again? Vol 11 pg 740! Endless entertainment! (Note: endless mode not included)17 May 2025 01:42 +0000at://did:plc:745ddjnil4vyfv4ynwdab274/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpdg3en2xs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/localthunk.com/post/3lojrvpf32c2eNothing fills my cup more than seeing my fellow indie devs, and in this case I’m proud to say my friends, succeed in launching their game. I’m beyond excited for the team at Pengonauts, they’ve created one of the best in the genre with StarVaders Go play it! Support an indie!06 May 2025 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:745ddjnil4vyfv4ynwdab274/app.bsky.feed.post/3lojrvpf32c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/localthunk.com/post/3locv36sovc24NOOOOOOOOOOOO I'M AT 144/150 [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2025 03:12 +0000at://did:plc:745ddjnil4vyfv4ynwdab274/app.bsky.feed.post/3locv36sovc24https://bsky.app/profile/localthunk.com/post/3lnxk6mekis2fI TOLD YALL THIS GAME WOULD SLAP29 Apr 2025 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:745ddjnil4vyfv4ynwdab274/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnxk6mekis2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/localthunk.com/post/3lnkve4qioc2aBest Buy don’t you dare do me like this24 Apr 2025 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:745ddjnil4vyfv4ynwdab274/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnkve4qioc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/localthunk.com/post/3ln274x52jk2sI'm not an imposter in this industry I'm not an imposter in this industry I'm not an imposter in this industry I'm not an imposter in this industry [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Apr 2025 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:745ddjnil4vyfv4ynwdab274/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln274x52jk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/localthunk.com/post/3lmhuhapngk2cBlue Prince is already one of the best games I’ve ever played and I still feel like I’m scratching the surface. Released today but lucky me I’ve been playing it all week (perks of the job) Get a journal, a pen, and buy the game already10 Apr 2025 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:745ddjnil4vyfv4ynwdab274/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmhuhapngk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/localthunk.com/post/3lmhh4p53j22pCatch my goofy ass card game in the new season of Black Mirror [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Apr 2025 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:745ddjnil4vyfv4ynwdab274/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmhh4p53j22p