Game World Observer - 13 Dec 2024
SteamDB has shared a list of the top games of 2024 by user rating. There are plenty of indie hits on the list, with Black Myth: Wukong being the only AAA ...
PC Gamer - 15 Apr 2025
Balatro's publisher beat gold stakes and the Jokerless challenge so quickly it even surprised LocalThunk: 'How did you do this so fast?' ...
GamesRadar+ - 31 Mar 2025
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!'" ...
PC Gamer - 20 Mar 2025
Balatro's first demo could be edited with Notepad to unlock the whole game—the solution? 'Bury it as soon as possible' with a 'newer, shinier version' ...
GamesRadar+ - 09 Apr 2025
Balatro solo dev Localthunk "is really rich now," says Final Fantasy 16 star while dressed as a clown: "He has shoes made of gold and he thanks you for making him that way" ...
PC Gamer - 31 Mar 2025
'You must have played this before!': Balatro's creator impressed bystanders with his Balatro skills at GDC, and nobody knew who he was ...
PC Gamer - 09 Apr 2025
Balatro scoops a BAFTA and Jimbo weirds it up on-stage: 'LocalThunk is really rich now… he has shoes made of gold and he thanks you for making him that way' ...
PC Gamer - 05 Apr 2025
YouTube has started age restricting Balatro videos for alleged gambling-related content, and creator LocalThunk is clearly getting sick of this sort of thing ...
PC Gamer - 08 Apr 2025
Balatro's creator has reached poker zen after beating every deck on every difficulty: 'All this time playing has killed any negative emotions I had toward it' ...
