I spoke to LocalThunk, the pseudonymous creator of smash hit Balatro, about what the last few years have been like, what he's doing with his newfound riches (5 million copies sold!), and what's next for the game. This week's column! www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... - ThreadSky

jasonschreier.bsky.social • 15 days ago

I spoke to LocalThunk, the pseudonymous creator of smash hit Balatro, about what the last few years have been like, what he's doing with his newfound riches (5 million copies sold!), and what's next for the game.

This week's column! https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-02-07/maker-of-smash-indie-hit-balatro-talks-about-what-s-next?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTczODk1NTUwNCwiZXhwIjoxNzM5NTYwMzA0LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTUkJVTUxEV1gyUFMwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.vnpDPy2eO2srUo1cO71bFTutl-JvFojih-o2zs4niu4

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spikespeigel.bsky.social•15 days ago

“Here me out. Balatro, but with a 2!”

-Probably Localthunk

yannisb3108.bsky.social•15 days ago

I hope one day I can get interview by you guys when my game comes out!

phlsphr-dirtbike.bsky.social•15 days ago

Big WB story was just a warmup to Balatro stuff, I see

matheusluiz.bsky.social•15 days ago

@duduraphael.bsky.social

davidcorrect.bsky.social•15 days ago

LocalThunk seems so chill. Wishing him the best on the update and future endeavors

therogueprogram.bsky.social•15 days ago

Thanks for the excellent interview!

electricdc.bsky.social•15 days ago

Please oh please oh please do something with dice 🤤

ownerdbomber.bsky.social•15 days ago

Not the same dev but check out Dicey Dungeons

electricdc.bsky.social•15 days ago

Good recommendation! I loved Dicey Dungeons, very unique!

underscore-proto.bsky.social•15 days ago

I always thirst for more Balatro comment. Thank god i starter on console and not mobile or I might be ruined by now. It's easily the most obsessed I've ever been with any game since the first 18-24 months of World of WarCraft

mophmeister.bsky.social•15 days ago

@riderlak.bsky.social

playbalatro.com•15 days ago

theyoungneil.bsky.social•15 days ago

jarvdusa.bsky.social•15 days ago

Ooo can't wait to dive into this

rockfordflies.bsky.social•15 days ago

How long did this take to sink its teeth into you? I've played for a few hours and while I like it, it wasn't enough to make me obsessively play like other rogue-likes.

vicmonchon.bsky.social•14 days ago

It took a little bit longer than other rouge-likes. Once you start to unlock the stronger jokers it really started to tick for me.

jasonschreier.bsky.social•15 days ago

I don't remember... I think it was right away tbh

literatetruth.bsky.social•15 days ago

Good read. I’m not a fan of roguelikes, so it didn’t hit for me. But really glad the creator has achieved such great success!

lonewalker.bsky.social•15 days ago

When this stroke of good fortune happened to Minecraft's creator, he asked Tim Schafer to make #Psychonauts2 a reality; I really would like to believe lightning can strike twice... :)

shomaker.bsky.social•15 days ago

Reading this article almost made me break my “no Balatro before 5pm” rule, but I was able to hold strong

brownhoodiecat.bsky.social•15 days ago

I'm glad that Matador is gonna be overhauled. It was always too confusing for me to pick

richardeaglespoon.com•15 days ago

Here I am frantically refreshing my App Store updates hoping I’ll get new jokers.

jasonschreier.bsky.social•15 days ago

He said the update will hit in 2025, but I got the sense it's still a ways out

richardeaglespoon.com•15 days ago

Still have to win gold stake on several more decks, so I guess I can hold out.

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