Almost exactly 3 years ago I started making a weirdo card game on my laptop because I had a few weeks of vacation to burn and thought it'd be a fun little project for me and my friends No idea how to describe just how absurd this all feels - ThreadSky

localthunk.bsky.social • 94 days ago

Almost exactly 3 years ago I started making a weirdo card game on my laptop because I had a few weeks of vacation to burn and thought it'd be a fun little project for me and my friends

No idea how to describe just how absurd this all feels

Comments

videospacegames.bsky.social•93 days ago

That's so awesome; congrats on all the success!

viomarks.bsky.social•94 days ago

This tends to happen

sulemiomercury.bsky.social•94 days ago

you deserve this tenfold this game is a joy day in and day out

madshoulder.bsky.social•94 days ago

Well deserved!

sonyplaystation.bsky.social•93 days ago

Well deserved 💙

badinternetsry.bsky.social•93 days ago

I love the game so much it’s therapy to me

ynmnkv.bsky.social•94 days ago

well deserved! the game is absolutely fantastic! congratulations 🥳

koendeetman.bsky.social•94 days ago

Congrats man! 🎉

woovie.net•94 days ago

you deserve it boss, great work!

chaikalatte.bsky.social•94 days ago

Absolutely deserved! Balatro now sits among my favorite games of all time

endymion001.bsky.social•94 days ago

Well deserved!

moll.dev•94 days ago

it's cool as hell!

v0idhed-rlc.bsky.social•90 days ago

Well deserved. <3

helric.bsky.social•93 days ago

Extremely deserved 🫶🏻

nesler.org•92 days ago

When you oops yourself into a new career.

jztn.massongill.com•94 days ago

Huge congrats, you earned it!

gigaillard.bsky.social•91 days ago

Congrats. Your game is as based as any of the best games could be. It’s a #gigaillard level game without any doubt.

sumokirby.bsky.social•94 days ago

Looks like you need more alcohol!

indiepixels.bsky.social•94 days ago

So… when is your next vacation? 👉👈

hardwareguy.bsky.social•93 days ago

Congrats, so happy for you.

dave-mueller.bsky.social•93 days ago

That's really cool! Congrats!

robwayne.bsky.social•93 days ago

You deserve this. Live your best life. Let it go straight to your head. Buy a tiger.

bigosaur.bsky.social•93 days ago

People love fun little projects made out of pure passion.

telkei2.bsky.social•93 days ago

You gave us tools to kill god

maximuspolyglot.bsky.social•85 days ago

Very well earned! It’s an awesome and addictive game you’ve made :)

rockbsaul.bsky.social•94 days ago

Very motivational

adacatlovelace.bsky.social•94 days ago

I remember thinking "Someone should make a poker roguelite" and then like three days later the Balatro demo came out and blew my expectations out of the water. Congrats!

hey-scooby.bsky.social•93 days ago

Well deserved! Kudos! 🏆

neato.live•93 days ago

IRL wheel of fortune hit big time 🥹👏

puzzlomino.bsky.social•93 days ago

I bet irl Wheel has higher odds than the in-game Wheel 😩

majouille.bsky.social•93 days ago

duelistdecoolest.bsky.social•94 days ago

Congratulations! I can't tell you how much I enjoy Balatro!

oscar.escobosa.nl•94 days ago

Congrats, well deserved. And thanks for making my commute in the train a little bit more fun!

jenny521.bsky.social•93 days ago

Train commute? How far is work from where you live?

jimwidmer.bsky.social•93 days ago

So well deserved, sir. I am happily addicted. Thanks.

schuldberg.com•94 days ago

Incredibly deserved.

computerdwarf.blog•94 days ago

Congrats :D

bergberggames.bsky.social•94 days ago

Congrats! Didn’t know they had an awards show for people selling crack 😄

carlosmoreira.bsky.social•67 days ago

It's an incredibly fine game

xugador.bsky.social•94 days ago

congratulations on making it REALLY big

queleb.bsky.social•93 days ago

Proud of you. 🫰

yoguhrt.bsky.social•93 days ago

A friend of mine is addicted now thanks 😒

kevinyap.ca•94 days ago

Balatro is such a brilliant and polished game! It's fun, delightful gameplay in its purest form, without *any* of the dark patterns we see all too often in games these days.

You absolutely deserve all of the success and excitement — congrats from another Canadian! 🃏

gazthomas.com•94 days ago

Balatro itself is wonderfully absurd

keith-from-it.bsky.social•93 days ago

I’m very grateful. I wish you all the success for creating and sharing something that’s crazy magical in games.

ttzera.bsky.social•94 days ago

Congrats! Hopefully you get as many awards as I have lost on WoF odds!

gribbly.org•93 days ago

Congrats, Balatro is so fun the awards are well-deserved! Balatro and FTL just got me through a three-day power outage.

Question - was FTL an influence on Balatro design?

samthebraveuk.bsky.social•85 days ago

So deserved! 👏

daylightbreakfast.bsky.social•93 days ago

GOATED GAME congrats !!!

crazybat.ca•93 days ago

Gratz and well deserved. This is a time vampire ... in a good way <3

absinthetwilight.bsky.social•94 days ago

You deserve it homie!

theastra.bsky.social•94 days ago

So deserved. You’ve made something insanely special. I cannot wait to see what else is to come

ubikh.bsky.social•94 days ago

Proof that vacations are important :)
Congrats !

richard-shiitake.bsky.social•94 days ago

Made a banger game don’t know what else to say

sanmibor.bsky.social•93 days ago

Congratulations

aegard.itch.io•94 days ago

Congratulations, well deserved 🥳👍

eddieanthony.me•93 days ago

Huge congrats, your game is awesome. Well done 👍

jeremyjackson.bsky.social•94 days ago

Congrats!

demotion.bsky.social•93 days ago

Well Deserved, thanks for the good times so far and to many more hours !

cloud7n.bsky.social•75 days ago

your game is incredible!!! such an amazing job, congrats!

nomadqz.bsky.social•93 days ago

I love Balatro! I'm so proud of you!

shuavii.bsky.social•93 days ago

I'm so happy for you! Congratulations on your success, and screw you for being singlehandedly responsible for tanking my productivity the last few months 🤣. Hope you sweep at the awards this year!

isovoyd.bsky.social•94 days ago

Extremely well deserved, ty for sharing your game with the world :)

joshblewitt.dev•93 days ago

Well deserved! 👏

sirenicolas.bsky.social•94 days ago

Congrats for the Jimbo, dont let him drink anything

oozeyoozebourne.bsky.social•93 days ago

Thank you for Balatro, it’s one of those games I can lose myself in with my hyperfocus and enjoy for hours at a time!

Easily my Game of the Year with nothing even remotely coming close.

🃏