localthunk
@localthunk.com
Literally a fool
Creator of Balatro ( @playbalatro.com )
Business/Media: balatro@playstack.com
Blog: localthunk.com
Direct contact: localthunk.contact@gmail.com
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Creator of Balatro ( @playbalatro.com )
Business/Media: balatro@playstack.com
Blog: localthunk.com
Direct contact: localthunk.contact@gmail.com
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My 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 >:)
store.steampowered.com/app/3108230/...
It’s a cool take on platform/fighter, and it even has online multiplayer!
Crash his servers >:)
store.steampowered.com/app/3108230/...
Save 10% on Nice To Yeet You on Steam
Welcome to the BOUNCE! Grab your controller, buckle up, and prepare for a face-off like no other in Nice to Yeet You!
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November 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
My 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 >:)
store.steampowered.com/app/3108230/...
It’s a cool take on platform/fighter, and it even has online multiplayer!
Crash his servers >:)
store.steampowered.com/app/3108230/...
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Mark your calendars....literally!
Today we are launching the MOST OFFICIAL 2026 BALATRO CALENDAR WITH MORE BEN STARR IN CLOWN OUTFITS THAN YOU CAN HANDLE (probably)...
All profits will be going to charity and you can get the calendar here: www.fangamer.com/products/bal...
Today we are launching the MOST OFFICIAL 2026 BALATRO CALENDAR WITH MORE BEN STARR IN CLOWN OUTFITS THAN YOU CAN HANDLE (probably)...
All profits will be going to charity and you can get the calendar here: www.fangamer.com/products/bal...
Balatro - Balatro 2026 Wall Calendar
A new year is coming... time to shuffle off and try again! Features 13 photos of Jimbo, as portrayed by Ben Starr, in the guise of your favorite Balatro Jokers Bonus condensed 2027 calendar on the fi...
www.fangamer.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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I 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
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
I’m Slow — LocalThunk
Hello people, long time no chat! I have some unfortunate news: The promised 2025 Balatro 1.1 update isn’t going to come out in 2025. I know, I announced that it would, but it has become clear now th...
localthunk.com
September 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I 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
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
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✨️I've been working on this lovely game with a lovely team!✨️
Please give this project some love (and wishlists!)
Hope you enjoyed the trailer!❤️
Please give this project some love (and wishlists!)
Hope you enjoyed the trailer!❤️
Here we are! Hold the Mine is officially announced!
Hold the Mine is a unique rogue-like survival game where you explore and defend your mine against waves of monsters!
And you can try the playtest version right now!
Wishlist & Playtest here: store.steampowered.com/app/3164960/
Hold the Mine is a unique rogue-like survival game where you explore and defend your mine against waves of monsters!
And you can try the playtest version right now!
Wishlist & Playtest here: store.steampowered.com/app/3164960/
Hold The Mine on Steam
Explore and defend your mine against waves of monsters in this innovative roguelike survival game! Collect and manage your resources, discover buildings with unique effects and unleash mighty heroes t...
store.steampowered.com
August 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
✨️I've been working on this lovely game with a lovely team!✨️
Please give this project some love (and wishlists!)
Hope you enjoyed the trailer!❤️
Please give this project some love (and wishlists!)
Hope you enjoyed the trailer!❤️
My 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
Very excited for this one ⛏️ one of those games I’ll probably sink a bunch of hours into on my Steam Deck
Here we are! Hold the Mine is officially announced!
Hold the Mine is a unique rogue-like survival game where you explore and defend your mine against waves of monsters!
And you can try the playtest version right now!
Wishlist & Playtest here: store.steampowered.com/app/3164960/
Hold the Mine is a unique rogue-like survival game where you explore and defend your mine against waves of monsters!
And you can try the playtest version right now!
Wishlist & Playtest here: store.steampowered.com/app/3164960/
Hold The Mine on Steam
Explore and defend your mine against waves of monsters in this innovative roguelike survival game! Collect and manage your resources, discover buildings with unique effects and unleash mighty heroes t...
store.steampowered.com
August 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
My 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
Very excited for this one ⛏️ one of those games I’ll probably sink a bunch of hours into on my Steam Deck
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What a year it's been!
After a year of hard work we can finally let you try Nice To Yeet You!
#gamedev #indiegame #fightinggame #brawler #nicetoyeetyou #ntyy
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After a year of hard work we can finally let you try Nice To Yeet You!
#gamedev #indiegame #fightinggame #brawler #nicetoyeetyou #ntyy
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Nice To Yeet You - Sign up for our Gamescom Playtest! - Steam News
Nice to Yeet You is heading to Gamescom. But you can still join in the fun from home!
store.steampowered.com
August 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
What a year it's been!
After a year of hard work we can finally let you try Nice To Yeet You!
#gamedev #indiegame #fightinggame #brawler #nicetoyeetyou #ntyy
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After a year of hard work we can finally let you try Nice To Yeet You!
#gamedev #indiegame #fightinggame #brawler #nicetoyeetyou #ntyy
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if you wanna make video games as a career you have to enjoy the process of making video games. its not enough to just enjoy the end result. same goes for most types of creative works
July 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
if you wanna make video games as a career you have to enjoy the process of making video games. its not enough to just enjoy the end result. same goes for most types of creative works
Nope! I have no earthly idea what he’s talking about 🌝
Making a roguelike is fun because you’ll get an email like “BUG: Game said there was an only a 1 in 5 chance of something bad happening and it happened. Please fix”
July 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Nope! I have no earthly idea what he’s talking about 🌝
I’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
Looks like it’s coming along great so far
Here's a little unedited clip of the ~30 sec Title Screen -> Main Menu -> Match Start process in TQD these days!
Been failing to throw together a current trailer for a solid 6 months now, so I thought I should at least put out SOMETHING that shows what I've been up to.
Don't mind the jank :)
Been failing to throw together a current trailer for a solid 6 months now, so I thought I should at least put out SOMETHING that shows what I've been up to.
Don't mind the jank :)
July 14, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I’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
Looks like it’s coming along great so far
If 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
His newest game Maze Mice just left early access! You should check it out! I'm going to be playing it all weekend
July 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
If 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
His newest game Maze Mice just left early access! You should check it out! I'm going to be playing it all weekend
I 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!
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!
June 21, 2025 at 5:35 AM
I 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!
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!
People 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
No it was not 'one guy', look at the dang in-game credits
This year's Summer Games Fest presentation was really concerned with how few people made a lot of those games, huh?
It feels kinda fucked up. Not just because they're often misrepresntating the real size of these teams, but because I think it's playing directly into a new(ish) flavour of dev hate.
It feels kinda fucked up. Not just because they're often misrepresntating the real size of these teams, but because I think it's playing directly into a new(ish) flavour of dev hate.
June 7, 2025 at 6:49 AM
People 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
No it was not 'one guy', look at the dang in-game credits
Reposted by localthunk
OMG! 20,000 Wishlists. 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you all so much. This has never happened to us before. It's quite something. :-)
Wishlist Forbidden Solitaire: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Thank you all so much. This has never happened to us before. It's quite something. :-)
Wishlist Forbidden Solitaire: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
June 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
OMG! 20,000 Wishlists. 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you all so much. This has never happened to us before. It's quite something. :-)
Wishlist Forbidden Solitaire: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Thank you all so much. This has never happened to us before. It's quite something. :-)
Wishlist Forbidden Solitaire: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Play Arco. Arco is a game that is good, unique, and gorgeous. Play Arco. What more could you want? Have you played Arco yet?
🅰️rco
🅰️rco
June 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Play Arco. Arco is a game that is good, unique, and gorgeous. Play Arco. What more could you want? Have you played Arco yet?
🅰️rco
🅰️rco
The 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 & pans
June 3, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The 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 & pans
Pointless 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 apartment
Every time I see that joker it reminds me of my old apartment
June 3, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Pointless 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 apartment
Every time I see that joker it reminds me of my old apartment
Reposted by localthunk
I'm glad this video was somehow still able to happen despite all the garbage the staff at @polygon.com have gone through. Please give it a watch and support independent games media.
Nobody understands gambling, especially in video games
YouTube video by Polygon
www.youtube.com
May 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I'm glad this video was somehow still able to happen despite all the garbage the staff at @polygon.com have gone through. Please give it a watch and support independent games media.
Introducing 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)
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)
May 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Introducing 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)
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)
Nothing 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!
Go play it! Support an indie!
May 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Nothing 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!
Go play it! Support an indie!
NOOOOOOOOOOOO I'M AT 144/150
Get rekt, Thunk
May 4, 2025 at 3:12 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOO I'M AT 144/150
I TOLD YALL THIS GAME WOULD SLAP
April 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I TOLD YALL THIS GAME WOULD SLAP
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If you didn't get the switch 2 don't fret.
You can always...switch 2 a book 😏
You can always...switch 2 a book 😏
April 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
If you didn't get the switch 2 don't fret.
You can always...switch 2 a book 😏
You can always...switch 2 a book 😏
Best Buy don’t you dare do me like this
April 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Best Buy don’t you dare do me like this