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localthunk @localthunk.com · 06/11/2025

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/...

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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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localthunk @localthunk.com · 12/09/2025

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

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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...

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˗ˏˋ Jeanne ˊˎ˗🥵☀️ @janeprigent.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

✨️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!❤️

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 21/08/2025

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

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 05/08/2025

You will be completely lost unless you watch the original trilogy + director’s cuts

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 05/08/2025

Well good thing this is just a 3 hour 12 minute runtime CGI-bloated over budget poorly written feature film then

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Tyler Glaiel @tylerglaiel.com · 23/07/2025

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

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 16/07/2025

Nope! I have no earthly idea what he’s talking about 🌝

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 14/07/2025

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

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 11/07/2025

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

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 21/06/2025

Mostly Ghost, some Painted and Yellow as well. Every now and then I'd throw in a random one too just for fun

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 21/06/2025

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!

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 07/06/2025

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

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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

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/...

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 05/06/2025

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

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 05/06/2025

But fr I’m at 146/150 for completionist++ and getting a taste of my own medicine

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 04/06/2025

this isn't about them, but I'm not letting them off the hook either lol There's like a 95% chance that if the game is FTP then the main menu UI is more complicated than the actual game UI

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 03/06/2025

Like I get why people add those things but you're shooting your UX in the foot if players are having their first impression and also being bombarded with a bunch of nonsense that isn't actually the game

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 03/06/2025

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

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 03/06/2025

yeah that's right, a bunnyhug

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 03/06/2025

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

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Dan DiIorio @trampolinetales.com · 27/05/2025

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.

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Nobody understands gambling, especially in video games

YouTube video by Polygon

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 17/05/2025

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)

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 06/05/2025

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!

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 04/05/2025

NOOOOOOOOOOOO I'M AT 144/150

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 29/04/2025

Just as an aside for how indie devs support each other behind the scenes, the dev for StarVaders @pengonauts.com was the 4th person to join the Balatro discord when it had like 20 wishlists and has been super supportive every moment since Go play his cool game tomorrow!

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 29/04/2025

I TOLD YALL THIS GAME WOULD SLAP

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Murph @sealab.tv · 25/04/2025

If you didn't get the switch 2 don't fret. You can always...switch 2 a book 😏

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 24/04/2025

I might just wait and pick one up in store when there’s stock in 2 years lmao

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 24/04/2025

Yeah since there’s never time pressure I don’t see the accessibility issue in this case. I think people use that term incorrectly sometimes, same with the phrase “quality of life”

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 24/04/2025

Welp no dice, looks like it’s just my OG switch for me!

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 24/04/2025

That’s a massive game design change when every action can reveal information, sorry but no that isn’t happening

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 24/04/2025

Best Buy don’t you dare do me like this

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 17/04/2025

ah but you see that's exactly what makes me an imposter

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 17/04/2025

you bet your ass I'm playing this on full blast the second it's released

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 17/04/2025

I'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

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Kate Gray @hownottodraw.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

oh my god you've been teasing Blue Prince this whole time

the "Blueprint Joker" from Balatro, which shows a joker looking to the right surrounded by blueprint sketches

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 10/04/2025

Blue 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 already

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 10/04/2025

Catch my goofy ass card game in the new season of Black Mirror

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