, by Thibaut
LocalThunk's excellent roguelike poker game Balatro has sold 2 million copies across all platforms. It's a great success for this indie game, less than six months after release.
To celebrate such a success, the dev has announced that there are two surprises for players later this summer. We'll know a little more soon.
Back n February 2024, the world discovered a small, unassuming roguelike card game called Balatro. Upon its release, LocalThunk’s title enjoyed immense popularity and was ported to every possible platform. The latest figures indicate over 5 million copies sold. In a message posted on Discord, the game’s…
After wrangling with the European classification body to end up getting a PEGI 12 instead of PEGI 18, Balatro began a tug-of-war with YouTube. The Google platform had applied an age restriction to several Balatro videos. These clips, which were forbidden to under-18s, were considered to be "representations…
The video game industry is gathering in San Francisco for the Game Developers Conference until March 21. It's also the occasion for industry professionals to reward the titles released over the past year. The big winner at the GDC Awards ceremony was Balatro, which walked away with four awards, including…