localthunk
Creator of Balatro ( @playbalatro.com )
Business and Media Inquiries: balatro@playstack.com
Blog: localthunk.com
Direct contact: localthunk.contact@gmail.com
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- 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!
- NOOOOOOOOOOOO I'M AT 144/150
- I TOLD YALL THIS GAME WOULD SLAP
- 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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- No
- Best Buy don’t you dare do me like this
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- I might just wait and pick one up in store when there’s stock in 2 years lmao
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- 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”
- Welp no dice, looks like it’s just my OG switch for me!
- That’s a massive game design change when every action can reveal information, sorry but no that isn’t happening
- 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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- ah but you see that's exactly what makes me an imposter
- you bet your ass I'm playing this on full blast the second it's released
- 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
- Catch my goofy ass card game in the new season of Black Mirror
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- @thehashtagonist.bsky.social yeah are we beefing now?
- Anyone see Jimbo walking around with a BAFTA? My dude locked me in the bathroom and wrote his own speech
- lmao Jimbo has no chill youtu.be/wkjOExpTB68?...
- Blue Prince will get a GOTY nomination at TGA
- Apparently Balatro videos are being rated 18+ on YouTube now for gambling Good thing we are protecting children from knowing what a 4 of a kind is and letting them watch CS case opening videos instead
- I'm gonna rinse him, he has no shot
- Those that know nothing about Ed McMillen: is he okay? Those that know anything about Ed McMillen: this is going to be a fucking masterpiece www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyWc...
- Beat every deck on every difficulty! I still want to 100% the game, I'm having a really great time and I think I know my game a lot better now. I also think all this time playing has killed any negative emotions I had toward it after all the stress from launch.
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- I am yeah, I think it narrows the possible choices for what you might take with both stickers but that's also kind of the point. I find it interesting how you can only have like 1 rental if you don't have a strong econ engine and choosing that rental feels meaningful
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- Chad is just good, it goes well with so many things
- And here's how I got there, roast me
- one of my fav moments from GDC - they had a booth set up to play Balatro since it was an award nominee. I watched for a bit then I gave it a go myself. Crushed a white stake run someone approached me as I was about to leave 'Wow you must have played this before!' 'I guess you could say that'
- Also this was actually the first and only time I have seen strangers play my game in real life. Have yet to see Balatro in the wild. So as far as I'm concerned y'all are just Truman Show-ing me
- Oh I've also been playing Nubby's Number Factory lately and it's the first time since launch where I can honestly say that if you enjoy Balatro you will also probably get down with Nubby That game absolutely has the secret sauce
- This game is juiced to the gills, you have got to check it out ⭐ Comes out in a month! ⭐
- Our Release Date Trailer is now LIVE! StarVaders will release on April 30th🎉 🤖Unlock 3 mecha classes with 10 unique pilots to choose from 💥Over 400 cards, aritfacts and upgrades 🎯Deep turn-based tactics Wishlist now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2097570/...
- Jake has been making games for a long time and it’s a testament to his relationship with the craft that he produces games at incredible pace and at this level of quality Super excited to check out Forbidden Solitaire when it launches! Wishlist it if this looks dope to you
- NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT! A 1995 CD-ROM. A game buried for a reason. You flip a card. The screen glitches. Something is watching. Forbidden Solitaire—a dungeon horror from the creators of Ancient Enemy and Home Safety Hotline. store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/... With @slicknicklives.bsky.social
- Working on beating Jokerless and uhhhh this game is kinda bullshit isn’t it
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View full threadDamn I had 27 minutes for a sassy "Git Gud" response and I missed it
- Git Gud 😈
- Actually never mind everything is amazing, just had to get my straight to level 35
- Now imagine my game yells BALATRO at you on startup but every person has a different pronunciation of Balatro depending on their user ID to sew chaos
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- Well I had a good run
- GDC was dope Highlight for me was playing the first ever card game using the Balatro playing cards with a bunch of really awesome indie dev friends I had met over the past couple years!
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- It’s just a Balatro themed standard 52 card deck + 4 Jokers!
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- What playing cards mean to me and why we released a normal deck of Balatro playing cards: localthunk.com/blog/playing...
- I was brainstorming some game ideas last night that were getting me excited and let me tell you whatever game I make next is going to be absolute dogshit
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- Why the heck are you asking me I failed upward
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- Hell yeah
- Hey media outlets, bonus points if you use the word “dogshit” in the title for your article on this post
- Honestly just skip Balatro, go to the Arco page and buy that game twice instead Have I mentioned how good Arco is recently? Arco is amazing. Go play Arco
- Arco🏹is on sale during #SteamSpringSale and we are happy to be bundled with the great Balatro🃏 store.steampowered.com/bundle/50631...
