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The $5 roguelike banger that turned Terraria into a sci-fi tower defense game is getting a bigger, deeper sequel

In 2022, Dome Keeper gave us the answer to an unexpected question: “What if Terraria was ...

Balatro creator hits back at AI art spread on the roguelike’s subreddit: “I don’t use it in my game, I think it does real harm to artists of all kinds”

Balatro creator Localthunk spent years working on his hit roguelike mostly on his lonesome, so it’s ...

After stepping away from Balatro for 3 months, the developer only resumed work “because I was bored but the internet was out so I couldn’t play Rocket League”

Even LocalThunk, the developer of the indie roguelike hit Balatro, puts off his work to procrastinate. ...

Balatro creator says it’s “useless” for him to give advice to other devs because “I only have one data point” and it was a 5 million-sale success story

LocalThunk, developer of the phenomenally successful Balatro, has weighed in on a conversation about indie games, ...

I just watched the first 10 seconds of this indie roguelike’s trailer, and it’s not even trying to be subtle about being an unlicensed 40K game

Do you love FTL: Faster Than Light? What about Warhammer: 40,000? Well, combine those two things ...

Balatro creator started “properly playing the game myself about a week before launch” and had “a pretty emotional moment” where he realized it’s “actually fun”

Balatro’s various demos pre-launch were already hinting at a wildly moreish, inventive roguelike on the cards, ...

Balatro creator initially considered a Steam release in part to help “get a game developer job somewhere,” and after 5 million sales I’d say he found one

Localthunk became somewhat of a big name in the games industry in 2024 thanks to the ...

From “I stopped working on the project entirely” to “we are so back,” Balatro creator says the roguelike’s development was always about passion and taking breaks was essential

Balatro’s release last year had the game become an overnight success and one of the defining ...

Balatro creator intentionally avoided roguelikes but did eventually play and “steal from” Slay the Spire anyway: “Holy s***. Now that is a game”

Deckbuilding roguelikes have become a top-tier genre in recent years. Slay the Spire has undoubtedly been ...

Before selling millions of copies, Vampire Survivors creator says he’d “given up on the idea of success,” and he’s not interested in making something just to be successful

Every so often you get one of those games, the type of game you’ve never heard ...

I was in super crunch mode”: Balatro creator opens up on the toll the stress of indie development took on his “physical and mental health

Balatro creator LocalThunk has remained pretty private in the wake of the poker roguelike’s massive launch, ...

Balatro creator was “shocked” at his poker roguelike’s high review scores: “I don’t think I would have rated Balatro higher than an 8 and I made the damn thing”

It can sometimes be difficult to accurately assess your work, and the task becomes even more ...

Balatro’s first few hours generated over $600,000, “far more money” than the roguelike’s creator had ever made: “It is the most surreal day of my life”

Balatro‘s creator LocalThunk wasn’t expecting his hit roguelike to be an instant success or a slow-burning ...

Vampire Survivors creator admits his success was “lucky” amid a wave of cheap mobile knock-offs: “For everyone else, they have to stand out among the hundreds”

If you’re anything like me, then Vampire Survivors has ruined your life since it launched in ...

This roguelike city-builder casts you as a benevolent Lord of the Rings villain, and its Steam Next Fest demo accidentally consumed my entire evening

On the final evening of Steam Next Fest, I had a choice to make. Several uninterrupted ...

This exploration roguelike has no combat, and just tasks you with placing rooms on a blueprint – but its Steam Next Fest demo is delightfully devious

I’ve lived in some strange buildings in my time as a renter, but I have to ...