Balatro It’s an ‘easy to learn, hard to master’ game. At its core, it’s a deck-building game with a focus on poker. Something that appears extremely simple has many facets and displays lasting fascination. which develops more and more as one continues to delve deeper.
In Steamthe game has a 97% positive reviews. Balatro It costs $15 on Valve’s digital store and has been sold more than a million times. The impetus for success was that some streamers discovered the game and it spread rapidly since then.
An unexpected success
The developer of Balatro shared on Twitter that I didn’t expect the success of his game. He thought a few people would buy it and he would go back to his job in IT.
“A year ago I was getting ready to publish my weird little game on Steam and go back to looking for a job in IT. I published the store page in May and expected to sell about 10 copies.
It’s been a crazy year. “I am very grateful to be able to do what I love as a career now.”
The developer remains anonymous, but apparently he has found his dream job
How to write Gamesradar, localthunk has made sure to leave no clues about his identity. He doesn’t even mention himself in the credits, despite having developed the entire game.
In a video call, he mentioned thatin addition to Balatrohas another life and that the game does not define who he is.
He enjoys working on it, but he also likes that Balatro be a clearly separate part of your life. This way, it is healthier for him.
The developer quit to work at Balatro and lived off his savings.
How did it come about Balatro? According to the call, the developer had worked as a programmer for years. He had accumulated so many vacation days that he needed to take time off to enjoy them.. During her break in December 2021, she spent 12 hours a day developing game prototypes. For him, it was the perfect vacation.
Localthunk says it has been developing games for a long time, but only for its circle of friends. I had never released one.
Balatro it was developed while the developer kept his job. He recognized the game’s potential and wanted to dedicate more time to it. As this conflicted with his ‘real job’, he decided to quit to focus on the new game.
He planned to live off his savings for a while and then look for a new job. He wanted to finish Balatro mainly to add a game to your resume that would help you in your job search.
Apparently, he was completely surprised by the success. Thanks to the success of the game, the mysterious localthunk now seems to have the opportunity to work for video games full timesomething that was previously only part of their vacation.
