Poker-themed deckbuilder Balatro is finding huge success, but its creator explains that they actively avoided similar roguelikes to engineer the best game possible.
Developer Localthunk recently held a Q&A session on Reddit where one player asked about what influenced the enigmatic creator, and whether other card-based roguelikes had made their way into Baltro's DNA. Surprisingly, the game's biggest influence was another deckbuiding roguelike, but not the one you might guess.
