Balatro was PC Gamer's 2024 Game of the Year for many good reasons, but one of them was that no-one on the team could stop playing this thing. We weren't alone either: developers went gaga for the poker roguelike. And now it turns out that even Balatro creator LocalThunk just can't stop banging his head against the wall he created.
LocalThunk is pretty good at his own game: last year he spoke about beating Balatro with every deck on every difficulty. He also played a few rounds at GDC, anonymously, wowing bystanders with his savant-like knowledge of the tips and tricks. But even with such achievements under his belt, LocalThunk still wants to "100%" the game, and has run up against the challenge to end all challenges. Erm… which he created.
