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Kaan Serin

"I looked it up and said ah, f***": As Balatro took over the world, another publisher was sweating over its own card roguelike – which LocalThunk then promoted himself

Balatro Joker card.

The publisher behind Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers has talked about the pressures and boons of launching a blackjack-themed card-based roguelike so close to the poker-themed card-based roguelike smash hit of the year, Balatro.

Yogscast Games publishing director Simon Byron recalled the time when the publisher had just signed Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers, something the team thought could be "pretty special," shortly before finding out about another roguelike that was popping off at the same time.

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