Balatro creator Localthunk has never shied away from sharing his opinions on anything topical, and in that grand tradition he's now railing against one of the most universally hated aspects of modern video games: microtransactions.
Balatro's wild success story can be attributed to a range of factors, not least of which is its engrossing roguelike/poker gameplay loop, but surely its clean, ad-free UI and lack of microtransactions didn't hurt. There's also little doubt that Localthunk could make a pretty penny by opening up Balatro to optional purchases, but thankfully the solo dev hates that sort of thing just as much as the rest of us.
