The Latest Breaking News from Playstack

I sucked at About Fishing, but the PS1-style mystery game had me feeling more chill than frustrated

Aim, fling, reel, repeat (and yes, that is Ben Starr as a mermaid)

GamesRadar · Sep 3

Mortal Shell 2 review: "The best Soulslike I've played since Elden Ring thanks to brilliant death-dealing toys and speedy combat"

This speedy sequel speeds up action and stuffs secrets and ideas in every corner of its beautiful open world.

GamesRadar · Aug 17

Instead of wishlisting its game, the developer of my favorite Next Fest demo wants you to play anyone else's: 'There are some genuinely great creators in this fest who deserve the attention'

It's an unconventional marketing strategy, but I'll allow it.

PC Gamer · Jun 18

Is this addictive game made by just one person the best first-person shooter of the year?

Void/Breaker is a chaotic adrenaline rush.

Creative Bloq · Aug 30, 2025

"It was not 'one guy', look at the dang in-game credits": Balatro's Localthunk joins team size discourse after Geoff Keighley fumbled it at Summer Game Fest by saying Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was made by "under 30" people

For many reasons, no

GamesRadar · Jun 7, 2025

Balatro's publisher beat gold stakes and the Jokerless challenge so quickly it even surprised LocalThunk: 'How did you do this so fast?'

"I sent him the video of the score, going, like, screw you. Yeah, I got it!" said Playstack's Wout van Halderen.

PC Gamer · Apr 15, 2025

"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

Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers came out just a few months after Balatro

GamesRadar · Apr 13, 2025

Balatro solo dev Localthunk "is really rich now," says Final Fantasy 16 star while dressed as a clown: "He has shoes made of gold and he thanks you for making him that way"

What a strange BAFTA award acceptance speech

GamesRadar · Apr 9, 2025

Wildly successful Balatro publisher says more indie devs need funding "that isn't based on making a ridiculous amount of money back"

Balatro recently crossed 5 million units sold

GamesRadar · Apr 8, 2025

'He's just gonna show up one day and say, here's 100 new jokers:' Balatro's publisher doesn't know how big the 1.1 update will be or when it's coming

"I don't think he'll let us know when [Balatro 1.1] is gonna drop," said Wout van Halderen, the communications director at Playstack.

PC Gamer · Mar 20, 2025