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Bad Grades — LocalThunk

Years ago, when I was in what was supposed to be my final year of University, I decided to drop out of engineering. The people were great, my marks were fine. I just didn’t have passion for it and the...

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My friend @tricko.bsky.social launched his first ever game in early access today! I’ve played it with him and some other devs over the past year, it’s great fun It’s a cool take on platform/fighter, and it even has online multiplayer! Crash his servers >:) store.steampowered.com/app/3108230/...

Save 10% on Nice To Yeet You on Steam

Welcome to the BOUNCE! Grab your controller, buckle up, and prepare for a face-off like no other in Nice to Yeet You!

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Balatro@playbalatro.com · 9mo ago

Mark your calendars....literally! Today we are launching the MOST OFFICIAL 2026 BALATRO CALENDAR WITH MORE BEN STARR IN CLOWN OUTFITS THAN YOU CAN HANDLE (probably)... All profits will be going to charity and you can get the calendar here: www.fangamer.com/products/bal...

I wanted to give an update on the Balatro 1.1 release date: localthunk.com/blog/im-slow TL;DR is that it will not be coming out in 2025, it is still coming out for sure, and I'm sorry. The new timeline is "it's done when it's done" Please read the blog post for more details

I’m Slow — LocalThunk

Hello people, long time no chat! I have some unfortunate news: The promised 2025 Balatro 1.1 update isn’t going to come out in 2025. I know, I announced that it would, but it has become clear now th...

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✨️I've been working on this lovely game with a lovely team!✨️ Please give this project some love (and wishlists!) Hope you enjoyed the trailer!❤️

Paci ⛏️@hookariagames.com · 12mo ago

Here we are! Hold the Mine is officially announced! Hold the Mine is a unique rogue-like survival game where you explore and defend your mine against waves of monsters! And you can try the playtest version right now! Wishlist & Playtest here: store.steampowered.com/app/3164960/

My friend Paci has been working on this for a while, so cool to see the store page after all the iterations the game has gone through! Very excited for this one ⛏️ one of those games I’ll probably sink a bunch of hours into on my Steam Deck

Paci ⛏️@hookariagames.com · 12mo ago

Here we are! Hold the Mine is officially announced! Hold the Mine is a unique rogue-like survival game where you explore and defend your mine against waves of monsters! And you can try the playtest version right now! Wishlist & Playtest here: store.steampowered.com/app/3164960/

What a year it's been! After a year of hard work we can finally let you try Nice To Yeet You! #gamedev #indiegame #fightinggame #brawler #nicetoyeetyou #ntyy 1/2

Nice To Yeet You - Sign up for our Gamescom Playtest! - Steam News

Nice to Yeet You is heading to Gamescom. But you can still join in the fun from home!

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Balatro 4: Jimborigins

if you wanna make video games as a career you have to enjoy the process of making video games. its not enough to just enjoy the end result. same goes for most types of creative works

Nope! I have no earthly idea what he’s talking about 🌝

Game Maker's Toolkit@gamemakerstoolkit.com · last yr.

Making a roguelike is fun because you’ll get an email like “BUG: Game said there was an only a 1 in 5 chance of something bad happening and it happened. Please fix”

I’m really stoked to play my friend’s game The Quizard’s Domain when it releases! Looks like it’s coming along great so far

Julian // Calm Pewter Games@calmpewter.games · last yr.

Here's a little unedited clip of the ~30 sec Title Screen -> Main Menu -> Match Start process in TQD these days! Been failing to throw together a current trailer for a solid 6 months now, so I thought I should at least put out SOMETHING that shows what I've been up to. Don't mind the jank :)

If you don't know Dan, he's the dev behind Luck Be a Landlord; the game that inspired me to make Balatro and influenced tons of other devs to expand on this genre he shaped His newest game Maze Mice just left early access! You should check it out! I'm going to be playing it all weekend

Dan DiIorio@trampolinetales.com · last yr.

🐭 Maze Mice has exited Early Access! 💵 It's 30% off to celebrate! 🧀 MazeMice.com

I have 100% completed Balatro! Was a ton of fun to hunt for Completionist++. I play a few runs before bed and it's been a great part of my daily routine. I think it's also equipped me to better design the 1.1 update Pumped to do it all over again with the new content when it comes out!

People and media often say Balatro was made by 'one guy'. I feel like that unfortunately may be stoking the flames of this David vs. Goliath narrative a tiny bit No it was not 'one guy', look at the dang in-game credits

Gary J Kings 🎮🎞️ Game Trailer Maker@garyjkings.bsky.social · last yr.

This year's Summer Games Fest presentation was really concerned with how few people made a lot of those games, huh? It feels kinda fucked up. Not just because they're often misrepresntating the real size of these teams, but because I think it's playing directly into a new(ish) flavour of dev hate.

OMG! 20,000 Wishlists. 🎉🎉🎉 Thank you all so much. This has never happened to us before. It's quite something. :-) Wishlist Forbidden Solitaire: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...

Play Arco. Arco is a game that is good, unique, and gorgeous. Play Arco. What more could you want? Have you played Arco yet? 🅰️rco

Fáyer🔥@fayer.dev · last yr.

Arco running on Switch 2 confirmed ;)

>:)

The honest reason I don't have microtransactions/season pass/ads/100 DLCs/etc in Balatro isn't just about the ethics of those practices but because when I play other games that have those things it makes me want to put my computer in the dishwasher and set it to pots & pans

Pointless Balatro lore: When I started Balatro dev I was living in my hometown of Regina, Saskatchewan. I had a bus stop outside my apartment (similar to the one in this image) and I based the art of 'Ride the Bus' on that bus stop! Every time I see that joker it reminds me of my old apartment

I'm glad this video was somehow still able to happen despite all the garbage the staff at @polygon.com have gone through. Please give it a watch and support independent games media.

Nobody understands gambling, especially in video games

YouTube video by Polygon

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Introducing Balatro: choose your own adventure edition! This compact 96 volume set includes riveting gameplay from 2 unique seeds across only 84,000 pages. Reroll shop 4? Simply go to vol 41 pg 338! Reroll again? Vol 11 pg 740! Endless entertainment! (Note: endless mode not included)

Nothing fills my cup more than seeing my fellow indie devs, and in this case I’m proud to say my friends, succeed in launching their game. I’m beyond excited for the team at Pengonauts, they’ve created one of the best in the genre with StarVaders Go play it! Support an indie!

NOOOOOOOOOOOO I'M AT 144/150

Wout@thehashtagonist.bsky.social · last yr.

Get rekt, Thunk

I TOLD YALL THIS GAME WOULD SLAP

If you didn't get the switch 2 don't fret. You can always...switch 2 a book 😏

Best Buy don’t you dare do me like this

I'm not an imposter in this industry I'm not an imposter in this industry I'm not an imposter in this industry I'm not an imposter in this industry

Jamie Paid@dcellgames.com · last yr.

Trailer 2.

oh my god you've been teasing Blue Prince this whole time

Blue Prince is already one of the best games I’ve ever played and I still feel like I’m scratching the surface. Released today but lucky me I’ve been playing it all week (perks of the job) Get a journal, a pen, and buy the game already

Catch my goofy ass card game in the new season of Black Mirror

Papy @kcd&mgs era@papy1412.bsky.social · last yr.

BALATRO IS IN BLACK MIRROR???!?!?!