2024-03-09
i feel like i've been increasingly radicalized against commercial gambling recently, and this does a great job getting at why Balatro is on the right side of that issue despite being a (very fun, extremely good) poker-ish game
Bloomberg
Online card game Balatro, created by a solo Canadian developer who goes by the handle LocalThunk, has sold 500K+ copies on Steam at $15 each in just two weeks
Red Hot Poker — There are some games that keep you entertained for a weekend. Renata Price / Inverse : Balatro Is A Poker Roguelike Where You Are The House Shubhankar Parijat / G...