How Balatro Was Made and Why The Creator Expected to Sell Only 6 Copies

Thanks to Factor75 for sponsoring today’s video. Use my link to get 50% off and free shipping on your first Factor box! Get 90% off your own .fun domain for your first year by using my code: TheGuyGlen at Support me on Patreon ► This Balatro documentary details the development of roguelike deck-building indie game Balatro and goes behind the scenes of its creation. Discover how the anonymous solo developer LocalThunk originally wanted to make an online version of the card game Big Two. After getting obsessed with watching YouTube videos of people playing the roguelike slot machine game Luck Be a Landlord, LocalThunk pivoted his project to a single player roguelike deck-building experience. The documentary also explores all the design decisions that LocalThunk made and shows how the game evolved into a trippy Poker card game. It also takes a close look at all the hurdles LocalTh