Balatro’s ’Cursed’ Design Problem

🔴 Get bonus content by supporting Game Maker’s Toolkit - 🔴 Balatro is the current game design darling. But even the designer is aware of a ‘fundamental design flaw’. What is it, can it be fixed, and what does it teach us about making games for people? === Sources and Resources === - Sources [1] [AMA] I am localthunk, developer and artist for Balatro. Ask me anything! | Reddit [2] GD Column 17: Water Finds a Crack | Designer Notes [3] 136: Going in Blind with Balatro | Eggplant [4] Postmortem: McMillen and Himsl’s The Binding of Isaac | Game Developer [5] Isaac vs Mewgenics | Steam [6] External Item Descriptions | Steam Workshop === Credits === Music provided by Epidemic Sound - (Referral Link) === Subtitles === Contribute translated subtitles - TBA