Balatro creator initially considered a Steam release in part to help "get a game developer job somewhere," and after 5 million sales I'd say he found one

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In fact, it was mainly to help his future job prospects.

If this was the case, I would have to quit my job and look for work.

I thought why not try and get a game developer job somewhere?

To accomplish that, I thought having a Steam game in my portfolio would be a big benefit."

The developer later added, “I really didnt have any commercial aspirations at this time.