Balatro creator started "properly playing the game myself about a week before launch" and had "a pretty emotional moment" where he realized it's "actually fun"

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That was the case until Balatro’s lastSteam Next Festdemo garnered even more buzz.

I made the fun game I wanted to make."

I recommend you read it whether you’ve played hundreds of rounds of Balatro or none at all.

LocalThunk might have created a bigger hit than even he realized at the time, however.