You would not believe how low the Balatro creator's expectations were for the roguelike: "My actual production project folder is called 'CardGame' and is still in my 'Learning' directory'"

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Balatrolaunched on February 20 andsold over 1 million copiesby March 18, not even a month later.

LocalThunkonce called the game Fool’s Gambitbut admitted it was “obviously not a great name.”

If you’re curious about Balatro and want to know more, you shouldread our interviewwith the developer.

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