
Balatro’s creator has reached poker zen after beating every deck on every difficulty: ‘All this time playing has killed any negative emotions I had toward it’
Balatro’s creator has no enemies—in fact, he has no negative feelings at all. He has spent so much time plugged into his poker roguelite (and our game of the year for 2024) that he has purged himself of all tempestuous emotions and emerged a new, centred being of pure cards. As bragged about (rightfully so)…