“100% completing” Balatro has developer better “equipped” to design the next big update

Balatro developer Localthunk has “one hundred pc accomplished Balatro”, making him higher “geared up” for the subsequent replace.

In a message posted to social media, Localthunk mentioned it was “a ton of enjoyable to hunt for Completionist++” in his personal sport, saying he achieved the milestone by enjoying “a couple of runs earlier than mattress”.

“It has been a terrific a part of my routine,” he mentioned. “I believe it is also geared up me to higher design the 1.1 replace.

“Pumped to do it over once more with the brand new content material when it is out!”

He accompanied his message with photographic proof, displaying that on twentieth June, he’d lastly earned a gold sticker on each Joker, one thing lower than 1 % of all international gamers have managed to do to this point.

Responding to a commenter on Bluesky, Localthunk confirmed he’d reached the achievement by operating a “largely Ghost, some Painted and Yellow” deck, though “from time to time [he]’d throw in a random one too only for enjoyable”.

Balatro lately handed 5m copies bought. That is greater than double the gross sales since final August, when the sport handed 2m copies bought, and is estimated to have generated $4.4m two months after launch on cellular alone.