
LocalThunk
Game developer
7
MENTIONS
4
EPISODES
4
PODCASTS
Search complete. 7 mentions across 4 episodes found for "LocalThunk".
Oct 11, 2026
#321 - Arc Raiders Took Some Big Swings... But Did They Pay Off?
J
22:16Jesse KazamHOST
I...
J
22:17Jesse KazamHOST
Because, like, it was just LocalThunk that made it, right? Like, it was a solo developer that made Balatro? Is that correct? I don't know.
V
22:24VeritasHOST
That's, I would, I would assume so.
J
22:24Jesse KazamHOST
LocalThunk is the only developer I've, like, heard of, and you know what I mean? So it's like I can, I can get both sides of it.
J
22:31Jesse KazamHOST
On one hand you're like, "Bro, how has there not been, like, huge updates to Balatro? That game took over the world." But s- you know, from a business perspective you're like, "Damn, bro.
J
22:39Jesse KazamHOST
How has he not, like, leaned into that?" But then from a him perspective it's like that's probably, he was probably working on that game for years before it came out.
MASK OFF - EPISODE 142 (25/09/2026)
D
3:39DannyHOST
the interesting part also is like you could even ascribe part of dan's fame obviously to northern lion but the other he sort of discovered belatro like kind of he was the first one who kind of play it on stream there might have been other streamers of course but um no he was a big belatro guy or Right.
D
3:58DannyHOST
He was early on because Local Thunk, the creator of Blastro, thanked him personally.
D
4:02DannyHOST
It was like, yeah, I think Dan put me on the map because he, of course, recommended it to Northern Lion and Northern Lion played it.
D
4:08DannyHOST
And thus, you know, and obviously, you know, people checked it out irregardless.
Gamer Down
N
12:54Nick WigerHOST
Right.
N
12:56Nick WigerHOST
So the Balatro 1.1, uh, uh, has been long promised from, uh, develop solo dev LocalThunk.
N
13:02Nick WigerHOST
Uh, LocalThunk hopped onto the Discord this week, and, uh, revealed a bunch of info, uh, did some funny bits about there being NFTs in the game.
M
13:11Matt ApodacaHOST
[laughs] Yes.
N
13:11Nick WigerHOST
Uh, but, uh, all of this was compiled in a Reddit post from, uh, user Trevorade that I am going to read some bullet point, bullet points from right now.
M
16:36Matt ApodacaHOST
Or fewer.
N
16:38Nick WigerHOST
I'm excited for Balatro 1.1 whenever it comes.
N
16:41Nick WigerHOST
It, it's, it's, uh, been long promised, and, uh, I, I take all, take all the ti- time you need, LocalThunk.
Resident Evil Reviews: It’s FANTASTIC - Kinda Funny Games Daily 09.16.26
B
56:20Blessing Adeoye Jr.HOST
At least it's done, yeah.
G
56:22Greg MillerHOST
From Noble, uh, LocalThunk has shared some news about Balatro's 1.1 update.
G
56:26Greg MillerHOST
You'll get at least 40 jokers, a new mechanic, uh, no multiplayer version is planned, and no 1.2 update planned.
G
56:33Greg MillerHOST
From Noble, PlayStation 5's getting a new firmware update.