{"id":1152793,"date":"2026-02-08T13:30:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T13:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/RaYtmCKcyToYsMfNKqmEDm"},"modified":"2026-02-08T13:30:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T13:30:27","slug":"balatros-localthunk-isnt-trying-to-pull-a-banksy-he-just-wanted-to-be-left-alone-to-make-his-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/balatros-localthunk-isnt-trying-to-pull-a-banksy-he-just-wanted-to-be-left-alone-to-make-his-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Balatro&#8217;s LocalThunk isn&#8217;t &#8216;trying to pull a Banksy&#8217;, he just &#8216;wanted to be left alone to make his game&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Balatro may have started as a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/roguelike\/localthunk-had-made-hobby-games-in-the-past-but-realized-balatro-was-something-special-when-a-friend-revealed-he-had-played-it-for-20-30-or-40-hours\/\">small hobby<\/a> project, but several awards and millions of copies sold later, it\u2019s easier to think of Balatro as the smash hit that now stars <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/card-games\/geralt-and-dave-the-diver-are-in-balatro-now\/\">Geralt of Rivia<\/a> and eats away the waking hours of anyone oblivious enough to fall under its spell. But developer LocalThunk never exactly craved the attention Balatro\u2019s success has foisted on him, nor is his commitment to anonymity part of some performative bit.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, publisher Playstack paints the game\u2019s development as a pretty humble affair all the way from the start until now, though that isn\u2019t particularly easy to maintain when your game has as many eyes on it as Balatro.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with PC Gamer, Playstack\u2019s communications director Wout van Halderen said, &#8220;For LocalThunk himself, he\u2019s already a person who doesn\u2019t really like the spotlight, and now it\u2019s a lot harder to deal with that kind of pressure. I think his choice to be anonymous from the beginning is helping him now in the long run.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Van Halderen said that didn\u2019t stop onlookers from assuming it was all part of Balatro\u2019s mischievous sensibilities, but he affirmed that it was just an earnest attempt to keep the limelight at bay: &#8220;I do think his anonymity became the story at some point, &#8217;cause people thought he was trying to pull a Banksy and be, like, this anonymous developer, but that\u2019s not why he did it. He just wanted to be left alone to make his game and live his life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It remains something of a tightrope walk, as van Halderen pointed out that when you strike it big like Balatro did, &#8220;you have to chase some success,&#8221; entertaining merchandising opportunities and big crossovers to capitalize on the moment. There\u2019s no denying that such acclaim comes with perks, after all. As van Halderen put it, &#8220;Partnerships with platforms always become a little bit easier, because there is a benefit there for everybody to work with us\u2026 the emails get answered a little quicker.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Van Halderen said he was perfectly happy with LocalThunk\u2019s choice to remain private, as he gets the normal sort of personal life that most people who create internationally beloved things don\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a Canadian man. So if he goes to a party and people ask about the game, they probably mean the hockey game, because they don&#8217;t connect him to his game at all,&#8221; Van Halderen said. &#8220;Which is, I think, a luxury in today&#8217;s social space.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"dcff9efa-2151-447e-b27f-d9e29f7b3f7a\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2025 games\" data-dimension48=\"2025 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:100.00%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Vji3V6i3HDWUHeQ22PrjFL\" name=\"New Project (8).jpg\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/balatros-localthunk-isnt-trying-to-pull-a-banksy-he-just-wanted-to-be-left-alone-to-make-his-game.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-games-2025-upcoming-pc-release-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"dcff9efa-2151-447e-b27f-d9e29f7b3f7a\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2025 games\" data-dimension48=\"2025 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2025 games<\/strong><\/a>: This year&#8217;s upcoming releases<strong><br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/card-games\/balatros-localthunk-isnt-trying-to-pull-a-banksy-he-just-wanted-to-be-left-alone-to-make-his-game\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Balatro may have started as a small hobby project, but several awards and millions of copies sold later, it\u2019s easier to think of Balatro as the smash hit that now stars Geralt of Rivia and eats away the waking hours of anyone oblivious enough to fall under its spell. But developer LocalThunk never exactly craved the attention Balatro\u2019s success has foisted on him, nor is his commitment to anonymity part of some performative bit. In fact, publisher Playstack paints the game\u2019s development as a pretty humble affair all the way from the start until now, though that isn\u2019t particularly easy to maintain when your game has as many eyes on it as Balatro. 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