{"id":1231721,"date":"2026-02-25T21:39:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T21:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hVJ4e86arKUhQ8eETL6KC6"},"modified":"2026-02-25T21:39:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T21:39:28","slug":"balatro-creator-gets-a-taste-of-my-own-medicine-as-he-struggles-in-vain-to-score-the-games-hardest-achievement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/balatro-creator-gets-a-taste-of-my-own-medicine-as-he-struggles-in-vain-to-score-the-games-hardest-achievement\/","title":{"rendered":"Balatro creator gets &#8216;a taste of my own medicine&#8217; as he struggles in vain to score the game&#8217;s hardest achievement"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Balatro was PC Gamer&#8217;s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/roguelike\/game-of-the-year-2024-balatro\/\" target=\"_blank\">2024 Game of the Year<\/a> for many good reasons, but one of them was that no-one on the team could stop playing this thing. We weren&#8217;t alone either: <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/roguelike\/pc-gamer-vindicated-by-swen-vincke-larian-boss-calls-balatro-his-personal-goty-as-it-sweeps-top-prize-from-devs-at-gdc-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\">developers went gaga<\/a> for the poker roguelike. And now it turns out that even Balatro creator LocalThunk just can&#8217;t stop banging his head against the wall he created.<\/p>\n<p>LocalThunk is pretty good at his own game: last year he spoke about beating Balatro <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/roguelike\/balatros-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\/\" target=\"_blank\">with every deck on every difficulty<\/a>. He also played a few rounds at GDC, anonymously, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/card-games\/you-must-have-played-this-before-balatros-creator-impressed-bystanders-with-his-balatro-skills-at-gdc-and-nobody-knew-who-he-was\/\" target=\"_blank\">wowing bystanders<\/a> with his savant-like knowledge of the tips and tricks. But even with such achievements under his belt, LocalThunk still wants to &#8220;100%&#8221; the game, and has run up against the challenge to end all challenges. Erm\u2026 which he created.<\/p>\n<p>LocalThunk is currently trying to score Balatro&#8217;s toughest achievement, which is for a completionist++ run. A completionist++ run is extraordinarily difficult and, while better Balatro players than I may disagree, leaves an absolutely enormous amount up to RNGesus and what Jokers pop up when.<\/p>\n<p>To get the completionist++ achievement, you have to &#8220;earn a gold sticker on every Joker.&#8221; To get a gold sticker, a Joker has to be on your team after beating the Ante 8 boss on a gold stake run (the game&#8217;s hardest difficulty). Problem is that not all of the game&#8217;s 150 Jokers are great, while some are downright useless, and the gold stakes rules are brutal: small blinds give no reward money, required scores get higher faster, fewer discards, and Jokers that can last forever, or degrade, or that you have to pay to keep.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:962px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:100.00%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"5ZLQ4eXiiEgjnJZvdrChvC\" name=\"balatro\" alt=\"Balatro\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/balatro-creator-gets-a-taste-of-my-own-medicine-as-he-struggles-in-vain-to-score-the-games-hardest-achievement.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"962\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: LocalThunk)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Not for me, thanks, though I bet PC Gamer EIC Phil Savage has had a good go at it. LocalThunk has been trying his best, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/localthunk.com\/post\/3lqt5dyzm4k2l\" target=\"_blank\">and posted<\/a> the &#8220;are ya winning son?&#8221; meme with an embedded &#8220;game over&#8221; screen from Balatro, showing him losing to The Wall (one of the game&#8217;s most brutally difficult bosses).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But for real I&#8217;m at 146\/150 for completionist++ and getting a taste of my own medicine,&#8221; added LocalThunk (<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/roguelike\/fighting-his-own-roguelike-monster-balatro-creator-says-hes-146-150-for-completionist-and-getting-a-taste-of-my-own-medicine\/\" target=\"_blank\">thanks, GR+<\/a>). A user called Mark had the appropriate response: &#8220;Well well well if it isn\u2019t the consequences of my actions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>LocalThunk has managed the completionist+ achievement, which is hard enough (beat gold stakes with every deck). But I for one am glad that a game that has kicked my ass many times is also doing it to its own creator.<\/p>\n<p>Balatro will at some point be receiving a 1.1 update that will be adding some new Jokers to the game, among other things, but even the publisher doesn&#8217;t know when that&#8217;s happening: &#8220;He&#8217;s just gonna show up one day and say, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/card-games\/hes-just-gonna-show-up-one-day-and-say-heres-100-new-jokers-balatros-publisher-doesnt-know-how-big-the-1-1-update-will-be-or-when-its-coming\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;Here&#8217;s 100 Jokers<\/a>.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"90746bdc-ec53-4e38-a156-deda48b90252\" 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\/06\/balatro-creator-gets-a-taste-of-my-own-medicine-as-he-struggles-in-vain-to-score-the-games-hardest-achievement-1.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=\"90746bdc-ec53-4e38-a156-deda48b90252\" 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\/balatro-creator-gets-a-taste-of-my-own-medicine-as-he-struggles-in-vain-to-score-the-games-hardest-achievement\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Balatro was PC Gamer&#8217;s 2024 Game of the Year for many good reasons, but one of them was that no-one on the team could stop playing this thing. We weren&#8217;t alone either: developers went gaga for the poker roguelike. And now it turns out that even Balatro creator LocalThunk just can&#8217;t stop banging his head against the wall he created. LocalThunk is pretty good at his own game: last year he spoke about beating Balatro with every deck on every difficulty. He also played a few rounds at GDC, anonymously, wowing bystanders with his savant-like knowledge of the tips and tricks. But even with such achievements under his belt, LocalThunk still wants to &#8220;100%&#8221; the game, and has run up against the challenge to end&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/balatro-creator-gets-a-taste-of-my-own-medicine-as-he-struggles-in-vain-to-score-the-games-hardest-achievement\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1231722,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[748],"class_list":["post-1231721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-games"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Balatro creator gets &#039;a taste of my own medicine&#039; as he struggles in vain to score the game&#039;s hardest achievement | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Balatro was PC Gamer&#039;s 2024 Game of the Year for many good reasons, but one of them was that no-one on the team could stop playing this thing. 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