YouTuber Northenlion's Playthrough Of A Surprising Indie Game Is Partially Responsible For Balatro's Design Direction
Summary According to “The Balatro Timeline,” a chronological history ofBalatropublished by the game’s creator LocalThunk, the well-known roguelike streamerNorthernlionis partially responsible for some of the creative inspiration behind the game. Northernlion is an avid roguelike player, originally rising to prominence as an entertaining Binding of Isaac player. He continued to explore the roguelike genre, playing Balatro religiously when it was released last year. As it turns out, LocalThunk derived inspiration for Balatro while watching a Northernlion stream of the roguelike deck builderLuck be a Landlord....