Whereas it’d look like a developer would have absolutely accomplished their very own sport earlier than releasing it to the world, that is not at all times the case. Balatro developer LocalThunk, as an illustration, has solely simply reached 100% completion within the sport, nicely over a yr after it initially launched.
LocalThunk posted on Bluesky just lately about attaining this purpose and unlocking the extraordinarily uncommon Completionist++ achievement on Steam. Balatro’s in depth units of jokers, decks, and in-game benchmarks for ending numerous forms of runs make Completionist++ very tough to accumulate; as LocalThunk’s screenshot proof reveals, lower than 0.1% of all Balatro gamers have been in a position to attain this level.
I’ve 100% accomplished Balatro!
Was a ton of enjoyable to hunt for Completionist++. I play a number of runs earlier than mattress and it has been an ideal a part of my day by day routine. 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! pic.twitter.com/T8Su601owB— localthunk (@LocalThunk) June 21, 2025
LocalThunk shared that chipping away at his personal sport had turn out to be a constant a part of his day by day life; the method has additionally given him perspective on future improvement of the sport. “It is also geared up me to higher design the 1.1 replace,” he wrote, referring to a giant gameplay and content material overhaul that’s scheduled for later this yr.
Past the upcoming content material drop, which LocalThunk has been tight-lipped about, we do not know a lot about the way forward for Balatro. Since its launch in early 2024, the poker-style roguelike has been a wild success, racking up awards and being a business hit. It is laborious to think about that there will not be many extra updates and future initiatives associated to Balatro, however we’ll have to attend for the famously secretive developer to disclose extra about what he is been engaged on.