Developer Burnout Leads to Indefinite Delay of Balatro 1.1 Update
개발자 번아웃, 발라트로 1.1 업데이트 무기한 연기
2025.09.14 14:53 UTC+9
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The developer of 'Balatro', which has gained immense popularity across PC, consoles, and mobile, has indefinitely delayed the major 1.1 update.
LocalThunk announced on the 12th via an official developer blog that the Balatro 1.1 update, originally scheduled for this year, has been indefinitely postponed. Balatro is a solo-developed poker-themed deck-building roguelike where players combine Joker cards with various effects and standard playing cards to exceed target scores. Since its release in 2024, it has been praised for pioneering a new subgenre of deck-building roguelikes, winning Game of the Year (GOTY) at the GDC Awards.

In the blog post, LocalThunk explained their current situation: "After the official release of Balatro in February 2024, I went straight into balance patches and then immediately started the mobile porting process. When the mobile version launched, I realized I was completely burnt out." They added, "I took a few months off until early 2025 and started working slowly, but my progress seems slower now than when I was in crunch mode preparing for the initial launch."
They continued, "I don't want version 1.1 to be the final update for this game. Balatro 1.1 will be released, but I will confirm a new schedule once I am ready. Version 1.1 will be provided as a free update to users on all platforms."

PC, 콘솔, 모바일 전반에서 큰 인기를 끈 '발라트로'의 개발자가 1.1 대규모 업데이트를 무기한 연기했다.
로컬썽크는 지난 12일, 개발자 공식 블로그를 통해 연내 예정이었던 발라트로 1.1 업데이트를 무기한 연기했다. 발라트로는 포커 룰을 기반으로 한 1인 제작 덱 빌딩 로그라이크 게임으로, 다양한 효과를 지닌 카드와 트럼프 카드를 조합해 기준으로 제시되는 점수를 넘으면 된다. 2024년 출시 이후 덱 빌딩 로그라이크 게임의 새로운 장르를 개척했다는 평을 받으며 GCD 어워드에서 올해의 게임(GOTY)를 수상하는 등 호평을 받았다.

로컬썽크는 블로그 게시물을 통해 "2024년 2월 발라트로 정식 출시 이후 밸런스 패치에 들어섰고, 직후 모바일 포팅 작업을 실시했다. 모바일 버전이 출시되었을 때 내가 완전히 지쳐있다는 걸 알았다"라며, "2025년 초까지 몇 달 간 휴식을 취하고 천천히 일을 시작했지만, 출시 준비 당시 크런치 모드를 할 때보다 현재의 진척이 더 느린 것 같다"며 현재 자신이 처한 상황을 설명했다.
이어 "1.1 버전이 이 게임의 마지막 업데이트가 되기를 바라지 않는다"라며, "발라트로 1.1 버전은 출시될 것이지만, 새로운 일정은 준비를 완료하면 확정할 것이다. 1.1 버전은 모든 플랫폼의 유저에게 무료 업데이트로 제공될 것"이라고 단언했다.
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