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To celebrate 2 years of Balatro, creator LocalThunk reflected on dropping out of an engineering program to make games: 'Even if I could warn myself I’m not sure what I could have said to prepare for the insanity'

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by Justin Wagner
February 21, 2026
To celebrate 2 years of Balatro, creator LocalThunk reflected on dropping out of an engineering program to make games: 'Even if I could warn myself I’m not sure what I could have said to prepare for the insanity'
"Thank you to everyone for allowing this terrible student to keep staying up too late."
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Originally published on PC Gamer on 2/21/2026