Balatros developer blogged about solitare – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
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“Jazz solitare.”

Despite Balatro’s obvious poker influences, in a blog post, developer LocalThunk says that solitare is “arguably is the most important” inspiration for the game.

“This is why you might have seen me refer to this game as ‘jazz solitaire’ in the past,” he says. “I wanted to bring the old feeling of solitaire into a game with modern design bells and whistles, creating something new and yet familiar. Only time will tell if I actually accomplished that.”

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