Hit roguelike deck builder Balatro was slapped with a PEGI 18 rating, something developer LocalThunk has complained about.

PEGI argues that it deserves the 18 because it teaches how to play poker hands, knowledge which could be "transferred to a ...

Despite an successful year, Balatro developer LocalThunk has continued to voice disappointment in its controversial PEGI ...

Balatro developer LocalThunk criticizes the Pan-European Game Information system for its harsh rating of his popular ...

Balatro dev LocalThunk called PEGI's decision to rate the game 18+ "comedy" while giving titles like EA Sports FC 25 a free ...

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Balatro developer LocalThunk fires back at PEGI for giving Balatro an 18+ rating, claiming the game teaches players how to ...

Balatro was a big surprise winner in this year’s The Game Awards. It was certainly the one small game that got nominated for ...

Balatro is still stuck with its 18+ rating from PEGI, and its developer is frustrated that other games aren't getting the ...

Balatro developer 'LocalThunk' has called out ratings board 'Pan-European Game Information', A.K.A 'PEGI', for its "weirdo" ...

The irony is that Localthunk is so against gambling that, following the game's breakout success, they expressly stipulated in ...

Balatro creator LocalThunk has pointed out the hypocrisy of the game's 18+ rating from PEGI, drawing comparisons to ...