Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker has been infected by Balatro, and the hit roguelike's creator loves it: "It's possibly the most addictive thing ever created"
Brooker is also playing Ghost of Tsushima and Dave the Diver
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The creator of the Black Mirror television series is hooked on Balatro, the roguelike indie hit whose astonishing success led toa million copies sold in just a month.
“This is going to sound so tragic, but right now there’s a game called Balatro,” Brooker said. “It’s like poker, and it’s possibly the most addictive thing ever created. It’s currently on Nintendo Switch and Steam deck, but it’s going to be released on phones, and at that point I think humankind’s activity is going to drop about 25%. I play that in short bursts when I’m writing to reward myself. I do like Ghost of Tsushima and Dave the Diver too, but there’s loads more.”
First of all, Brooker, there is nothing tragic about playing a great indie game, and secondly I’m going to have to ‘well actually’ you and remind everyone that Balatro is also on PS5, …
