Balatro was set to receive a 1.1 update this year, but its solo developer LocalThunk has pushed it back in order to preserve his "hobbyist" approach to game development. Since release, LocalThunk has been crunching alone on a balance patch and a mobile port, before taking some time out and then beginning 1.1 work slowly this year. "I am working slowly, but I like it that way," he said. "I have never, before Balatro, set a deadline for any of my creative projects and I now realise how important that is for my process," he continued. As such, the 1.1 update will be "done when it's done", and will be available for free across all platforms.