Anonymous Canadian solo developer who made the poker roguelike Balatro
Balatro
stack --tool lua · #96 of 108
Indie makers who build with Lua (2026)
2 indie makers on IndieMakerList list Lua in their stack — 1% of makers who share one — including LocalThunk and Dennis Gustafsson. Below: their products, self-reported revenue and the tools they pair with Lua.
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Top indie makers using Lua
1 active maker, ranked by profile depth, audience and reported revenue.
Former makers using Lua
1 maker who no longer builds their own products — most now work at a company. Kept for the record.
DG
Dennis Gustafsson
Sweden
Creator of Teardown and co-creator of Smash Hit; founder of Tuxedo Labs
Teardown, Smash Hit, PinOut +1
Products built by Lua makers
A selection of the 5 products shipped by these makers.
Balatro
playbalatro.com
Poker-inspired roguelike deckbuilder where players build absurd scoring combos with jokers and modified cards.
5M+ copies sold by Jan 2025by LocalThunk
Smash Hit
en.wikipedia.org
Free mobile rail shooter about smashing glass with metal balls, made at Mediocre.
by Dennis Gustafsson
PinOut
en.wikipedia.org
Mobile pinball game from Mediocre.
by Dennis Gustafsson
Tools commonly used with Lua
How many Lua makers also list each tool.
What Lua makers build
Where Lua makers are based
Lua indie makers FAQ
Which indie makers build with Lua?
Indie makers on IndieMakerList who list Lua in their stack include LocalThunk and Dennis Gustafsson.
How popular is Lua with indie makers?
2 makers — 1% of the 311 profiles with a listed stack — use Lua, ranking it #96 of 108 tools used by two or more makers.
What tools do indie makers use with Lua?
The tools most often listed alongside Lua are LÖVE (1 maker).
What do indie makers build with Lua?
Makers using Lua mostly work in Indie Game Makers (2) and Mobile App Makers (1), and have shipped 5 listed products between them.
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