The anonymous developer of knockout indie hit Balatro hasn’t shared much publicly since the game was released in February 2024. He did not attend The Game Awards in December 2024, where he was ...
Balatro dominated the Game Developers Choice Awards last night, taking home Game of the Year and Best Debut alongside Best Design and the Innovation award. Astro Bot won two awards in the Audio and ...
“Balatro” won Game of the Year at the 2025 Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) on Wednesday, just after “Consume Me” received the top prize at the Independent Games Festival Awards (IGFA). From ...
When a video game has lots of success right off the bat, sometimes things get weird — strange breakdowns in communication with the audience, for example, or hitches in the code that put people off of ...
GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Earlier this year, Balatro was rated 18+ by PEGI, the classification board in charge of game ratings across Europe. Developer LocalThunk has ...
Poker roguelike Balatro is nominated in five categories at the 2024 Game Awards, including the top spot — Game of the Year. Solo developer LocalThunk stands as the only indie developer in the Game of ...
“More ratings pour in, and by the time the day is done we are sitting above 90 on both Metacritic and OpenCritic. I wasn’t even thinking that this was a possibility, but it sure did build a ton of ...
Since launching in 2024, Balatro has proven hugely successful, and has seen a steady stream of free updates. Over the last year, the game has received tie-ins based on popular franchises like Assassin ...
"Balatro" won Game of the Year at the 2025 Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) on Wednesday, just after "Consume Me" received the top prize at the Independent Games Festival Awards (IGFA). From ...