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 ...

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 ...

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Article Summary Balatro wins big at 2025 Game Developer Choice Awards with four major honors. Sam Lake receives Lifetime Achievement Award for his storytelling excellence. Lucas Pope honored with ...

“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 ...

“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 ...

Developer LocalThunk has just confirmed that they're still actively working on the Balatro 1.1 update. This official comment comes via a new blog post on LocalThunk's website which celebrates ...