Balatro, The Game Awards

Balatro won’t win TGA’s Game of the Year award – but it should
Game of the Year. I don’t think it will bring home the coveted trophy, but there are plenty of reasons why it should. Balatro’s one-person developer LocalThunk first released his passion project on February 20,
Animal Well, Balatro Nominated for Indie Game Awards GOTY
The Indie Game Awards are rewarding the best independent studios and games of 2024, including Animal Well, Balatro, and UFO 50.
Balatro creator reacts to The Game Awards noms by telling you to play other indie games that weren't nominated: "I just happen to be the lucky one to be propped up"
Balatro solo developer LocalThunk clearly takes his responsibility as the defacto champion of the indie genre seriously; his response to his own game receiving five nominations at The Game Awards is to simply point you toward other indies.
How a card game Balatro reached Game of the Year nomination? Developer finds it “completely surreal”
Balatro earned five nominations including the most acclaimed Game of the Year category. The developer of the game has responded to it being “completely surreal” The Game Awards nomination announcement marks a notable achievement for the indie card-based roguelike game Balatro.
Balatro developer on Game Awards nomination: ‘Completely surreal’
LocalThunk was ‘completely blindsided’ by the GOTY nomination
All Balatro's creator wants to do after the game received 5 nominations at the Game Awards is praise other overlooked developers: 'I just happen to be one of the lucky …
"I feel like my game just happens to be the current face of this beautiful and passionate corner of the industry." ...
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Balatro was only supposed to have 120 jokers but 'instead of correcting' a publisher mistake, LocalThunk 'just made 30 more' of them
In a divine act of people-pleasing that resonates with me to an uncomfortable degree, Balatro creator LocalThunk has revealed the game was only meant to release with 120 jokers but a publisher ...
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Even Balatro’s creator has trouble finishing Balatro
Even Balatro’s developer, LocalThunk, is having a hard time completing Balatro, the roguelike card game he designed. LocalThunk posted on Twitter that he tried getting every achievement before ...
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Balatro: The king of roguelike deckbuilders
Balatro is one of the shining examples of the relatively new ‘roguelike deckbuilder’ genre, which combine the randomly ...
The Game Awards 2024: Astro Bot and Final Fantasy lead nominations
Dukes of Hazzard actress Catherine Bach made a rare public appearance in Los Angeles on Tuesday, November 19. She went cool ...
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Balatro devs tease Jimbo plushie
The talkative, taunting Joker head will soon become a marketable plushie in a gamble for your shelf space. Since Balatro first came out in February 2024, Jimbo has been the de facto face of the game.
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Cyberpunk 2077's Balatro Collab Content Should Open the Floodgates for Crossovers
CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 collaboration with Balatro hints at new cross-promotional possibilities and future crossover ...
Astro Bot, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth lead this year's The Game Awards nominations
Astro Bot and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth are the big pre-winners, having both been shortlisted across seven categories for this ...