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Balatro creator shares the GOTY love with other indie games while giving out a "very prestigious Golden Thunk award"

By Kaan Serin published

News And Animal Well tops the list

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After 10 months, 3 Game Awards, and the downfall of global productivity, roguelike hit Balatro reaches a new all-time Steam peak

By Kaan Serin published

News Balatro's still going strong

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A screenshot from the Balatro: Friends of Jimbo reveal trailer, showing a card with The Witcher's Geralt on the front.

After winning big at The Game Awards and taking hours of our time in 2024, Balatro creator reveals their "most productive night" resulted in one of the game's most satisfying features

By Issy van der Velde published

News It's the little things that make a big difference

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ben starr dressed in harequinn makeup chomping down on a banana

Unhinged outtakes from live-action Balatro trailer reveal we could have seen Final Fantasy 16's Ben Starr gobble down a banana too many ways

By Issy van der Velde published

News Look, if you dare

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A woman with glowing eyes standing in front of a candlelit table in Lorelai and the Laser Eyes

I'm proclaiming 2024 to be the year of outstanding indie puzzle games

By Rachel Watts published

Year in Review Year in Review | Time to get those brain gears whirring

Year in Review

Balatro's creator hits out at EA Sports FC as the roguelike gets rated 18+: "I should add microtransactions/loot boxes/real gambling to lower that rating"

By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published

News All tea all shade

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Year in review: playing Balatro against The Eye challenge

From Balatro to Animal Well, here's the best indie games of 2024

By Rachel Watts published

Year in Review Year in Review | Here's the must-play indie games of the year that showed us all what's possible

Year in Review
A screen full of Joker cards on Balatro

After an unbeatable year for Balatro, we asked a professional poker player to break down what makes the indie roguelike so good

By Henry St Leger published

Year in Review Year in Review | How did an indie poker remix take over 2024?

Year in Review
Balatro cards featuring The Witcher 3 characters

Just like Tetris, someone's found Balatro's "true ending" by chasing a score so high that it actually crashes the game

By Kaan Serin published

News "Now I can rest..."

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A screenshot of a round in one of the best Switch games, Balatro.

Balatro creator says the business aspect of making his hit roguelike is something he's still "learning the ropes" of

By Issy van der Velde published

News LocalThunk talks us through the hurdles of making Balatro and his future plans

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