Balatro
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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
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 action-adventure games of the year that challenged and delighted in equal measure
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?
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..."
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
Indie phenomenon Balatro is one of the most-played games on Steam Deck this year, beaten only by Stardew Valley and previous GOTY winners Elden Ring and Baldur's Gate 3
By Issy van der Velde published
News The little roguelike that could
After winning two awards, Balatro dev reveals they only started making their hit roguelike "because I had a few weeks of vacation to burn" and only thought it would be "a fun little project"
By Issy van der Velde published
News Little did they know how much we'd all love it
Poker roguelike Balatro wins the Critics' Choice Breakthrough Award at the Golden Joystick Awards 2024
By Iain Wilson published
News OK then, just one more round...
2024 has quietly become the year of cheap masterpieces
By Joe Chivers published
Opinion Opinion | If this was meant to be a quiet year for the industry, nobody told
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"
By Jordan Gerblick published
News LocalThunk says to "please give these games a try" as his hit roguelike earns five TGA nominations
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