Roguelike Games Balatro solo dev Localthunk "is really rich now," says Final Fantasy 16 star while dressed as a clown: "He has shoes made of gold and he thanks you for making him that way" Puzzle ...

Developer Localthunk has finally finished the last Balatro Completionist achievement, and is now better equipped to design ...

Balatro breaks apart one of the most iconic games in the world - poker - and reimagines it. The result is a totally unique gameplay loop, the best raw gameplay, Id argue, out of any of those GOTY ...

But Balatro is clearly on the move in the popular gamer conscience as well. A common encounter with the name from a newbie goes like this.Someone who has never heard of Balatro finds out about it ...

Following the GOTY nom announcement, Balatro has seen a hearty increase in concurrent players on Steam, rising from around 7,000 to over 15,000 players just days later.

Just like my GOTY is Metaphor, even though I know the most likely GOTY is Astro Bot. It's just more approachable and mainstream. Will I cry if Balatro gets it? No, but I just don't see that ...

Balatro will become free to download on PlayStation 4 and 5 for paying PS Plus subscribers starting May 6. Ark: Survival Ascended, the remaster of the long-running sci-fi dino survival sim, is ...

Balatro got five nominations at the Game Awards in 2024, ... LocalThunk was ‘completely blindsided’ by the GOTY nomination. by Nicole Carpenter. Nov 18, 2024, 7:51 PM UTC.

Games Balatro scoops a BAFTA and Jimbo weirds it up on-stage: ... "Geoff my man I better see Blue Prince as a GOTY nominee at the Game Awards this year," he tweeted.

A Balatro crossover, GOTY nods, and near-perfect reviews propelled one of 2024's hidden gems to its highest selling day months after launch. News. By Kaan Serin published 3 January 2025 ...

Balatro is the rare indie game that made it mainstream, having sold millions of copies, gotten nominations at pretty much every major game of the year ceremony, and drawn a dedicated meme-loving ...