It’s the 39th edition, and one game takes home the coveted GOTY award. Unsurprisingly, it’s the wildly popular Balatro. We’re huge fans of the game – just check out our Balatro review here – and are ...

Poker might be a game of chance, but Balatro is all about stacking the odds in your favor. Whether you’re drowning in rerolls, hoarding cash like a dragon, or chasing that one Joker that’ll ...

TL;DR: Balatro, the hit roguelike deck builder, suffered from a huge security hole in its original demo back in 2023, whereby the full game was unlocked using just a simple text editor.

With a Noxus roguelike theme, The Demon’s Hand is more like a simplified version of Balatro and Inscryption. You have a health bar and a deck of 52 cards, with eight cards each round to plan ...

Last night, GDC 2025 held the annual Game Developer Choice Awards, as Balatro came out on top of the 25th Annual ceremony. The indie roguelike deckbuilding game took home Game Of The Year, along ...

“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).

LocalThunk’s Balatro, developed by Playstack, was deemed a royal flush as it was crowned Game of the Year at the 25th Game Developers Choice Awards. Handed out on Wednesday at the Moscone Center ...

Balatro Also Received Best Debut, Innovation Award and Best Design, with Astro Bot Also Showing a Strong Hand by Winning the Best Audio and Technology Awards The indie roguelike deckbuilding game ...

Balatro Also Received Best Debut, Innovation Award and Best Design, with Astro Bot Also Showing a Strong Hand by Winning the Best Audio and Technology Awards SAN FRANCISCO, March 20, 2025 ...