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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

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

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

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 indie games of the year that showed us all what's possible

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
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