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From Astro Bot to Balatro, the 2024 ‘game of the year’ race is too close to call

In this week’s newsletter: The shortlist for December’s Game Awards is out, and the top contenders are neck and neck

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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"

LocalThunk says to "please give these games a try" as his hit roguelike earns five TGA nominations

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All Balatro's creator wants to do after the game received 5 nominations at the Game Awards is praise other overlooked developers: 'I just happen to be one of the lucky ones'

"I feel like my game just happens to be the current face of this beautiful and passionate corner of the industry."

PC Gamer

After dominating The Game Awards in 2023, Baldur's Gate 3 is in the running for even more gold in 2024

Astro Bot and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth lead The Game Awards 2024 nominations, but Larian's magnum opus is still in the fight.

PC Gamer

Stardew Valley creator ConcernedApe says he's "got way into Balatro" after designing collab art for the poker-themed roguelike, and it's like being "in a trance"

He's also been playing Outer Wilds, Riven, and Fortnite

GamesRadar

I've never played Balatro mobile during a meeting – but if I had, I would love it almost as much as I love my job

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Balatro’s bonkers take on Poker is our Game of the Year because it revitalized the roguelite deckbuilding subgenre

Balatro is the 2024 TechRadar Choice Award game of the year. Here’s why it stood out to us over the past 12 months, why we chose it, and why you should play it.

TechRadar

You would not believe how low the Balatro creator's expectations were for the roguelike: "My actual production project folder is called 'CardGame' and is still in my 'Learning' directory'"

The indie roguelike is a hit, but developer LocalThunk didn't believe it would be

GamesRadar

Before Balatro took over the world, the roguelike's creator considered naming it Fool's Gambit - "obviously not a great name," but it had a killer main menu

You could rearrange the letters for fun

GamesRadar

"I'm honored that Stardew is included": Unstoppable roguelike Balatro continues its indie game bucket list with Stardew Valley collab art drawn by Eric Barone himself

Plus Cyberpunk 2077, Slay the Spire, and The Binding of Isaac for good measure

GamesRadar

Balatro adds new card backs from Stardew Valley, Cyberpunk 2077, Slay the Spire, and Binding of Isaac, and they're all free

Friends of Jimbo 2 is here.

PC Gamer

Balatro creator recommends trying 2 "special games" this Steam Next Fest – and both are roguelikes on par with the poker-themed hit

Ballionaire and StarVaders had me hooked in much the same way

GamesRadar

We've collectively spent 11,000 years playing Balatro, fans reply it's gotta be more than that

Rookie numbers.

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Balatro creator kicks off supervillain arc, celebrates humanity losing 11,000 years of time to the roguelike across all platforms

Yes, eleven t h o u s a n d years

GamesRadar

Balatro creator reacts to award nomination by telling you to vote for another indie: "A truly deserving gem"

Localthunk is a big fan of the acclaimed indie RPG Arco

GamesRadar

Balatro creator in disbelief as the roguelike hit tops mobile sales charts, beating Minecraft and Stardew Valley despite one pesky issue

Localthunk reacts to their already-huge game blowing up in a new arena

GamesRadar

"Looks like we found out who the real joker is": Balatro dev reveals one Joker card has been hiding a revolutionary secret all along, because they "thought it was pretty funny"

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Balatro's Witcher 3 collab came to life thanks to a senior CDPR employee "getting many colleagues on board" with the hit indie roguelike

Balatro's new Witcher cards were created in-house at CD Projekt Red

PC Gamer

Geralt and Dave the Diver are in Balatro now

The Friends of Jimbo "collaboration pack," which also includes Vampire Survivors and Among Us, is out now and free for everyone

TechRadar

Balatro gets new decks inspired by The Witcher, Vampire Survivors, Dave The Diver, and Among Us in a free update today

Balatro's latest free update adds new The Witcher, Vampire Survivors, Dave The Diver, and Among Us decks.

GamesRadar

Poker roguelike Balatro gets a free update featuring iconic indie games like The Witcher 3, Vampire Survivors, and Among Us, and yes you read that right

The Witcher 3 has come to Balatro – surprise!

GamesRadar

Steam's latest sale throws a spotlight on great games from tiny teams, including Stardew Valley and a blackjack roguelike with the Balatro dev's seal of approval

D&D-spoofing blackjack? Sign me up

PC Gamer

This new roguelike crosses Balatro with mahjong, and even just the demo is proving a grave threat to my free time

One of the year's best games crossed with one of history's greatest? Sure, why not.

PC Gamer

Balatro has sold 2 million copies, free 'major gameplay update' coming next year

The poker roguelike will throw some "new ideas and strategies" into the pot in 2025.

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