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EXPLAINED: 5 | Vintage Vibes

The outtakes from that live-action Balatro trailer are unhinged

Put a man in clown makeup and everything gets weird real fast.

PC Gamer

The 10 Best Indie Games of 2024, Ranked

As a great year for indie games comes to a close, we're counting down the releases that left the biggest impression this year and gave blockbuster games a run for their money.

Inverse

This finely-honed samurai strategy game deserves a place in the roguelike hall of fame this year just as much as Balatro

Seriously slick samurai strategy in Shogun Showdown.

PC Gamer

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I cover indie games every week, and the likes of Balatro, Animal Well, and Thank Goodness You're Here have made 2024 an unforgettable year

Year in Review | 2024 has been home to a rich array of memorable new indie games

GamesRadar

PEGI digs its heels in over Balatro's 18+ rating, according to its disappointed dev: 'blaming EU laws, blaming storefronts, waiting for the future'

Let's (not) go gambling.

PC Gamer

Balatro creator speaks out as PEGI doubles down on its 18+ rating, "blaming EU laws" for the roguelike's adults-only categorization: "This sucks"

Well, at least we tried

GamesRadar

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"

All tea all shade

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Balatro dev swings at PEGI for rating it 18+ because of its 'evil playing cards', jokes that he should 'add microtransactions' like EA Sports FC 25 to 'lower that rating to a 3+'

"If these other games were rated properly, I'd happily accept the weirdo 18+."

PC Gamer

Game Awards 2025: Announcements drop from Elden Ring, The Witcher 4 and others

From The Witcher 4 to a new Naughty Dog game, there is a lot to get excited about

Evening Standard

After 3,500,000 units sold and its Game Awards wins, Balatro does a victory lap and absorbs 8 new crossovers in its unstoppable march to turn all games into cute little cards that get you points and stuff

Praise be to Jimbo, Jimbo is all.

PC Gamer

Apple announces its iPhone app and game of the year for 2024

Apple has announced its 11 app and game of the year winners across iPhone, iPad and more

Evening Standard

Cyberpunk 2077's Brilliant Indie Crossover Started With A Playful Meme

Cyberpunk 2077's crossover with Balatro started with a funny photoshop — and the rest is history.

Inverse

Forget the Baftas … here are our alternative game of the year awards

In this week’s newsletter: From perfect first dates to giving guns to cute Pokémon-like creatures, we celebrate the games that did things their way

The Guardian - UK

The Game Awards 2024: how to watch and what to expect

We could be in for another rowdy night of gaming reveals, with jaw-dropping announcements from Xbox, 2K Games and Hazelight Studios

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You can now order a real deck of Balatro cards, which is good because that game's still all I think about

Though they won't be arriving in time for Christmas.

GamesRadar

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

The little roguelike that could

PC Gamer

Balatro's mobile release has managed the almost impossible task of knocking Minecraft from its long-maintained top spot on the charts

The power of Jimbo!

GamesRadar

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"

Little did they know how much we'd all love it

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Poker roguelike Balatro wins the Critics' Choice Breakthrough Award at the Golden Joystick Awards 2024

OK then, just one more round...

The Guardian - UK

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

GamesRadar

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

Evening Standard

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PC Gamer

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.

GamesRadar

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

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