Balatro Shines with Five Game Awards Nominations

Indie developer LocalThunk celebrates recognition while spotlighting other underappreciated indie games.

Balatro, a poker roguelike, has been nominated in five categories at the 2024 Game Awards, including Game of the Year.
Solo developer LocalThunk is the only indie contender in the Game of the Year and Best Game Direction categories.
LocalThunk expressed gratitude and surprise, describing the nominations as 'completely surreal' and acknowledging the support from the indie game community.
He used the spotlight to promote other indie games that were not nominated, encouraging players to support titles like Arco and Animal Well.
Balatro's success includes selling over a million copies and generating significant mobile revenue in its first week.