'Balatro' Plays Winning Hand at GDCA 2025, Receiving Game of the Year
Balatro, the indie roguelike deckbuilder from solo developer LocalThunk, won Game of the Year at the 25th annual Game Developers Choice Awards. The game also secured wins for Best Debut, Best Design, and the Innovation Award. Other notable winners included Astro Bot for Best Audio and Best Technology, and Sam Lake received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
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- Company: SEGA
- Company: Studio Zero
- Game: Papers, Please
- Company: Atlus
- Company: Playstack
- Company: Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Game: Metaphor: ReFantazio Launch Edition
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- Topic: Deckbuilding Strategy
- Game: Astro Bot
- Platform: PlayStation 5
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- Person: Lucas Pope
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- Topic: Indie Games
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