In a year filled with massive open world RPGs and AAA live service games with ambitious season passes, it’s incredible that the title that truly captured the hearts (and free time) of players in 2024 ...
LocalThunk's Balatro arguably became the defining indie game of 2024, chewing through its players' available hours with a novel yet incredibly deep roguelike spin on playing poker hands. The game ...
Utterly obsessed with gaming, anime, and manga for the past 25 years, Carley attended Florida State University, graduating with a degree in Japanese in 2012. A professional Japanese/English translator ...
There is inspiration everywhere in this world. For Balatro creator LocalThunk, it struck when he played Luck be a Landlord, a slot machine game where you collect various power-ups to get enough money ...
If you’ve been following along with our Shacknews Awards this year, you may have noticed that Balatro was a regular fixture. We probably don’t need to explain it at this point. It’s an indie roguelike ...
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