LocalThunk’s indie roguelike deckbuilding title Balatro won big at the 25th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA), receiving the highly coveted Game of the Year Award.
Balatro also won awards for the Best Debut, Innovation Award and Best Design, tallying up four total wins in all.
The 25th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards winners are the following:
Best Debut
Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
Best Visual Art
Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
Best Audio
Astro Bot (PlayStation Studios Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best Narrative
Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / ATLUS)
Social Impact Award
Life is Strange: Double Exposure (Deck Nine Games / Square Enix)
Innovation Award
Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
Best Technology
Astro Bot (PlayStation Studios Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best Design
Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
Audience Award
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
Game of the Year
Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
Pioneer Award
Lucas Pope
Lifetime Achievement Award
Sam Lake
Learn more with the video below:
2025 Game Developers Choice Awards Winners Reveal
Source: Press Release
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