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Clear out junk files and repair common Windows errorsFree Scan →Scan for outdated or missing drivers - takes under a minuteDriver Scan →Repair Windows errors before they cause bigger problemsFix Now →Yes. Balatro won Best Independent Game at The Game Awards 2024. It was also nominated in four other categories, including Game of the Year.
Which award did Balatro win?
The Game Awards’ 2024 rewind records Balatro as the winner of Best Independent Game. That is the award’s official category name; Balatro did not win Game of the Year.
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Balatro: Special Edition - For Nintendo Switch | $34.20 | Buy on Amazon |
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Balatro Special Edition - Compatible for NS - UK PAL | $39.99 | Buy on Amazon |
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Hello Neighbor - Nintendo Switch | $19.22 | Buy on Amazon |
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Minecraft - Nintendo Switch | $29.83 | Buy on Amazon |
What else was Balatro nominated for?
Nintendo’s 2024 nominee announcement lists Balatro in five categories:
- Game of the Year
- Best Game Direction
- Best Independent Game
- Best Debut Indie Game
- Best Mobile Game
Those are nominations, not additional wins.
What is Balatro?
Balatro is a poker-inspired roguelike deck builder. Players form valid poker hands and use Joker cards to create synergies, earn chips, beat blinds and advance toward the final ante. Steam identifies LocalThunk as the developer and Playstack as the publisher. The Nintendo US listing describes a digital Nintendo Switch edition with a February 20, 2024 release date.
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- 150 Jokers, each with their own unique abilities.
- 15 Decks with distinct modifiers to choose from for each run.
- 5 potential variants of each Joker which add further abilities.
- 22 Tarot cards variants that can enhance your regular playing cards.
- 11 Planet cards that help level up your possible poker hands.
Is there a physical Balatro card deck?
A Balatro-themed physical playing-card deck was announced, but the announcement does not establish current Amazon availability. It is a collectible deck, distinct from the digital game; the Nintendo Switch listing cited above is for a digital edition and does not establish a physical game release.
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- Minecraft is a game about placing blocks and going on adventures
- Explore randomly generated worlds and build amazing things from the simplest of homes to the grandest of castles
- Play in creative mode with unlimited resources or mine deep into the world in survival mode, crafting weapons and armor to fend off the dangerous mobs
- Play on the go in handheld or tabletop modes
- Includes Super Mario Mash-Up, Natural Texture Pack, Biome Settlers Skin Pack, Battle & Beasts Skin Pack, Campfire Tales Skin Pack; Compatible with Nintendo Switch only
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- STEALTH horror
- Neighbors AI learns your tactics and evolves
- Interactive environment
- Extremely tense, but family-friendly gameplay
- Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) Content Description: Mild violence
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- UK e-store account may be required for any online features
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