Balatro gets crowned once again at the Indie Game Awards 2024

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Balatro gets crowned once again at the Indie Game Awards 2024

After winning three awards at last week's Game Awards 2024, Balatro has gone and done it again at the Indie Game Awards.

LocalThunk's title won the "Independent Game of the Year" awards, Other winners are Little Kitty, Big City, Pacific Drive and Another Crab's Treasure.

  • Indie Game of the Year: Balatro
  • Debut Game: Little Kitty, Big City
  • Notable Achievement in Accesibility: Another Crab's Treasure
  • Music: Pacific Drive
  • Visual Design: **Harold Halibut
  • Bite-sized Game: Thank Goodness You're Here
  • Innovation: Cryptmaster
  • Emotional Impact: Neva
  • Gameplay Design: Balatro
  • Community Management: Aggro Crab
  • Narrative: 1000xRESIST
  • Women-Led Game: Mexico, 1921: A Deep Slumber.
  • Solo Development: Animal Well
  • Industry Impact Award (4 winners): Outersloth, New Blood, Day of the Devs and Strange Scaffold

Medias

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Source: indiegameawards.gg

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