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IGF 2025 nominees show what a wild and vibrant place indie gaming is

There are several surprise nominations and absences this year

Jan. 16, 2025 Graham Smith

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Screenshots of Factorio: Space Age, Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown, Balatro, and Mouthwashing.

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Our 24 favourite games of 2024

In non-calendar form

Jan. 13, 2025 Graham Smith

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A side-by-side comparison screen for a mod that gives all the Joker cards in Balatro boobs, including Joker cards that feature inanimate objects, like the walkie talkie depicted here

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Balatro mod Jimbo's Big Naturals is a lot funnier and safer for work than it sounds

One pair

Jan. 7, 2025 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

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Horace the Endless Bear wraps himself around the top of a Christmas tree.

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The RPS Advent Calendar 2024, December 12th

Open today's door - then run

Dec. 12, 2024 RPS

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Friends Of Jimbo 2, a free update adding new card art to Balatro.

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Balatro gets a second set of free card cosmetics inspired by Cyberpunk 2077, Stardew Valley and others

Good deal

Oct. 24, 2024 Graham Smith

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High-scoring cards popping off in a Balatro screenshot.

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You won’t be seeing the Balatro IP used by casinos or gambling companies - the developer has forbidden it in his will

Despite all predictions, the house has lost this one

Aug. 7, 2024 Nic Reuben

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The player characters from Dead Cells, Hades 2, and Spelunky 2 line up against a background map from Caves of Qud.

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The 19 best roguelike games on PC

Going rogue

June 20, 2024 Brendan Caldwell

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Supporters only | What are ‘solvable’ games, and is being solvable a bad thing?

Balatroptimisation

April 19, 2024 Nic Reuben

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Review

Balatro review: only fools would sleep on this moreish poker roguelike

No joke

Feb. 19, 2024 Katharine Castle

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Uh oh, Balatro might be the deckbuilder to end all deckbuilders

It's hard to poker holes in this moreish roguelike's new demo

Jan. 25, 2024 Katharine Castle

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