Balatro's Developer Accepts Awards
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Why Balatro’s developer stays anonymous

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Balatro won four Game Developers Choice Awards, including Game of the Year .
The game's developer, who goes by the alias LocalThunk , wasn't on stage to accept the awards.
The Playstack team accepted the awards on behalf of the game's creator.
Balatro was one of the biggest hits of 2024 , launching after a series of popular demos.
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