LocalThunk’s Balatro, developed by Playstack, was deemed a royal flush as it was crowned Game of the Year at the 25th Game Developers Choice Awards.
Handed out on Wednesday at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Balatro also snagged wins for Best Design, Best Debut and the Innovation Award.
Other winners included Astro Bot, which won Best Audio and Best Technology. Final Fantasy VII Rebirthgarnered a win for the Audience Award while the Best Narrative went to Metaphor: ReFantazio.
Black Myth: Wukong and Astro Bot came into the ceremony with a leading seven nominations apiece. Baldur’s Gate 3 dominated last year’s GDC Awards, taking three awards, including Game of the Year.
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