The success title Balatro can look forward to further entrances in the showcase cabinet, because both awards were enough for several awards.
Balatro continued his successful journey on the award shows in the video game area on the Game Developer's Conference in San Francisco. On the occasion of this event, the GDC Awards 2025 were awarded and Balatro cleared out on a large scale.
Balatro has secured a total of four important awards, including those for the Game of the Year. The game prevailed against probably the largest adversary Astro Bot, which can also look forward to several awards.
All winners of the GDC Awards 2025 at a glance:
- Game of the Year –Balatro
- Best Audio –Astro Bot
- Best Debut –Balatro
- Best Design –Balatro
- Best Narrative –Metaphor: refantication
- Best Technology –Astro Bot
- Best Visual Art –Black Myth: Wukong
- Audience Award –Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Innovation Award –Balatro
- Lifetime Achievement Award –Sam Lake
- Pioneer Award –Lucas Pope
- Social Impact Award –Life is Strange: Double Exposure
