Balatro
We’re almost at the end of the Stevivor Game of the Year (GOTY) 2024 Awards program! Today is the best direction of 2024.
In another tightly contested category, Stevivor staffers ultimately awarded Balatro with this year’s honours.
The poker roguelike has a relatively simple gameplay premise, but it’s polished so lovingly that you’ll lose hours to the game without even realising. Coupled with a simple, yet addicting — and somehow, never annoying — soundtrack, and Balatro is a near perfect experience.
Runners-up in the best direction category include Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom and Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia The Lost Crown.
Balatro is currently available on Windows PC, Mac, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, PS4, PS5, Switch, iOS, and Android. Join us next time for a new category: the best exclusive of 2024.
Stevivor’s Game of the Year (GOTY) Awards 2024
- Best Sports: NHL 25
- Best RPG: Dragon Age The Veilguard
- Best Action-Adventure: Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
- Best Multiplayer: Call of Duty Black Ops 6
- Best Ongoing: Elden Ring
- Best Indie: Balatro
- Best Audio: Astro Bot
- Best Narrative: Banishers Ghosts of New Eden
- Best Direction: Balatro
- Best Exclusive: Astro Bot
- Game of the Year: Balatro
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