Balatro

Balatro, a solo-developed poker roguelite by LocalThunk, is the most awarded indie game of 2025, winning BAFTA Game of the Year and scoring 90/100 on Metacritic. It sold 1 million copies in 12 days and crossed 5 million in 2025, a rate 25% faster than the average indie hit in its genre. Its daily active players peaked at 400,000, outperforming the category benchmark for roguelites by 60%.