Balatro Wins Foreign Game of the Year at Digital Dragons Conference

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- Digital Dragons Conference 2025 awards Balatro with foreign game of the year.
- Balatro is a poker themed roguelike that was released across platforms in 2024.
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The Digital Dragons Conference is an annual business-to-business event that occurs in Europe.
Balatro won the Best Foreign Game title at the Digital Dragons Conference 2025, an annual event that occurs in Europe; the conference features various activities, including lectures and panel discussions. The Digital Dragons Conference 2025 takes place from May 18 to 20 in Krakow Congress Centre, which is in Krakow, Poland.
Balatro is a poker themed roguelike that was released in 2024 – the title was developed by a single individual, LocalThunk, and released on PlayStation, Xbox, PC, and Nintendo Switch.
Full list of nominees for the Digital Dragons Conference 2025:
- Astro Bot – Team ASOBI
- Balatro – LocalThunk
- Black Myth: Wukong – Game Science
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – MachineGames
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 – Saber Interactive
Digital Dragons Awards have granted awards since 2012, serving as the oldest and most prestigious awards in the Polish games industry, as according to the official Digital Dragons website. This year’s nominees across seven categories include 38 total titles, with each category nominating five outside of Best Polish Mobile Game, which nominated eight total titles. The winners are indicated by votes from experts appointed to the jury and the whole game dev community.