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This Breakout Indie Game Of 2025 Could Be The Next Balatro

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Balatro
Genres · card_and_board, indie, strategy, tbs
Release · Feb 20, 2024
Developer · LocalThunk
Xbox OnePS5PS4PCXbox Series X|SNintendo SwitchMobile
253 articles 121 writers 13 reviews
Breakout
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Breakout
Active · 1976–2025
Latest · Breakout Beyond
Top genres · arcade, action, indie
68 articles 52 writers 3 games
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Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 2025–2026
Latest · Horripilant
Top genres · indie, adventure, point_and_click
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