Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
If you make or play video games you’ve likely heard of Balatro, the 2024 indie hit has sold over 5 Million copies but it had to be pitched first. Hear Wout Van Halderen (Playstack), talk about pitching the game to influencers in this clip from GDC 2025.
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GDC Festival of Gaming returns this March 9-13, 2026, in San Francisco!
GDC talks cover a range of developmental topics including game design, programming, audio, visual arts, business management, production, online games, and much more. We post a fresh GDC video every day. Subscribe to the channel to stay on top of regular updates, and check out GDC Vault for thousands of more in-depth talks from our archives.
If you make or play video games you’ve likely heard of Balatro, the 2024 indie hit has sold over 5 Million copies but it had to be pitched first. Hear Wout Van Halderen (Playstack), talk about pitching the game to influencers in this clip from GDC 2025.
Register now for GDC Festival of Gaming 2026
#GDCRewind #Gaming #GameDev #Balatro
GDC Festival of Gaming returns this March 9-13, 2026, in San Francisco!
GDC talks cover a range of developmental topics including game design, programming, audio, visual arts, business management, production, online games, and much more. We post a fresh GDC video every day. Subscribe to the channel to stay on top of regular updates, and check out GDC Vault for thousands of more in-depth talks from our archives.
