Maison Nouvelles Balatro Dev révèle son jeu préféré personnel de 2024

Balatro Dev révèle son jeu préféré personnel de 2024

Auteur : Thomas Mise à jour : Jan 25,2025

LocalThunk, le développeur solo derrière le jeu indépendant à succès Balatro (3,5 millions d'exemplaires vendus !), a déclaré Animal Well son jeu personnel de l'année 2024. Cette distinction, surnommée de manière ludique le prix "Golden Thunk", met en lumière le " expérience, style et secrets captivants" d'Animal Well, le qualifiant de "véritable chef-d'œuvre" du développeur de Shared Memory Billy Basso. Basso, à son tour, a salué LocalThunk comme « le développeur le plus humble et le plus gentil de l'année ». Cet échange souligne la camaraderie positive au sein de la communauté de développement de jeux indépendants.

Balatro et Animal Well ont tous deux été des succès indépendants acclamés par la critique en 2024. Balatro, un jeu de construction de deck en pixel art, a reçu les éloges des critiques et des joueurs. Animal Well, un Metroidvania, a obtenu un niveau similaire de critiques élogieuses.

Au-delà d'Animal Well, les « finalistes » de LocalThunk pour les jeux préférés de 2024 incluent : Dungeons and Degenerate Gamblers, Arco, Nova Drift, Billionnaire, et Lavage de bouche. Il a détaillé son appréciation pour chaque titre dans un tweet de suivi. Fait intéressant, Dungeons and Degenerate Gamblers, comme Balatro, est un jeu de construction de deck en pixel art développé en solo.

L'engagement continu de LocalThunk envers Balatro est évident dans les trois mises à jour "Friends of Jimbo" publiées depuis le lancement. Ces mises à jour présentent du contenu croisé de titres populaires tels que Cyberpunk 2077, Among Us et Dave the Diver. Il a également évoqué une collaboration potentielle avec un autre jeu à succès de 2024 pour une future mise à jour de Balatro.

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