{"id":70087,"date":"2024-12-12T08:45:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T08:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/apple-2024-app-store-awards-balatro-thank-goodness-youre-here-afk-journey"},"modified":"2024-12-12T08:45:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T08:45:22","slug":"apple-2024-app-store-awards-balatro-thank-goodness-youre-here-afk-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/apple-2024-app-store-awards-balatro-thank-goodness-youre-here-afk-journey","title":{"rendered":"Balatro+, Thank Goodness You\u2019re Here!, AFK Journey Honored In Apple&#8217;s 2024 App Store Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the end of the year is coming to a close in a few short weeks, publications have begun to name their best and top gaming releases for 2024 across all platforms. 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Bravo.<\/p>\n<p>&#128242;: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sVmx8ZKbhH\">https:\/\/t.co\/sVmx8ZKbhH<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AqF5Tg1n5Z\">pic.twitter.com\/AqF5Tg1n5Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; App Store (@AppStore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AppStore\/status\/1866845599443849472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"input-sentence~3\">Within the main gaming categories, Farlight Games&#8217; AFK Journey was recognized for its excellence for the iPhone in delivering &#8220;action-packed, tactical adventures and rich storylines&#8221; to its players. Supercell&#8217;s Squad Busters was acknowledged for its fun and engaging multiplayer experiences for the iPad, and Coal Supper&#8217;s indie comedic adventure Thank Goodness You&rsquo;re Here!<\/span><span id=\"input-sentence~4\"> brought ample laughter and slapstick joy for hours on the Macbook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"input-sentence~4\">Praised for its &#8220;visceral audiovisual experience&#8221; as players will dash, dodge, and thrash enemies in this &#8220;mind-melting arcade action&#8221; game, THRASHER: Arcade Odyssey received the inaugural Apple Vision Pro Game of the Year award.<\/span><span id=\"input-sentence~5\"> The final main gaming award was honored for reinventing the gameplay rules for the card game genre, a sentiment shared by most video game editors as LocalThunk&#8217;s critically acclaimed release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/mobile-games\/new%20post%20from%20ashleigh%20klein%20on%202024-12-12%2008:45:22\">Balatro<\/a>+ takes the top prize for being the Apple Arcade Game of the Year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"input-sentence~6\">Apple recognized a few other games for their cultural impact and significance on its users&#8217; daily lives and their dedicated communities. 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