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Review: CloverPit Is an Instant Gratification Roguelike
CloverPit could scratch a particular roguelike itch, but might not hook folks in the way Balatro or Luck be a Landlord do.
Balatro Meets Cities: Skylines In New Strategy Game Available Today
A new indie game that blends the sustained strategy of Cities: Skylineswith the roguelike unpredictability of Balatro is available on Steam today. Cities: Skylines has been a city-building staple since 2015, allowing players to build their very own metropolises by zoning districts, building roads,...
Ultrapool takes the Balatro formula and applies it to trickshot pool, now on iOS
I've said it before, but it bears reiterating that Balatro has managed to kick off virtually its own subgenre. Not that this is a bad thing, mind, as it means we've got plenty of ingenious twists on the formula. And one of the latest is none other than Offbrand Games' Ultrapool, available now on...
Nobody understands gambling, especially in video games
What is gambling? Strategic deck-builders like Luck Be A Landlord and Balatro have both been hit with high age-ratings by app stores and ratings boards, because the games are associated with gambling. Both are one-time purchases with no microtransactions, and no ties to gambling other than visuals...
Dominocalypse brings some clever ideas to puzzle roguelikes with dominoes
Dominocalypse clearly takes some inspiration from Balatro and many other score-chasing roguelikes, but the dominoes spin is pretty darn clever. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/dominocalypse-brings-some-clever-ideas-to-puzzle-roguelikes-with-dominoes/
Dominocalypse brings some clever ideas to puzzle roguelikes with dominoes
Dominocalypse clearly takes some inspiration from Balatro and many other score-chasing roguelikes, but the dominoes spin is pretty darn clever. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
2024’s Greatest Roguelike Is a Must-Play on Xbox Game Pass
Balatro may look like a simple riff on poker, but beneath its simple pixel-art surface lies an engine for boundless experimentation.
Slots & Daggers sees you leaving things up to chance in this dark fantasy Balatro-like
Ever since Balatro combined the roguelike with poker, it seems that many developers have tried their hand at coming up with a similar combination. And the RPG has been a favourite to try and put a twist on, as you can see with the newly released Slots & Daggers for iOS and Android! Already...
Do a literal monster mash in Dance of Theseus, a strangely undisgusting blend of plastic surgery and Balatro-style fashion battles
It is time to confront the terrible truth that I once took part in a school fashion show. I ran in two categories, Ballroom and Street, a serious test of range for a kid who had only just mastered the daredevil technique of wearing a shirt without a tie. In the Ballroom bracket, I was asked to do a...
Cities Skylines meets Balatro in the excellent new roguelike city builder Combolands
Combolands combines the combo-chaining thrills of Balatro with the strategic placement of Cities: Skylines
Greedy Greedy Gnomes is a incremental RPG about breaking pots and recruiting gnomes
It would seem that Future Friends Games, the publisher behind CloverPit and the recently announced Slots & Daggers, have found something of a niche for themselves with Balatro-likes and incremental games. And their latest, Greedy Greedy Gnomes, from developer Nautlander, offers much of the same...
One Step From Eden
What do you get when you mix the unique battle system from Megaman Battle Network, the high-speed intensity of Eschatos, Cho-Ren-Sha 68k and other similar shoot-em-ups, and the addictive gameplay loop and procedurally-generated challenges of Balatro, Rogue Legacy and its modern indie kin? You get...
Slots & Daggers is a chance-based adventure from the publishers of CloverPit
Ever since Balatro first transformed poker into an exciting roguelike deckbuilder, we've seen plenty of other developers put their own spin on everything from slot machines to scratchards. And Slots & Daggers is hoping to offer a similar twist on the format, with a roguelike adventure where what...
Easiest Games To Get Into Within An Hour
These immediately fun games, from Doom to Balatro, are easy to get into quickly.
Balatro Fan Gets Game Running On DS
Balatro is shaping up to be the new Doom.
This Balatro-Meets-Slot-Machine Mash-Up Will Eat Our Spare Time On Switch Next Month
Enter the CloverPit. CloverPit launched on PC last year and quickly built up quite the reputation. It sold over a million copies thanks to its super-addictive gameplay loop, and currently sits with over 12,000 reviews (the vast majority of which are 'Very Positive') on Steam. In short, it sounded...
Recovering Balatro Players Should Probably Stay Away from CloverPit, Coming to PS5 Next Month
Bit of a gamble. If you're into endlessly replayable roguelikes that are all about racking up crazy high scores using various synergies and perks, CloverPit has probably been on your radar. It's been available on PC since September of last year, where it has over 12,000 "Very Positive" Steam...
Cities Skylines meets Balatro in the absorbing roguelike city builder Combolands
Combolands combines the combo-chaining thrills of Balatro with the strategic placement of Cities: Skylines
Weekend Console Download Deals for July 24: PlayStation & Xbox Summer Sales continue
The PlayStation Summer Sale and Xbox Ultimate Game Sale are rolling on for another week. Over on the eShop: Balatro!
We need games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Balatro, and Peak as a cure for the "fear" in the industry, say experts
In a sea of conservative, market-researched games, a group of game development and publishing staff pointed to games like French JRPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, co-op adventure Peak, and roguelike card game Balatro as modern demonstrations of the "courage" that games should carry. "We're moving...
We need games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Balatro, and Peak as a cure for the "fear" in the industry, say experts
"Courage is a consistent factor of most hit titles," says Rami Ismail
The Best Seeds In Balatro
Use these seeds to get the most broken Balatro runs possible.
Madden Ditches Its Microtransaction Mode To Come To Apple Arcade
Apple Arcade, the games subscription service for Apple devices, is no stranger to bringing popular franchises from both the indie and AAA scenes to iOS, with Disney Dreamlight Valley, NBA 2K26, PowerWash Simulator, Dredge, and Balatro among the games available to subscribers right now. Today, Apple...
Summer Games Done Quick 2026: Watch Day 6 here
Saros, Slay the Spire 2, Balatro, Super Mario Maker 2, Resident Evil Requiem, Resident Evil 3 on guitar? There's so much you won't want to miss.
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