Cloverpit

When I am winning I am loving it and I’m high again, when I am losing I feel my chest sinking and I am devastated when all my progress is lost. I love this friction, too — CloverPit kept reeling me back in over and over after I vowed “never again”, but I feel as if it is a toy that grips you for a few weeks, that you eventually put down for something more engrossing and holistic.

CloverPit is the Balatro of 2025. It's an incredibly clever Roguelike with a creepy setting, loads of build options and compelling slot machine action.

The combo of roguelikes and gambling should probably be more addictive than this.

Gambling is one of those things where I can’t tell if there actually is skill beyond a handful of games or if it’s just luck and wealth manifest. Oh sure, there are people who used to walk away from the casinos with hundreds of thousands in their pockets, but how much did they put in initially, and what percentage of that came from card games versus something like roulette? Gambling seems like fun in theory, but it’s a terrible affliction for people who see it as the only way out. Natur...

CloverPit is very much a “What you see is what you get” situation. If you just like seeing numbers go up, its gameplay is more than simple enough to facilitate that with a high degree of variability and kit potential, though there’s also plenty of room to experiment with builds and perk loadouts, moreso as you play the game and unlock more of its large charm catalog. There’s a goal to reach if you’re so inclined, but it’s also just a great game to turn your brain off and enjoy while watching a YouTube video. The only real nitpick I could offer is that the descriptions of some of the charms are...