Fiche du jeu / ROGUE BY ROGUELuck Be A Landlord
Texte original · AnglaisLuck be a Landlord is a roguelike deckbuilder about using a slot machine to earn rent money and defeat capitalism. This game does not contain any real-world currency gambling or microtransactions.
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Synthèse des discussions
Texte original · AnglaisA pixel-art roguelike deckbuilder by solo dev Dan DiIorio (TrampolineTales) in which you fill a slot machine with symbols and items to earn enough coins to pay ever-rising rent.
Texte original · AnglaisVery well received by players: Steam sits at roughly 93% positive (about 11,500 reviews, Very Positive). It is widely described as a short, addictive engine-building game and is best known as the game LocalThunk has called the largest influence on Balatro. Critics who covered it (mostly on the mobile ports) were favourable, with a few saying the design is rigid. Complaints concentrate on a bare-bones UI, heavy luck, thin long-term progression, and the 777-wins achievement. It left early access in Jan 2023 after starting in Jan 2021, and later shipped on mobile and consoles. Steam reviews in the local data show it still gets content updates, and some players say those updates caused symbol bloat.
Ce que les joueurs apprécient
- Texte original · AnglaisThe core loop of spinning, adding symbols and relics, and building adjacency synergies to outrun rent is called simple, quick and addictive
- Texte original · AnglaisRuns are short and easy to start; reviewers call it a fun 10-20 hour game (one finished in ~13 hours) and say a single run is quick
- Texte original · AnglaisMultiple viable builds: players describe broken engine runs (for example suns plus flowers) alongside disastrous bricks, which keeps runs surprising
- Texte original · AnglaisSymbol picking works like deckbuilding, so players feel they have more agency than in a pure slot machine, and some rate it above Cloverpit for that reason
- Texte original · AnglaisCharming retro pixel art, music and humor, including anti-capitalist theming and quirky symbol interactions
- Texte original · AnglaisLow price and no real-money gambling or microtransactions, which suits people who like gambling mechanics without the predatory side
- Texte original · AnglaisSteam lists Linux and Mac builds, Workshop support, full controller support and accessibility options (adjustable text size, colour alternatives, contrast controls)
- Texte original · AnglaisHistorical significance as the main inspiration for Balatro, which makes many players curious enough to try it
Ce que les joueurs critiquent
- Texte original · AnglaisUI and menus are described as messy: tooltips can be walls of text, the library view is ugly, and there is little at-a-glance information about what you already own while drafting
- Texte original · AnglaisVery high RNG: a number of reviewers feel the outcome depends more on luck than on skill and that upgrades matter little
- Texte original · AnglaisShallow replayability with no meta-progression: new and veteran players have identical starting content, and a run gives you knowledge only
- Texte original · AnglaisWeak or non-synergising draws can sink a run; some reviewers say upgrades barely matter and they only get past rent 4 in about 1 of 4 runs
- Texte original · AnglaisSome players call it passive, because much of a run is watching the reels spin
- Texte original · AnglaisPrice complaints from a minority, who say $10 is steep for a game with one core mode and that free browser games do similar things
- Texte original · AnglaisSome reviews report crashes (for example around the 4th rent payment), although these are isolated
Caractéristiques distinctives
- Texte original · AnglaisThe slot machine is the board: symbols occupy a 5x4 grid and adjacent symbols trigger each other, which makes it feel like a spatial deckbuilder
- Texte original · AnglaisThe win condition is paying escalating rent to a landlord, a satirical anti-capitalist framing rather than fighting enemies
- Texte original · AnglaisExplicit design goal of a gambling-style game without real-money gambling or microtransactions
- Texte original · AnglaisAcknowledged direct influence on Balatro, endorsed by its creator, plus a positive nod from Magic: The Gathering designer Richard Garfield
- Texte original · AnglaisBuilt and updated by a single developer, who started in early access in Jan 2021
- Texte original · AnglaisSymbols have cross-interactions (ghosts, dwarves, pinatas etc.) that produce absurd emergent stories
Points qui divisent
- Texte original · AnglaisSkill versus luck: fans say you steer builds through drafting, detractors say it is mostly RNG
- Texte original · AnglaisWhether later additions enriched the game or caused symbol bloat that hurts run consistency
- Texte original · AnglaisValue: many call it a bargain 10-20 hour game, others feel it is too thin at full price
- Texte original · AnglaisComparison with Balatro and Cloverpit: some say it is the charming raw original, others say it is less polished and less deep than newer games it inspired
- Texte original · AnglaisPresentation: some love the barebones retro graphics and UI as charming, others find them hard to read
Répétition et contraintes
- Texte original · AnglaisThe win 777 games achievement is widely called insanely grindy, especially since a win takes 30+ minutes and cannot be guaranteed
- Texte original · AnglaisLuck-based achievements can require hundreds of resets, according to one reviewer with 300+ resets on one
- Texte original · AnglaisSymbol bloat and sheer number of symbols can make getting the synergies you want a matter of luck
- Texte original · AnglaisDense, cluttered UI and menus (one reviewer calls the drafting UI a mess and the graphics indecipherable)
- Texte original · AnglaisRepeating the same loop with limited variance after the first tens of hours
Améliorations espérées
- Texte original · AnglaisA clearer, more readable UI with better item and symbol tooltips and a nicer library view
- Texte original · AnglaisMore information or control while drafting, such as seeing a summary of your current symbols and synergies
- Texte original · AnglaisSome form of meta-progression or additional modes and variance after the first win, since players want more content beyond one level
- Texte original · AnglaisMore reliable drafting: fewer dead draws and more ways to steer toward a build, so runs depend less on luck
- Texte original · AnglaisCurbing symbol bloat from updates, which some long-time players say makes early rent payments fail due to weak, non-synergising draws
- Texte original · AnglaisA less grindy achievement set, with the 777-wins and RNG-dependent achievements repeatedly named as unnecessary
Texte original · AnglaisEarly access began January 2021 and the PC 1.0 release was January 6, 2023. Mobile versions followed in July 2023, and consoles (Switch, PS4/5, Xbox) in February 2025, per Wikipedia. Wikipedia quotes Rock Paper Shotgun calling it a compulsive celebration of silliness, TouchArcade calling it a perfect blend of deckbuilding and gambling, and Pocket Gamer finding depth under a simple surface, while Push Square was mixed and called it inflexible. The game was reportedly banned in 13 countries on Google Play over simulated-gambling policy, which the dev disputed. The Metacritic figures (critic 80, user 6.3) come from the iOS listing with very few ratings, so treat them as weak signals; OpenCritic could not be confirmed. The search tool budget was exhausted, so community detail relies on the local Steam review sample (top helpful positive and negative) rather than Reddit. Steam reviews mention the 2025 Balatro and Cloverpit era boosting interest, with some recent reviews criticising update-driven symbol bloat.
Sources communautaires
- Texte original · AnglaisTop helpful positive and negative English Steam reviews (18 each), main basis for community praise and complaints ↗
- Texte original · AnglaisLocal Steam metadata: review counts, tags, SteamSpy owners, revenue estimate ↗
- Texte original · AnglaisSteam store page: description, review summary, tags, LocalThunk and Richard Garfield endorsements ↗
- Texte original · AnglaisMetacritic iOS listing: critic 80 (4 reviews), user 6.3 (18 ratings) ↗
- Texte original · AnglaisDevelopment, release history, critic quotes and Google Play ban ↗
- Texte original · AnglaisEstimated gross and net revenue (Boxleiter method) ↗
- Texte original · AnglaisOpenCritic search, fetched but returned no usable data (score null) ↗
Commentaires archivés du créateur 1
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Texte original · AnglaisTier list Part 1 (2023)
Texte original · AnglaisLuck Be a Landlord is a minimalist gambling roguelike where you spin a slot machine to earn money to pay your landlord, adding tokens each spin. Tokens have distinctive abilities that synergize by adjacency and category, giving many build paths such as seeds or animals. He finds it surprisingly entertaining, easy to return to, and capable of being broken with lucky builds. He places it very high in a tier, just under a couple of other games, though the exact letter is garbled by the transcription.
Ce que le créateur apprécie
- Texte original · AnglaisUnique premise: a gambling roguelike where you pay a landlord
- Texte original · AnglaisTokens have unique abilities that synergize with specific other tokens
- Texte original · AnglaisMany viable builds (e.g. seed build, animal build)
- Texte original · AnglaisInteresting passives beyond the gambling itself
- Texte original · AnglaisSurprisingly fun and engaging for something so minimalistic
- Texte original · AnglaisEasy to pick up for a few spins; runs about 20+ minutes
- Texte original · AnglaisRare overpowered builds let you break the game for huge money, which feels fun
Problèmes relevés par le créateur
- Texte original · AnglaisA lot of luck involved
- Texte original · AnglaisHe doesn't think he would play it non-stop
Observations sur la conception
- Texte original · AnglaisGambling/slot-machine framing for a roguelike with landlord rent as the pressure
- Texte original · AnglaisAdjacency-based token synergies define builds
- Texte original · AnglaisOccasional insanely powerful builds are a welcome feature, not a flaw
