CloverPit

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.

CloverPit is a highly successful experiment that elevates the tension of gambling to a form of psychological horror based on risk management. The Panik Arcade team has successfully taken a mechanic founded on RNG and injected it with strategic depth reminiscent of the best deckbuilders available.

With CloverPit, Panik Arcade has followed the contemporary trend of offering titles with a simple concept at a very affordable price (it costs €9.99, without discounts) — much like Vampire Survivors or the often-mentioned Balatro. It’s a striking game in its own way, precisely because of its limitations, and an excellent one to showcase on Twitch or YouTube — which, these days, is always a plus for ensuring strong sales.Its blend of mechanics based on both luck and skill, along with the satisfying sense of progress from match to match, does the rest — making it the kind of addictive pastime you’re always happy to come back to for one more game.

CloverPit is a dark blend of slot machine and roguelike that starts simple but unfolds into surprising depth. It lacks the variety and accessibility of a game like Balatro, yet keeps you hooked with tension, unlocks, and the constant gamble.

CloverPit does what it does well. It’s very clear how much inspiration Panik Arcade has taken from Balatro and Buckshot Roulette, but it’s taken bits and pieces and created its own unique identity. The low-poly art style lends itself very well to creating an eerie atmosphere, and taking the time to put together charm combinations is fun and incredibly satisfying when it pays off. Though the rougelike element and pure RNG might be frustrating at times, and the simple gameplay loop can feel repetitive, taking what you’ve learned from a previous run and seeing it pay off in another feels very rewarding.

It’s an intriguing idea for a game, but it’s not nearly deep enough to sustain itself.

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

De los mejores juegos que he jugado en 2025, es GOTY, solo les digo que si les pareció fácil la demo el juego completo esta super difícil, además el juego esta muy complejo y adictivo, les dará muchas horas de diversión.

A clever Balatro-flavored slot machine loop with a great creepy atmosphere. The problem: too much luck, not enough agency. Balatro makes you feel like the architect of your combos; here the machine decides more than you do. Fun for a while, but the lack of control wears the loop out. Good, not great.

Filler little game for the year. Honestly, it's entertaining but it didn't even reach the level of Balatro nor the level of Berry Bury Berry in terms of quality and desire to keep playing.

It feels too bland to play. I struggled to find a reason to give it another try.

this game rapidly lost my interest, and in my opinion was very lazily made. the main issue i had was that the game has oppressive audio design that is very likely to bother most players. the launch menu has no settings whatsoever, you need to start a file before changing the sound settings, and then there still isnt a volume slider, you have to repeatedly click the setting to change it 10% at a time, for both the "Fan" and "sfx" separately. to whoever made this game: the fan is in fact a sound effect, and if you are too lazy to include something as ludicrously simple as a slider bar, then you could just give us a f*****g mute button, preferably a hotkey immediately presented to us. the fact that this game includes "accessibility settings" but does not think to include something as basic as the audio in them is a complete joke, as is the lack of an option to remove the bugs crawling all over the place.