Unique price-manipulation mechanic
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“deliberately building your deck to be able to make the price go up or down *when you need it to*”
Steam review · 20.9 h played ↗
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Mostly Positive · 79%Mostly Positive · 79%Naiive2026Deckbuilding · Roguelike · Strategy
−50%$12.89$6.44
US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A stock-market roguelike deckbuilder with great music and style, and a Balatro feel but more strategic and much harder. Skip it if you want an easy "number go up" game or dislike RNG.
Great for
Balatro and roguelike deckbuilder fans who want a hard, synergy-driven challenge with a great soundtrack
Main risk
Steep, RNG-heavy difficulty and rules that punish big wins, with thin content that gets repetitive
What players love
Deep synergies and replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Lots of focus on synergies.”
Steam review · 10.1 h played ↗
Great music and sound design
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The OST slaps and is the best part of the game”
Steam review · 11.8 h played ↗
Strong retro CRT art and vibe
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The CRT esthetic, the way the cards activate in rhythm to the music, the satisfaction of lining up a bunch of similar cards and watching them go nuts, all the juice - the vibes are on point.”
Steam review · 3.1 h played ↗
Challenging but fair, rewarding to learn
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“it's implemented in a way that feels like losing was a skill issue and not RNG”
Steam review · 5.5 h played ↗
Addictive one-more-run loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“I booted it up to test it out and accidentally spent 4 hours without even tabbing out.”
Steam review · 3.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Limited content, gets repetitive fast
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Pretty sure I saw everything this game had to offer within the first 30 minutes of gameplay.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
Too hard, harsh difficulty ramp
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“When your game is extremely hard on the easiest difficulty there's a problem with the balancing of your game.”
Steam review · 2.1 h played ↗
Punishes big wins and resets money
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“the game punishes you for being good at it”
Steam review · 7.8 h played ↗
Heavy RNG decides runs
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“If you end up with a working deck it isn't because of what you did, but because of the lucky rolls you got.”
Steam review · 8.1 h played ↗
Forced deck bloat, little control
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“deck building is close to impossible with the 2+ cards you get every single round.”
Steam review · 6.9 h played ↗
Balance problems and broken strategies
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“Oh, and birds are broken. Want to destroy the game balance? Get birds.”
Steam review · 4.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support500 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 7, 8, 10, 11
ProcessorDual Core CPU
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsOpenGL 2.1 compatible graphics card
Storage500 MB available space
Recommended
Storage500 MB available space
OSWindows 7, 8, 10, 11
ProcessorDual Core CPU
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsOpenGL 2.1 compatible graphics card
Storage500 MB available space
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