Satisfying Balatro-style combos
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“It nails the Balatro formula of making big combo numbers feel really good.”
Steam review · 11.9 h played ↗
Combolands: Roguelike Citybuilder
Worth buying? What 187 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 187 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 97%Crux Games2026Roguelike · City Builder · Strategy
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 20, 2026: $7.99
The verdict
A cheap, addictive Balatro-style tile-placement roguelite with a city-builder skin. Skip it if you want a real city builder or a hard challenge, as it's easy and runs out of content.
Great for
Balatro fans who enjoy synergy-hunting, number-go-up scoring and short 20-30 minute runs
Main risk
Not a real city builder, too easy, and content runs dry after roughly 15-40 hours
What players love
Faction combos give high replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“It's got a ton of replayability with 21 possible guild combinations”
Steam review · 25.7 h played ↗
Short, addictive runs
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“I'd argue its Civ one more turn level of addiction.”
Steam review · 45.9 h played ↗
Great sound and charming pixel art
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“the scoring click sounds scratch your brain in exactly the right way.”
Steam review · 15.1 h played ↗
Cheap for the content
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“I imagine that this game is worth roughly 15-20 hours of your time, which to me means it should cost 15-20 euros”
Steam review · 11.9 h played ↗
Runs well on Steam Deck
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“the game runs amazing on the deck”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Shallow and runs out of content
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“It feels as if all the rewards needed to unlock more and keep the game relevant is achieved in less than 10 hours of playtime.”
Steam review · 10.7 h played ↗
Heavy RNG decides runs
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“at higher difficulties you end up losing almost entirely due to luck”
Steam review · 59.7 h played ↗
Too easy, even on top difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“never really felt any challenge of any kind on any of the difficulties”
Steam review · 7.3 h played ↗
Not really a city builder
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“It's not a citybuilder. It's a citybuilder-themed Balatro-style tile puzzle.”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
Confusing tooltips and poor onboarding
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“the buildings or heirlooms I went out of my way to acquire end up not working as they should according to what's on the tooltip”
Steam review · 20.8 h played ↗
Crashes, glitches and lost runs
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“glitch after metropolis IX couldnt claim my council votes and lost my whole run”
Steam review · 14 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable1 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10/11
ProcessorIntel Core i5-7500, AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3gb, AMD Radeon R9 Fury
Storage1 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10/11
ProcessorIntel Core i5-7500, AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or better
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce RTX 2060，AMD Radeon 5600XT or better
Storage1 GB available space
OSWindows 10/11
ProcessorIntel Core i5-7500, AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3gb, AMD Radeon R9 Fury
Storage1 GB available space
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