Summary
Developer Panik Arcade and publisher Future Friends Games have launched a playable demo for the upcoming roguelite horror slot machine gameCloverPit. Set to launch exclusively for PC viaSteamin 2025, fans can now get an early look at the devilish gameplay and sinister tale ofCloverPit.
A number ofroguelike games with horror elementshave been praised by audiences over the years, with the likes ofInscryption,Hand of Fate, andDarkest Dungeonamong the most beloved. Looking to join the ranks of such titles,CloverPitoffers a unique blend of roguelite progression blended with a casino classic in a hellish atmosphere.
Currently offering a freedemo,CloverPitis touted as “the demonic lovechild ofBalatroandBuckshot Roulette” and focuses on players being trapped in a small cell and forced to play a twisted slot machine to pay off a debt. Players will be faced with a new debt every round and must manipulate the demented slot machine to survive and work towards the chance at freedom. Prizes and charms can be used to alter the machine and turn the odds in the player’s favor with combos, boosts, and power-ups.CloverPitoffers multiple endings in its main story mode and non-stop challenges in Endless Mode. Similar tocomments made by theBalatrodeveloper, Panik Arcade notes thatCloverPitis not a gambling game or true slot machine simulator and instead focuses wholly on roguelite gameplay.
CloverPit New Gameplay and Demo Trailer
With over 150 items and synergies at the player’s disposal, bending the rules and “breaking the game” will be necessary to escape imprisonment inCloverPit. Unlike a real slot machine, players inCloverPitcan alter the values of symbols, boost coin payouts, and force the game to play in their favor. They will have to be careful, though, and ensure they still have sufficient funds in the nearby ATM, or they will find themselves falling to their ruin. Mixing the atmosphere ofescape room video gameswith the all too real terrors of insurmountable debts, players can try their hand at the wicked slot machine ofCloverPitwith the demo available now on Steam.
Audiences have continued to voice an appreciation forgames that subvert expectations, particularly when titles have a seemingly simple premise that is altered with intuitive gameplay and meta storytelling. Interested players can check outCloverPiton Steam and can stay tuned for more updates on indie horror game releases.
