Software:CloverPit
CloverPit is a 2025 rogue-lite psychological horror indie video game developed by Italian studio Panik Arcade and published by Future Friends Games. The game tasks the player with paying-off an increasing debt using a slot machine.
The game released on Steam on September 26, 2025 and has since sold over 100,000 copies.
Gameplay
CloverPit is a first-person rogue-lite with elements of strategy and psychological horror. Inspired by Balatro and Buckshot Roulette, the game takes place within a rusty cell with a slot machine.[1] The player is tasked with using the slot machine to pay-off an ever increasing debt in an ATM at the end of each round; failing to do so will result in the player being dropped through a trapdoor below them to their death.[2] To aid in the process, the player can encounter over 150 different items with varying effects to exploit the slot machine to their benefit.[3]
Development and release
CloverPit was announced on April 10, 2025, with a demo launched the same day.[4] The demo was later featured as a part of Steam Next Fest.[5] The game was later revealed to release on September 3 later that same year. However, following the sudden announcement of the release date for Software:Hollow Knight: Silksong, CloverPit was delayed by a few weeks in order to not clash with the latter's release,[6] with Panik responding "We like a gamble, but this one is too risky lol."[7] The game was released on September 26, 2025.[8]
The Xbox Series X/S version was released as a Day One title on Xbox Game Pass on November 20, 2025, following the Xbox Partner Review broadcast.[9] A mobile version released for iOS and Android on December 17, 2025.[10]
Reception
Critical reception
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According to review aggregator website Metacritic, CloverPit received an average score of 76/100 based on 8 reviews.[11]
Sales
Following its announcement, the game received was wishlisted on Steam over 100,000 times. After its appearance at Steam Next Fest, the demo had been downloaded over 680,000 times, and was listed among the top 20 Next Fest demos as well as the top 100 most-wishlisted games on Steam.[14] Within a day of the game's release, CloverPit had sold 100,000 copies.[15]
See also
- Luck Be a Landlord (2023) - A roguelike deck-building indie game where the player operates and customises a slot machine
References
- ↑ Wilson, Mike (September 28, 2025). "Psychological Horror Slot Machine Game ‘CloverPit’ Out Now on Steam [Trailer"]. https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3903263/psychological-horror-slot-machine-game-cloverpit-out-now-on-steam-trailer/.
- ↑ Evans-Thirlwell, Edwin (September 30, 2025). "CloverPit is a fun not-gambling roguelite satire of capitalism, but I would quite like us to stop cashing in on our own despair". https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/cloverpit-is-a-fun-not-gambling-roguelite-satire-of-capitalism-but-i-would-quite-like-us-to-stop-cashing-in-on-our-own-despair.
- ↑ Allsop, Ken (27 September 2025). "Grimdark, Balatro-styled slots roguelike Cloverpit launches to a rave reception". https://www.pcgamesn.com/cloverpit/out-now.
- ↑ Romano, Sal (April 10, 2025). "Slot machine roguelite horror game CloverPit announced for PC". https://www.gematsu.com/2025/04/slot-machine-roguelite-horror-game-cloverpit-announced-for-pc.
- ↑ Jones, Ali (June 13, 2025). "This Balatro-style roguelike is Localthunk's nightmare, because it swaps Poker for a literal slot machine to really simulate that gambling feel and its Steam Next Fest demo is dangerously addictive". https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/this-balatro-style-roguelike-is-localthunks-nightmare-because-it-swaps-poker-for-a-literal-slot-machine-to-really-simulate-that-gambling-feel-and-its-steam-next-fest-demo-is-dangerously-addictive/.
- ↑ McNally, Paul (September 4, 2025). "Viral slot machine game CloverPit pushed back due to Silksong release". https://www.escapistmagazine.com/news-cloverpit-delayed-hollow-knight-silksong-launch/.
- ↑ Romano, Sal (August 13, 2025). "CloverPit launches September 3 [Update: Delayed to September 26"]. https://www.gematsu.com/2025/08/cloverpit-launches-september-3.
- ↑ Carpenter, Lincoln (August 22, 2025). "'Silksong lol': CloverPit devs delay the slot machine Balatro-like by 23 days to escape the blast radius of Silksong's launch". https://www.pcgamer.com/games/roguelike/silksong-lol-cloverpit-devs-delay-the-slot-machine-balatro-like-by-23-days-to-escape-the-blast-radius-of-silksongs-launch/.
- ↑ Cripe, Michael (2025-11-20). "CloverPit Brings Slot Machine Horror to Xbox Today With DLC Planned for the Future" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/cloverpit-brings-slot-machine-horror-to-xbox-today-with-dlc-planned-for-the-future.
- ↑ "CloverPit, a Balatro-style game with a grungy slot machine, hits iOS and Android on December 17" (in en-US). 2025-12-10. https://www.engadget.com/gaming/cloverpit-a-balatro-style-game-with-a-grungy-slot-machine-hits-ios-and-android-on-december-17-154500028.html.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "CloverPit PC Critic Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/cloverpit/critic-reviews/?platform=pc.
- ↑ Kelma (October 6, 2025). "Test : CloverPit touche presque le jackpot" (in fr). https://www.gamekult.com/jeux/cloverpit-3050888834/test.html.
- ↑ Valentine, Robin (October 9, 2025). "CloverPit review". https://www.pcgamer.com/games/roguelike/cloverpit-review/.
- ↑ Macpherson, Rach (July 25, 2025). "Viral Balatro style horror roguelike with slot machines opens new playtest". https://www.pcgamesn.com/cloverpit/steam-playtest.
- ↑ Jones, Ali (September 30, 2025). "After dodging Silksong, this Balatro-style slot machine roguelike smashed even my highest expectations by shipping 100,000 copies in a single day". https://www.gamesradar.com/games/roguelike/after-dodging-silksong-this-balatro-style-slot-machine-roguelike-smashed-even-my-highest-expectations-by-shipping-100-000-copies-in-a-single-day/.
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