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Luck be a Landlord
Luck be a Landlord is a roguelike deckbuilder about using a slot machine to earn rent money and defeat capitalism. This game does not contain any real-world currency gambling or microtransactions.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
79 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This walked so balatro and cloverpit could run. Sunk so many hours into this on my phone.”
“Fun gamba game, I still enjoy popping in for a quick run here and there.”
24 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This walked so balatro and cloverpit could run. Sunk so many hours into this on my phone.”
“Fun and easy game. Quick runs. Very enjoyable.”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Fun and easy game. Quick runs. Very enjoyable.”
“One of the better indie games revolving around gambling. Starts off simple with only a few basic symbols, then quickly gets chaotic with the inclusion of funny symbol interactions, (bears eating honey symbols, bounty…”
“Are you feeling lucky? Well, forget all you know about luck and counting everything - this game will have your funds and then some! Long plays can work, rarely., Short plays can work, rarely. Learn the game and beat it.…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game is so fun! Simple premise but the variety of play styles and runs is endless. Love it.”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“It's a cute lil rougelike. I love the art. I love how silly it is. It is heavy handed on the luck requirement. It does feel like theres no skill required which is probably the biggest downside. I enjoyed it well enough.…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“The entire time I played this, I never found myself enjoying it at all. I'm really not sure what's supposed to be enjoyable about this game, as I love roguelikes, RNG is cool, but this is just... really boring.”
“more like Suck Be a Landlord.”
“Silly and fun! As a deckbuilder the design is a bit rough around the edges, a lot of the strategies are highly luck dependent; but as a light gambling / slots game it's very fun, I like trying out all of the different…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Silly and fun! As a deckbuilder the design is a bit rough around the edges, a lot of the strategies are highly luck dependent; but as a light gambling / slots game it's very fun, I like trying out all of the different…”
“It's a cute lil rougelike. I love the art. I love how silly it is. It is heavy handed on the luck requirement. It does feel like theres no skill required which is probably the biggest downside. I enjoyed it well enough.…”
“Luck be a Landlord scratches that same itch as Balatro but with slot machine mechanics — you're building a chaotic engine of symbols that interact in surprisingly clever ways, watching chickens lay eggs that hatch more…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“If it weren't for roguelikes based on gambling games, I'd have a horrible gambling problem. Small technical issues aside, this game is so much fun!”
“the game seems to have an issue of crashing when getting to the 4th rent payment ive always loved this game and was finally able to play it myself i love the gameplay loop but it crashing so early into the runs, making…”
“Its a fun game but I keep having bugs that brake many cool moments and even make wining a run imposible, and it dose NOT feel good to have that happen over and over again.”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Maybe for 1 dollars.”
“mindless fun taken to hyperbole in the nicest way possible: wait for this to hit the dollar menu, there is no way it's a ten dollar game unless you're comparing to what it would cost to be in proximity to a real slot…”
“I was addicted to this game a bit and finished it in about 13 hours. It is fun and there are a lot of synergies, but don't expect a deep story or anything. I feel like it's worth it, but only on sale. If you're not…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I was addicted to this game a bit and finished it in about 13 hours. It is fun and there are a lot of synergies, but don't expect a deep story or anything. I feel like it's worth it, but only on sale. If you're not…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 93.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“A great deckbuilder game, comparable to Crop Rotation which I also greatly enjoyed. Luck be a Landlord (LbaL) has a lot more RNG to it, which is appropriate considering the slot machine mechanism for determining placements of symbols. 5 columns with 4 rows totals 20 symbols…”
— a player, Steam review · 43 hrs played“played for 6 hours straight. reached a billion coins. my gambling itch has been satisfied for the next decade.”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played“Unique spin on a roguelike deckbuilder, interesting to know that this is the game that inspired Balatro. There are a lot of fun little achievement challenges to do after you beat the game. The 777 wins one does make 100% a chore but it does give the game a ton of long term…”
— a player, Steam review · 52 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
I'll be at MAGFest!
Luck be a Landlord and Maze Mice will be at MAGFest 2026! I'll be showcasing my games as part of the MAGFest Indie Video Games Showcase (MIVS), so stop by my booth if you're attending the convention i
v1.2.24
The game has been patched to fix a few bugs. Changes Added a wishlist button for my next game! Made the game revert to its previous windowed resolution when disabling fullscreen Updated the credits me
v1.2.23
The game has been patched to update the licenses under the legal section. Changes Updated the licenses under the credits menu's legal section
v1.2.22
The game has been patched to add an Arabic localization. Changes Added Arabic localization (thanks to Eman Abdo, Montassar Ghanmi, and Mohammed Seif Eddine Chaib) Fixed a bug where color-tagged string
v1.2.21
The game has been patched to fix a few bugs. Changes Updated splash logo Fixed a bug where the Mod Uploader was crashing when selecting .LBAL files Fixed a bug where the Screen Reader was sometimes ru
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Roguelike Deckbuilder · Deckbuilding · Rogue-lite · Strategy · Procedural Generation · Simulation · Pixel Graphics · Rogue-like · Capitalism · Resource Management · Auto Battler · Casual (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Adjustable Text Size · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal, Turkish, Vietnam… |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 186 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Processor: 2.0 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Storage: 165 MB available space