Another gambling roguelike has hit Steam—and, unsurprisingly, it’s addictive as hell

Games of chance are, by their very nature, addictive. Just like you keep scrolling on your phone day in and day out, expecting something exciting to come up after a dozen AI-generated slop clips, gambling drives you to repeatedly engage with it in anticipation of that one big win. When combined with roguelike mechanics, which are also based on chance, randomization, and expectations, the result is rather interesting, as we've seen time and again with games like Balatro and Clover Pit. You never know what your next slot pull will bring or which jokers the store will contain. Every match is different, every pull another stroke of luck, and that's enough for your brain to start firing neurons left and right to encourage you to give it another go. So many things happen on the screen that it's impossible to look away. Image via Doraccoon And, of course, more of the same is always welcome, as this new gambling roguelike, RACCOIN: Coin Pusher, proves. Though not based on traditional gambling games like slot machines and poker, RACCOIN is nevertheless tied to one of the most lucrative gambling machines out there—coin pushers. No matter how old you are or where you come from in the world, chances are you have tried one of these machines that lure you in with piles of coins, making you think that your nickel is going to be the one to push them all out into the box. But RACCOIN doesn't just make use of the addictive nature of coin pushers in general. Where this game truly shines is how it uses visual and audio effects to make every score and positive outcome you get that much more appealing. The sound of the coins dropping and getting tallied to your total score, the effects of the special coins firing everywhere and throwing the pile into the air, the random spinning wheels that appear every now and again to reward you with extra cash—all of that comes together to really elevate the experience, which, as I've already said, is already addictive by nature. It's a well-designed game, one whose developers certainly learned what does and doesn't work in a title of this kind and looked at other successful games in the genre like Balatro, determining that it is style as much as gameplay that makes this subgenre tick. It's already making the rounds and is bound to become more popular still, so if you haven't already, I suggest you give it a shot. If you liked Balatro, you will almost certainly stick around for a few rounds here, guaranteed. The post Another gambling roguelike has hit Steam—and, unsurprisingly, it’s addictive as hell appeared first on Destructoid.

Apr 2, 2026 - 02:38

Another gambling roguelike has hit Steam—and, unsurprisingly, it’s addictive as hell

Games of chance are, by their very nature, addictive. Just like you keep scrolling on your phone day in and day out, expecting something exciting to come up after a dozen AI-generated slop clips, gambling drives you to repeatedly engage with it in anticipation of that one big win.

When combined with roguelike mechanics, which are also based on chance, randomization, and expectations, the result is rather interesting, as we've seen time and again with games like Balatro and Clover Pit. You never know what your next slot pull will bring or which jokers the store will contain. Every match is different, every pull another stroke of luck, and that's enough for your brain to start firing neurons left and right to encourage you to give it another go.

So many things happen on the screen that it's impossible to look away. Image via Doraccoon And, of course, more of the same is always welcome, as this new gambling roguelike, RACCOIN: Coin Pusher, proves. Though not based on traditional gambling games like slot machines and poker, RACCOIN is nevertheless tied to one of the most lucrative gambling machines out there—coin pushers. No matter how old you are or where you come from in the world, chances are you have tried one of these machines that lure you in with piles of coins, making you think that your nickel is going to be the one to push them all out into the box.

But RACCOIN doesn't just make use of the addictive nature of coin pushers in general. Where this game truly shines is how it uses visual and audio effects to make every score and positive outcome you get that much more appealing. The sound of the coins dropping and getting tallied to your total score, the effects of the special coins firing everywhere and throwing the pile into the air, the random spinning wheels that appear every now and again to reward you with extra cash—all of that comes together to really elevate the experience, which, as I've already said, is already addictive by nature.

It's a well-designed game, one whose developers certainly learned what does and doesn't work in a title of this kind and looked at other successful games in the genre like Balatro, determining that it is style as much as gameplay that makes this subgenre tick.

It's already making the rounds and is bound to become more popular still, so if you haven't already, I suggest you give it a shot. If you liked Balatro, you will almost certainly stick around for a few rounds here, guaranteed.

The post Another gambling roguelike has hit Steam—and, unsurprisingly, it’s addictive as hell appeared first on Destructoid.

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