'It's like Balatro' is the most overused comparison in indie games, and yet I can't help but return to it every time I talk about Ball x Pit. There are no cards, no poker, no jokers, no bananas, no Jimbo, no tarot, no Ben Starrs, but it is a roguelike where you craft careful combos to make the numbies go higher than you could possibly believe. I put more hours into Ball x Pit on my Steam Deck last year than any other game, and just when I thought I was out, developer Kenny Sun and Friends pulls me back in with its first major update.
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