Games like Luck be a Landlord
If Luck be a Landlord is your kind of game, the closest matches are Noah's Dilemma, SlotsNStocks and Balatro — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its funny, lighthearted and whimsical. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Luck be a Landlord is a strategy indie simulation released in 2023 by TrampolineTales, priced at $3.99. Players manage a slot machine as a landlord, using procedural-rent escalation mechanics to pay escalating costs while building synergies through slot customization. Reviewers highlight that build synergy matters more than raw luck, and players describe it as funny, lighthearted, and whimsical, with absurd tenants making each run feel distinct. The game feels like high-stakes gambling without real-world risk, transforming gambling into a risk-free puzzle. Short sessions accommodate background play, and the experience is verified on Steam Deck. The title holds a 95% positive rating from over 5,200 Steam reviews.
About 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.
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Noah's Dilemma
WHY THIS
Top pick for Luck be a Landlord fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Luck be a Landlord.
A sudoku-inspired strategy roguelike where you build a team of animal sailors and guide your ark through perilous seas. Master tactical placement, face unpredictable encounters, and battle deadly foes as you chart a course through this reimagined world of Noah's Ark.
SlotsNStocks
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Luck be a Landlord fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Luck be a Landlord.
Rig the market in this deckbuilding slot machine roguelike. Draft hundreds of bearish and bullish symbols into your trading machine, collect powerful relics, and manipulate the odds to hit grueling weekly margin calls and avoid going bust.
Balatro
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Luck be a Landlord.
Third-strongest match for Luck be a Landlord fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Luck be a Landlord.
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
COMBOLITE
WHY THIS
Shares a lighthearted mood with Luck be a Landlord.
Ranked #4 for Luck be a Landlord fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Luck be a Landlord.
In this satisfying incremental roguelike, every weapon you buy matters! Strategically order them to trigger powerful combos, send the enemy flying with physics-based hits, and watch your damage reach MILLIONS and above!
Hadean Tactics
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Luck be a Landlord.
Ranked #5 for Luck be a Landlord fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Luck be a Landlord.
Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!
Insider Trading
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Luck be a Landlord fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Luck be a Landlord.
Insider Trading is a roguelike deckbuilder where you bend the market to your will. Synergize perks, manipulate stock prices, and trade wisely or risk pricing yourself out.
StarVaders
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Luck be a Landlord fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Luck be a Landlord.
Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.
Rogue Voltage
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Luck be a Landlord.
Ranked #8 for Luck be a Landlord fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Luck be a Landlord.
The engineering roguelike. Construct your combos by wiring circuits. Build crazy machines to zap the monsters and trigger satisfying chain reactions. Discover devastating synergies and create overpowered builds.
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Slay the Spire
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Reviewers of Luck be a Landlord cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Luck be a Landlord.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Dicey Dungeons
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Luck be a Landlord.
Reviewers of Luck be a Landlord cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Luck be a Landlord.
Become a giant walking dice, explore dungeons and defy Lady Luck in this dice powered roguelike! Now featuring "Reunion", a free DLC with six brand-new episodes!
Spin Hero
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Shares a lighthearted mood with Luck be a Landlord.
Reviewers of Luck be a Landlord cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Luck be a Landlord.
Spin Hero is a roguelike deckbuilder, where you spin the reels to decide your fate. Collect powerful symbols for your inventory, adapt and evolve your strategy, learning from defeats to unlock new possibilities and synergies.
StarVaders
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Luck be a Landlord cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Luck be a Landlord.
Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.
Balatro
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Luck be a Landlord.
Reviewers of Luck be a Landlord cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Luck be a Landlord.
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
LuckLand
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Luck be a Landlord.
Reviewers of Luck be a Landlord cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Luck be a Landlord.
LuckLand is a strategy casual game that combines elements such as card building and Roguelike. To achieve ultimate victory, all you need to do is rotate the chessboard. This game does not include any real world currency gambling or micro trading.
Nubby's Number Factory
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Luck be a Landlord.
Reviewers of Luck be a Landlord cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Luck be a Landlord.
A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.
Peglin
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Luck be a Landlord.
Reviewers of Luck be a Landlord cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Luck be a Landlord.
Peglin is a Pachinko Roguelike - Fight enemies by collecting special orbs and popping pegs to deal damage. Acquire special relics that radically change the game and ensure no two runs are the same. Aim carefully to survive in this unique turn-based RPG!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Luck be a Landlord at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~75% under Luck be a Landlord on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Luck be a Landlord.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
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Priced ~50% under Luck be a Landlord on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Luck be a Landlord.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~63% under Luck be a Landlord on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Luck be a Landlord.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
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Priced ~50% under Luck be a Landlord on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Luck be a Landlord.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
shapez
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Priced ~75% under Luck be a Landlord on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Luck be a Landlord.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Luck be a Landlord on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Luck be a Landlord.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The Test: Final Revelation
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Luck be a Landlord on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Luck be a Landlord.
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Luck be a Landlord on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Luck be a Landlord.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
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Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Luck be a Landlord.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Luck be a Landlord.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Luck be a Landlord.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Luck be a Landlord.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Luck be a Landlord.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Luck be a Landlord.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Luck be a Landlord.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Luck be a Landlord.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Balatro
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Luck be a Landlord.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Luck be a Landlord.
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
COMBOLITE
WHY THIS
Shares a lighthearted mood with Luck be a Landlord.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Luck be a Landlord.
In this satisfying incremental roguelike, every weapon you buy matters! Strategically order them to trigger powerful combos, send the enemy flying with physics-based hits, and watch your damage reach MILLIONS and above!
Hadean Tactics
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Luck be a Landlord.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Luck be a Landlord.
Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!
StarVaders
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Luck be a Landlord.
Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.
Rogue Voltage
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Luck be a Landlord.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Luck be a Landlord.
The engineering roguelike. Construct your combos by wiring circuits. Build crazy machines to zap the monsters and trigger satisfying chain reactions. Discover devastating synergies and create overpowered builds.
Frequently asked about Luck be a Landlord
- Is Luck be a Landlord verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Luck be a Landlord is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Luck be a Landlord cost?
- Luck be a Landlord is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Luck be a Landlord?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Luck be a Landlord are Noah's Dilemma, SlotsNStocks, Balatro.
- Who developed Luck be a Landlord?
- Luck be a Landlord was developed by TrampolineTales.
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