
Bad Beat (Demo)
A downloadable game for Windows and Linux

Bad Beat invites you to play a game where your soul is the ultimate ante.
You enter a strange, dark casino, but once inside, there’s no turning back.
Beat the dealers at their own game, and you can leave. Lose, and you’ll become part of the casino forever, just another lost soul for eternity.
Every move matters. Can you outplay fate itself?

The grid is your defense and your weapon.
Control the grid and plan every move. Position it wisely to deal damage and chain combos, manipulating the match.

Deal damage to the dealer’s chips by forming pairs, three-of-a-kind, four-of-a-kind, straights, and more.
Combine tiles to unleash powerful attacks.

Obtain Lucky Charms that grant you abilities, and cards with game-altering effects.
Each run is unique. Experiment with different builds, adapting to the challenges.
Luck might save you once, but skill, strategy, and a bit of insanity are your only real allies.
Bad Beat is inspired by amazing games like
Inscryption
Balatro
The legend of Bum-bo
| Updated | 20 hours ago |
| Published | 16 days ago |
| Status | In development |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux |
| Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (10 total ratings) |
| Authors | Sanobusiness, Red Duck Games |
| Genre | Strategy |
| Made with | Unity |
| Tags | Dark Fantasy, No AI, Roguelike, Singleplayer, Turn-based Strategy, Unity |
| Average session | About a half-hour |
| Languages | German, English, Spanish; Castilian, French, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Chinese (Traditional) |
| Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse |
| Links | Steam, Homepage, Discord, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Linktree |
| Content | No generative AI was used |
Install instructions
1. Click download
2. Unzip the file
3a. For Windows: Double-click on Bad Beat.exe
3b. For Linux: Double-click on Bad Beat.x86_64 (you may have to manually set the file as executable in the file property)
4. Enjoy
Development log
- Demo Patch Notes - V.0.2.220 hours ago
- Demo Patch Notes - V.0.2.18 days ago






Comments
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Promising poker-themed roguelike.
Interesting grid mechanic.
Loved the graphics and the animations.
Looking forward to its release!
Thank you for your feedback ❤️
Just tried the demo and really enjoyed it. The core gameplay feels solid and I think that the demo offers a nice balance without becoming too challenging or frustrating.
A feature I found really interesting is when the game introduced the cards that act as a "power-up". It definitely adds a fun twist and make each round feel more strategic, especially since it pushes you to be more careful and balance movement/re-rolls with saving coins for cards. I'm curious to see how the full game expands on these mechanics but it already feels promising.
Special mention for the graphic! It's very characteristic, I really like it.
Thank you very much for your feedback ❤️
Stay tuned for further updates.
Bad Beat è un gioco intenso e originale che riesce a catturare l’attenzione fin dai primi minuti. L’atmosfera è carica di tensione e il boss rappresenta una sfida costante, capace di tenere il giocatore sempre sul filo.
Il ritmo è veloce e ogni partita lascia quella voglia di rimettersi subito in gioco. È un’esperienza compatta ma coinvolgente, perfetta per chi cerca una sfida stimolante e diversa dal solito. ❤️
Thank you ❤️
I tried the demo and I have to say the game is really beautiful! I also loved the art style — it’s polished and fits the atmosphere perfectly. The gameplay is very engaging and everything is intuitive and easy to understand, which I really appreciated.
I just wanted to point out a small issue I noticed: if I change the language from the main menu, the interface updates correctly, but the dialogues remain in English. However, when I change the language from the settings while already in-game, the dialogue language updates properly.
I hope this feedback is helpful. Great job on the game!
Thank you very much for your feedback ❤️
We will try to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
Stay tuned for further updates.
Il gioco è veramente divertente e, una volta che ci prendi la mano, difficile al punto giusto.
Dopo averci giocato un po' ho l'impressione che una partita sia parecchio condensata (immagino fosse la vostra idea per una demo). Una partita senza ulteriori aggiunte ma più lunga sarebbe secondo me ancora più interessante da provare e mostrerebbe molto di più il lato rougelike del gioco.
Dico questo perché il giocatore nel giro di pochi livelli affronta molte meccaniche di gioco nuove (nemici diversi, debolezze/immunità/abilità, il metodo per guadagnare soldi e tutti gli oggetti presenti nello shop, il tutto mentre si ha di fronte un puzzle-game piuttosto complesso a cui bisogna abituarsi).
Vi auguro buona fortuna con lo sviluppo e il rilascio ufficiale, aspetto con molto hype!
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Really exciting experience with a well balanced mix of fun and challenging puzzles.
After playing it for a bit I get the feeling that a single game is very condensed (I imagine it as a choise for your first showcase). A longer game without any additions would show even more the rougelike side of it, resulting in a lot of different way to play and build every run.
That's because the player has to face a wide variety of new mechanics in just few rounds (different types of enemy, weakness/strenght/abilities, the shop and the money making techniques, all of this while playing a challenging puzzle-game)
Good luck with the development and future releases, really looking forward to it!
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Thank you so much for the feedback, we really appreciate you taking the time to dive into our game ❤️
More updates are on the way, stay tuned!
Very fun game
Thank you ❤️
Good job. Bravi
Thank you ❤️