Balatro x Cities Skylines = Combolands, out now! // ‘Coolest new Roguelike in years’

Crux Games – a two person team composed of Skye Scott & Sam Alfred, designer of Terra Nil – have launched their mini roguelike citybuilder Combolands on Steam!

Described by Polygon as the ‘Coolest new roguelike in years’, Combolands is a synergetic mashup of Balatro and Cities: Skylines. Place buildings, stack combos, and master deep strategy in short bursts to create a thriving interconnected metropolis!

About the Game
Combolands is a tiny roguelike citybuilder offering deep strategy in a bite-sized package! Construct buildings on a procedurally generated island, unlocking powerful synergies and triggering cascading combos. With 21 possible guild combinations, Combolands offers huge strategic depth with a 'number-go-up' rush.

Unlock new guilds as you progress from island to island, each with unique strengths and drawbacks, plus councillors, relics, and other unlockables that change and define how you play. Break the game, refine your strategy, and build a city for the ages!

Features:

  • Build a thriving metropolis on a procedurally generated island!

  • Find delicious synergies and chain unbelievable combos!

  • Master deep strategy in short thirty minute bursts!

  • Unlock new playstyles and adapt your approach as you go!

  • From the designer of Tera Nil!

24. August 2026, von Thore Varga