Luck be a Landlord

• Title — Luck Be a Landlord • Developer — TrampolineTales • Publisher — TrampolineTales • Designer — Dan DiIorio • Composer — Vincent Colavita • Engine — Godot • Platforms — * Linux • macOS • Windows • Android • iOS • Nintendo Switch • PlayStation 4 • PlayStation 5 • Xbox One • Xbox Series X/S • Released — * PCs January 6, 2023 • Mobile July 21, 2023 • Console February 6, 2025 • Genre — Roguelike deck-building • Modes — Single-player

• Illustration — Up to twenty symbols can be displayed on the slot machine at a time. Items are displayed on either side of the slot machine display. Players attempt to pay their landlord using a slot machine. The mechanics are similar to roguelike deck-building games. Players must accumulate increasing amounts of money to pay their rent within a limited number of spins. After each spin, players can add another symbol. Symbols can interact with each other for extra money, such as cats drinking milk and bees pollinating flowers. Some symbols can also destroy unwanted ones. Players win by successfully paying 12 rounds of rent, thereby defeating their landlord.

Dan DiIorio developed Luck Be a Landlord after being inspired by Slay the Spire and freeware for Windows 98. He described himself as a "recently radicalized leftist" and, after moving into a new apartment, had been pondering why rent was necessary. The concept came from wanting to make a slot machine game that did not depend on predatory microtransations. It entered early access in January 2021. At the time, DiIorio had difficulty buying medication and had to delay development. This changed when Luck Be a Landlord suddenly became popular among streamers. It was released for Linux, macOS, and Windows on January 6, 2023. Ports to iOS and Android followed on July 21, 2023. The console versions for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S were released on February 6, 2025.