DEAD SPIN is in PC development at Strong Monkey Games. A demo is live on Steam, and no release date is set.
Strong Monkey Games announced DEAD SPIN on July 9, a deck-building roguelike set in a ruined casino where players duel opponents using slot machines. The loser of a duel receives an electric shock. Between rounds, players buy chips and symbols to customize their slot contents. The developer describes the game as a combination of Inscryption and Balatro with amplified eeriness. A playtest ran on Steam until July 19, and the game is scheduled for release on PC.
Two months later, on September 14, the studio opened a playable demo of DEAD SPIN on Steam. The demo puts the slot machine, chip, coin, and trinket synergies in front of players. The scope has grown since the announcement: symbols now run to more than 130 types, chips past 150, and trinkets past 20. The single-player campaign has 8 enemies with their own decks and tricks. PvP and an endless mode are supported.
Across both stories, the setting and the core loop are settled: a casino of death, slot machine spins to build score, and electric shock punishment for losing duels. What has changed is access. The July playtest gave way to a wider demo in September. The release window has not moved because there never was one. The studio has not committed to a release date, and that remains the open question as the game heads toward launch on PC.
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Strong Monkey Games is distributing a demo of DEAD SPIN on Steam. The dark roguelite deckbuilder is set in a casino of death, where players spin a slot machine to build score. Symbols run to more than 130 types, chips past 150, and trinkets past 20. The single-player campaign has 8 enemies with their own decks and tricks. PvP and an endless mode are supported. No release date is set, and Japanese display is supported.
Strong Monkey Games announced DEAD SPIN on July 9, a deck-building roguelike set in a ruined casino. Players duel opponents using slot machines, with the loser receiving an electric shock. Between rounds, players purchase chips and symbols to customize their slot contents. The developer describes it as a combination of Inscryption and Balatro with amplified eeriness. A playtest is open on Steam until July 19. The game is scheduled for release on PC.