Laurus
@playlaurus.bsky.social
A roguelike deckbuilder built out of a slot machine. Draw symbols from your bag, chain paylines across five reels, stack artifacts until the arithmetic breaks.
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Solo dev, made in Rust.
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Solo dev, made in Rust.
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Laurus
@playlaurus.bsky.social
· Aug 25
Laurus is live on Steam.
A roguelike deckbuilder built inside a slot machine: draw 15 symbols from a bag, chain paylines, then stack artifacts until the math breaks.
Wishlist: playlaurus.com/go/s/bluesky...
A roguelike deckbuilder built inside a slot machine: draw 15 symbols from a bag, chain paylines, then stack artifacts until the math breaks.
Wishlist: playlaurus.com/go/s/bluesky...
Level 4: The Locksmith locks the middle row. The boss payout target is 2,720. Which part of your build would you protect when the house closes an entire row?
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
October 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Level 4: The Locksmith locks the middle row. The boss payout target is 2,720. Which part of your build would you protect when the house closes an entire row?
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
The house wants a failed payout. You get three nudges: mark the cells you want to redraw and keep the rest. Which cells would you protect while you chase a better pattern?
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
October 2, 2026 at 4:03 PM
The house wants a failed payout. You get three nudges: mark the cells you want to redraw and keep the rest. Which cells would you protect while you chase a better pattern?
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
235 chips to 19,500. That is the climb a Laurus run asks your machine to survive. The house raises the target; your artifacts compound what a line is worth. How far would you trust your build?
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
October 2, 2026 at 10:58 AM
235 chips to 19,500. That is the climb a Laurus run asks your machine to survive. The house raises the target; your artifacts compound what a line is worth. How far would you trust your build?
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
One Laurus challenge run takes rare symbols away. The targets still climb across eight levels, but the bag has to win without the obvious high-roll plan. What kind of build would you force through instead?
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
September 28, 2026 at 4:03 PM
One Laurus challenge run takes rare symbols away. The targets still climb across eight levels, but the bag has to win without the obvious high-roll plan. What kind of build would you force through instead?
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
A boss round can come down to three nudges: mark the cells blocking the pattern, redraw only those, and keep the rest. If the final redraw rescues the payout, what does that run deserve to be called?
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
September 26, 2026 at 4:04 PM
A boss round can come down to three nudges: mark the cells blocking the pattern, redraw only those, and keep the rest. If the final redraw rescues the payout, what does that run deserve to be called?
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Artifacts fire from left to right, so moving one circuit card earlier changes the chain that follows. The board can stay the same while the build gives it a different answer. Which effect would you put first?
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
September 24, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Artifacts fire from left to right, so moving one circuit card earlier changes the chain that follows. The board can stay the same while the build gives it a different answer. Which effect would you put first?
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
One Laurus challenge run takes the shop away. Your bag and rack still have to survive eight levels of climbing targets. Which part of your usual plan would you replace first?
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
September 22, 2026 at 4:03 PM
One Laurus challenge run takes the shop away. Your bag and rack still have to survive eight levels of climbing targets. Which part of your usual plan would you replace first?
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
A dead payout does not need a full reset. Mark the cells blocking the pattern, redraw only those, and keep the rest. Three nudges can turn one bad cell into a boss round recovery.
Which cells would you redraw first? Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Which cells would you redraw first? Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
September 20, 2026 at 4:06 PM
A dead payout does not need a full reset. Mark the cells blocking the pattern, redraw only those, and keep the rest. Three nudges can turn one bad cell into a boss round recovery.
Which cells would you redraw first? Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Which cells would you redraw first? Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Lines pay. Columns pay. Diagonals pay. Five of a kind pays absurdly. Then the artifact rack compounds the result from left to right until the machine stops playing fair.
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
September 18, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Lines pay. Columns pay. Diagonals pay. Five of a kind pays absurdly. Then the artifact rack compounds the result from left to right until the machine stops playing fair.
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Three Laurus challenge runs take away the shop, the rerolls, or the rare symbols. Which loss would force you to rebuild the plan from the first spin?
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
September 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Three Laurus challenge runs take away the shop, the rerolls, or the rare symbols. Which loss would force you to rebuild the plan from the first spin?
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Clear level eight and the targets keep climbing for as long as your machine holds together. What would make you trust a build for one more payout?
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
September 14, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Clear level eight and the targets keep climbing for as long as your machine holds together. What would make you trust a build for one more payout?
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
A Laurus run is 24 payouts across eight levels. The bag decides what can land. The rack fires left to right to decide what it is worth. What would you name a run built around order instead of luck?
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
September 13, 2026 at 4:04 PM
A Laurus run is 24 payouts across eight levels. The bag decides what can land. The rack fires left to right to decide what it is worth. What would you name a run built around order instead of luck?
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
A Laurus run starts with a target of 235 chips and ends at 19,500. The artifact rack has to compound faster than the target climbs.
See the machine on Steam: https://playlaurus.com/go/s/bluesky/demo_proof/target_climb
See the machine on Steam: https://playlaurus.com/go/s/bluesky/demo_proof/target_climb
September 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
A Laurus run starts with a target of 235 chips and ends at 19,500. The artifact rack has to compound faster than the target climbs.
See the machine on Steam: https://playlaurus.com/go/s/bluesky/demo_proof/target_climb
See the machine on Steam: https://playlaurus.com/go/s/bluesky/demo_proof/target_climb
The target is 1,400. The first spin paid 8. Three spins remain, but the artifact rack is full and resolves left to right. Would you nudge the board now or trust the rack?
See Laurus on Steam: https://playlaurus.com/go/s/bluesky/september_proof/full_rack_choice
See Laurus on Steam: https://playlaurus.com/go/s/bluesky/september_proof/full_rack_choice
September 12, 2026 at 9:27 AM
The target is 1,400. The first spin paid 8. Three spins remain, but the artifact rack is full and resolves left to right. Would you nudge the board now or trust the rack?
See Laurus on Steam: https://playlaurus.com/go/s/bluesky/september_proof/full_rack_choice
See Laurus on Steam: https://playlaurus.com/go/s/bluesky/september_proof/full_rack_choice
Four spins. Three nudges. The house only needs one bad cell to kill a payout. Mark the cells you hate, redraw only those, and keep the rest. Which cell goes first?
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
September 11, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Four spins. Three nudges. The house only needs one bad cell to kill a payout. Mark the cells you hate, redraw only those, and keep the rest. Which cell goes first?
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
The shop prices a seven at $5 and an artifact pack at $6. One changes the bag. The other can change every line. Which do you save for?
See Laurus on Steam: https://playlaurus.com/go/s/bluesky/september_proof/shop_choice
See Laurus on Steam: https://playlaurus.com/go/s/bluesky/september_proof/shop_choice
September 8, 2026 at 8:25 PM
The shop prices a seven at $5 and an artifact pack at $6. One changes the bag. The other can change every line. Which do you save for?
See Laurus on Steam: https://playlaurus.com/go/s/bluesky/september_proof/shop_choice
See Laurus on Steam: https://playlaurus.com/go/s/bluesky/september_proof/shop_choice
Laurus starts by asking for 235 chips. By level eight, the target is 19,500. The only way through is to stack artifacts until the machine stops playing fair. Which part of the build would you trust to carry the jump?
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
September 8, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Laurus starts by asking for 235 chips. By level eight, the target is 19,500. The only way through is to stack artifacts until the machine stops playing fair. Which part of the build would you trust to carry the jump?
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
This run cleared its target and cashed out $7: $3 from the payout, $3 for unused spins, and $1 interest. Winning the machine feeds the next build.
Wishlist Laurus: https://playlaurus.com/go/s/bluesky/september_proof/5883_cashout
Wishlist Laurus: https://playlaurus.com/go/s/bluesky/september_proof/5883_cashout
September 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
This run cleared its target and cashed out $7: $3 from the payout, $3 for unused spins, and $1 interest. Winning the machine feeds the next build.
Wishlist Laurus: https://playlaurus.com/go/s/bluesky/september_proof/5883_cashout
Wishlist Laurus: https://playlaurus.com/go/s/bluesky/september_proof/5883_cashout
Removing a weak symbol can be stronger than buying a shiny one. The bag is your deck, so every cut changes the odds of the next spin.
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
September 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Removing a weak symbol can be stronger than buying a shiny one. The bag is your deck, so every cut changes the odds of the next spin.
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
The Cold Reel. The Locksmith. The Purist. The Ferryman. Laurus has eleven bosses, each built to break a different assumption in your machine. Which rule would hurt your build most if the house took it away?
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
September 4, 2026 at 3:53 PM
The Cold Reel. The Locksmith. The Purist. The Ferryman. Laurus has eleven bosses, each built to break a different assumption in your machine. Which rule would hurt your build most if the house took it away?
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
The machine asked for 11,000 chips. A reel full of sevens and this artifact rack answered with 146,980.
Wishlist Laurus: https://playlaurus.com/go/s/bluesky/september_proof/145860_score
Wishlist Laurus: https://playlaurus.com/go/s/bluesky/september_proof/145860_score
September 2, 2026 at 7:06 PM
The machine asked for 11,000 chips. A reel full of sevens and this artifact rack answered with 146,980.
Wishlist Laurus: https://playlaurus.com/go/s/bluesky/september_proof/145860_score
Wishlist Laurus: https://playlaurus.com/go/s/bluesky/september_proof/145860_score
Collecting the right artifacts is only half the build. The rack resolves from left to right, so changing the order can change the entire score.
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
September 2, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Collecting the right artifacts is only half the build. The rack resolves from left to right, so changing the order can change the entire score.
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Laurus is coming to Steam Next Fest, 19 to 26 October. Build a bag and rig five reels until the numbers stop making sense.
Wishlist: https://playlaurus.com/go/s/bluesky/next_fest_2026/wishlist_launch
Wishlist: https://playlaurus.com/go/s/bluesky/next_fest_2026/wishlist_launch
August 31, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Laurus is coming to Steam Next Fest, 19 to 26 October. Build a bag and rig five reels until the numbers stop making sense.
Wishlist: https://playlaurus.com/go/s/bluesky/next_fest_2026/wishlist_launch
Wishlist: https://playlaurus.com/go/s/bluesky/next_fest_2026/wishlist_launch
Five machines means five different starting bags and five different answers to the same question: how do you make the reels pay? Which machine would you try first?
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
August 29, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Five machines means five different starting bags and five different answers to the same question: how do you make the reels pay? Which machine would you try first?
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
Wishlist Laurus on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5060480/
The house always wins. We’re making a roguelike deckbuilder where you fix that: five reels, a bag of symbols, and artifacts that compound.
Meet Laurus: https://playlaurus.com/go/p/bluesky/august_warmup/teaser_01
Meet Laurus: https://playlaurus.com/go/p/bluesky/august_warmup/teaser_01
August 29, 2026 at 10:27 AM
The house always wins. We’re making a roguelike deckbuilder where you fix that: five reels, a bag of symbols, and artifacts that compound.
Meet Laurus: https://playlaurus.com/go/p/bluesky/august_warmup/teaser_01
Meet Laurus: https://playlaurus.com/go/p/bluesky/august_warmup/teaser_01