GRIMBLIND
“Face the blind. Defy the odds. Bet it all.”
Overview
GRIMBLIND is a single-player roguelike built on the Texas Hold'em poker framework. Inspired by Balatro, it trades cards against a chip target — the Blind — instead of against opponents. Score enough chips to beat the Blind, visit the Shop, and prepare for the next, harder one.
The scoring formula is deceptively deep: (Base Chips + Card Chips) × Mult × xMult. Stack Jokers that add flat multipliers, chain Planet cards to level up hand types, and watch numbers spiral into the hundreds of thousands.
Built in LÖVE2D (Lua) with a full animation engine, card flip effects, real-time hand evaluation, and a polished UI. The complete game loop is already implemented.
GAME DETAILS
- Genre
- Roguelike / Card Game
- Engine
- LÖVE2D 11.4+
- Language
- Lua
- Players
- Single Player
- Platform
- PC · Mac · Linux
- Hands
- 4 plays per Blind
- Discards
- 3 per Blind
- Antes
- 5 Antes to win
Scoring Reference
HAND RANKINGS
| Hand | Base Chips | Base Mult |
|---|---|---|
| High Card | 5 | ×1 |
| One Pair | 10 | ×2 |
| Two Pair | 20 | ×2 |
| Three of a Kind | 30 | ×3 |
| Straight | 30 | ×4 |
| Flush | 35 | ×4 |
| Full House | 40 | ×4 |
| Four of a Kind | 60 | ×7 |
| Straight Flush | 100 | ×8 |
| Royal Flush | 100 | ×8 |
Features
KEY FEATURES
Texas Hold'em Core
Community cards (Pre-Flop → Flop → Turn → River) form the scoring foundation each hand.
15 Unique Jokers
Common, Uncommon, and Rare Jokers add flat Chips, flat Mult, or xMult multipliers to every score.
9 Planet Cards
Level up specific hand types — each level adds +15 Chips and +1 Mult to that hand's base values.
Boss Blinds
Every third Blind is a Boss with brutal modifiers: no discards, higher targets, reduced hand size.
Chips x Mult Scoring
The core scoring formula: (Base Chips + Card Chips) x Mult x xMult. Chain synergies to multiply madness.
Roguelike Loop
Beat three Blinds per Ante, visit the Shop between each, and survive all five Antes to win the run.
Development Status