I got sucked into this for longer than I expected. I think you hit on a lot of what makes games like Balatro so addictive. The wheel spin and score counter are very juicy, and the click and dings are satisfying. The background music is a nice track; it's chill and kind of stays out of the way in the background.
Three little critiques:
- I wish that exiting the shop interface was easier. I didn't think to click on the same tab for both open and close, and the hitbox seemed a little small on that click.
- I always felt like my wind-up for spinning the wheel was way faster than the wheel actually went. In the early game, this was disappointing because I really wanted to hear those clicks fly by and see all the cool particles and whatnot.
- In general, the early game felt a little slow to me. Once things get rolling, they're really satisfying. But it does take a while to get there. Personally, I usually like a little steeper slope on the numbers in the early game. Then again, I probably made things much worse for myself in that regard by buying about a million of the smiley face stickers:
All-in-all, this is was a really fun, addictive, well-polished game. I had to stop myself because there are so many other games to rate, but this really pulled me in. Great work!