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Poker Night at the Inventory

Poker Night at the Inventory — Genres, rating & game data

Four famous characters - Max (Sam & Max game series), RED Heavy (Team Fortress 2 game), Tycho (Penny Arcade webcomic), and Strong Bad (Homestar Runner web series) - just sit around a table in the underground casino called Inventory and play poker. According to its owner, it is hidden under a video g

Poker Night at the Inventory is a card game game developed by Telltale Games, 2010. It stands out for casual gameplay and tactical combat. Available in single-player mode. With an NextGameLike Score of 75/100, it ranks as a highly rated title in our catalog.

About Poker Night at the Inventory

Four famous characters - Max (Sam & Max game series), RED Heavy (Team Fortress 2 game), Tycho (Penny Arcade webcomic), and Strong Bad (Homestar Runner web series) - just sit around a table in the underground casino called Inventory and play poker. According to its owner, it is hidden under a video game store and is kept secret so that if the government outlaws gambling one day, it will know nothing of Inventory. The player does not control any of the characters but is instead an invisible character on its own, who is literally referred to as The Player by other characters. All players have a reserve of $10,000 at the beginning and leave the game if they're left nothing to put at stake. The ultimate goal for the player is to remain the last one sitting behind the table. Sometimes the opponents will put their recognizable belongings, such as Heavy's iconic bazooka Iron Curtain, at stake. This is essentially a board game, however, funny animation and characters' chit-chat filled with references and jokes may keep one interested. Achievements in Poker Night at the Inventory allow unblocking certain special features in Team Fortress 2.

How Poker Night at the Inventory was received

Of the 9,688 Steam player reviews, 90% are positive. Critics score it 71/100 on Metacritic, reflecting a mixed-to-positive reception.

Players

  • Steam players9,688 reviews90%Very positive
  • IGDB community50 reviews69/100

Critics

  • Metacritic71/100
  • OpenCritic12 reviews80/100

Aggregated from public ratings on Steam, IGDB, Metacritic and OpenCritic. NextGameLike does not host its own reviews.

NextGameLike Score

75/100 ↗

Rating

👍 59%

249 votes

Type

Card Game, Sports, Turn-Based Strategy

Released

2010

Updated May 2026

Developer

Telltale Games

Avg. playtime

~3h

Platforms

PC, Apple Macintosh

Official trailer for Poker Night at the Inventory

Screenshots of Poker Night at the Inventory

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