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Poker Night at the Inventory

Almost seven years after the Inventory closed its doors, this underground social club has reopened for business. Play No Limit Texas Hold’em with four video game icons in a high-stakes battle of cards, bets…

96 5 March 2026 from $9.99

Poker Night at the Inventory is a card & board game developed by Skunkape, released 5 March 2026 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $9.99 at Steam.

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What Poker Night at the Inventory is

Poker Night at the Inventory is a card & board game game developed by Skunkape and released in 2026. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Telltale Tool.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Almost seven years after the Inventory closed its doors, this underground social club has reopened for business. Play No Limit Texas Hold’em with four video game icons in a high-stakes battle of cards, bets, and trash talk.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are comedy and party. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 20 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Sam & Max series

Poker Night at the Inventory is the 12th of 12 entries we hold in the Sam & Max series. It arrived 2 years after Sam & Max: The Complete Trilogy. It is the most recent released entry in the series. Its critic score of 96 is 18 points above the series average of 79. That makes it the highest-rated entry in the series.

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How it was received

Poker Night at the Inventory holds a critic score of 96 out of 100. That places it above 100% of the 303 rated card & board game games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2026 averaged 78, so it scored 18 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz, 2 GB RAM and Nvidia GTS 450+ with 1024MB+ VRAM (excluding GT). At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $9.99 at Steam.

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What it launched against

Poker Night at the Inventory launched on 5 March 2026, within three weeks of Resident Evil Requiem, Crimson Desert Enhanced, Reanimal and Marathon. It reviewed better than all of them. It arrived 13 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil Requiem, Crimson Desert Enhanced, Reanimal, Marathon.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Poker Night at the Inventory yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Poker Night at the Inventory — frequently asked questions

When did Poker Night at the Inventory come out?
Poker Night at the Inventory was released on 5 March 2026 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How much does Poker Night at the Inventory cost?
The cheapest current price for Poker Night at the Inventory is $9.99 at Steam. Prices on this page are checked daily.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Poker Night at the Inventory?
At minimum, Poker Night at the Inventory needs Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz, 2 GB RAM, Nvidia GTS 450+ with 1024MB+ VRAM (excluding GT) graphics, 1 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Poker Night at the Inventory?
The PC version needs about 1 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("1 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.
Does Poker Night at the Inventory have controller support?
Yes. Steam lists full controller support for Poker Night at the Inventory.
Can you play Poker Night at the Inventory on Mac?
Steam does not sell a macOS version of Poker Night at the Inventory; the Steam release is for Windows.
Is Poker Night at the Inventory on Linux?
Steam does not list a native Linux version of Poker Night at the Inventory. Windows games can often run on Linux and Steam Deck through Proton, but that is a different question from native support.

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