Seven years after being delisted in 2019, Telltale’s Poker Night at the Inventory is back! Lovingly remastered by Skunkape Games, this exclusive social club has reopened its doors for underground dealings. If you missed this game during its peak popularity back in 2010, now’s your chance to see what all the fuss is about.

What year is it?

Players can enjoy some No Limit Texas Hold’em in Poker Night at the Inventory. Other than yourself, only referred to as “The Player”, there will be four familiar (or perhaps not so familiar in 2026) faces from the video game and web comic world. There’s Max from the Sam & Max games, Strong Bad from Homestar Runner, The Heavy from Team Fortress 2, and Tycho Brahe from the web comic Penny Arcade. All the greats (?) are here!

The gameplay is pretty straightforward, as all you’ll be doing is playing No Limit Texas Hold’em. Easy peasy, unless you’re terrible at poker (like I am), in which case Poker Night at the Inventory might offer you quite a challenge. Although, even if you’re terrible at poker, there’s a lot of fun to be had with the trash talk, of which there is plenty. The characters never stop their banter and bickering, which is honestly what makes the game enjoyable. However, I do wonder at just how much enjoyment someone who is unfamiliar with these characters will get out of this game, as their heyday was well over a decade ago in some cases. 

Sorry, Strong Bad. Maybe Trogdor will make you feel better.

Winning each tournament will grant the player either new table designs or custom card decks. These reflect the different art styles of each of your opponent’s franchises. Some of these items can change the look of one of the other characters, to altering the table and overall esthetic of the game’s art style, or even alter the rules of the game itself. These items include “The Iron Curtain”, a minigun won from The Heavy; “Enthusiast’s Timepiece”, a watch procured from Tycho; “Crimestopper Combo”, a badge and gun taken off of Max; and “Dangeresque, Too?”, a suave pair of shades adorned by Strong Bad. While most of the perks are cosmetic, some are worth the challenge of obtaining because of their changes to the traditional gameplay.

If you purchase the game before March 19th, you’ll get the Dealer’s Visor as well.

Poker Night at the Inventory has had a big improvement to is graphics in this remaster. Background environments are far more detailed, the resolution is much higher, the lighting is much more dynamic, and the characters are cleaner and show more depth. Depending on which items you win from your competitors, you can have fun with the different filters that accompany each one, such as the Automata Table which makes the game black and white. There are plenty of other surprises to discover, but I won’t spoil those here.

The sound design is excellent. There are subtle sounds like murmured conversations and commotion in the background, further selling that it’s  an up and running social club. All the characters are voiced by their original voice actors as well, in all of their unhinged glory.

Even though I’m surprised that Poker Night at the Inventory has been brought back from the grave, I’m happy that this once-beloved game is back for players to enjoy once more. I have a feeling that unless you’re a diehard lover of No Limit Texas Hold’em, the amount of enjoyment you get from this game will probably hinge on your knowledge and affection for these characters from another generation. For people who grew up with these franchises, it’s a delightful blast from the past (even though I’m awful at poker), but others may enjoy hearing the ridiculous, unrelenting quips and taunts from some truly absurd competitors. If you were a fan of this game before it was taken away, or even if you’re simply curious to know what sorts of humor us old-timers found hilarious back in the day, then you should sit down for a few rounds of Poker Night at the Inventory.

Poker Night at the Inventory is available now on PC, PlayStation 4/5, and Nintendo Switch (Backwards Compatible with Switch 2). 

Reviewed on Nintendo Switch 2.

A copy of Poker Night at the Inventory was provided by the publisher.