What is the best game similar to Poker Night at the Inventory?

The closest game to Poker Night at the Inventory is Balatro, scoring 64/100 on our similarity scale. They share 3 gameplay attributes, including card game strategy, turn-based strategy and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Poker Night at the Inventory?

The three closest games to Poker Night at the Inventory are: 1. Balatro (64/100, 3 shared attributes) 2. Poker Night 2 (67/100, 4 shared attributes) 3. Lara Croft Go (64/100, 3 shared attributes). All share Poker Night at the Inventory's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 49 candidates across 4 dimensions.

Is Poker Night 2 similar to Poker Night at the Inventory?

Yes — Poker Night 2 scores 67/100 similarity to Poker Night at the Inventory. They share 4 attributes, including card game strategy and turn-based strategy. There are some notable differences in pacing or mechanics.

What Turn-Based Strategy games are similar to Poker Night at the Inventory?

The best Turn-Based Strategy games similar to Poker Night at the Inventory are Balatro, Poker Night 2, Lara Croft Go and Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors. All share the Turn-Based Strategy genre alongside other key Poker Night at the Inventory attributes like card game strategy, turn-based strategy and single-player focus.

How is similarity to Poker Night at the Inventory calculated?

We compare Poker Night at the Inventory against every game in our catalog using 4 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Poker Night at the Inventory experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

Poker Night at the Inventory is hard to replace: few games combine turn-based strategy and single-player focus in quite the same way. We compared Poker Night at the Inventory against over 6,700 titles across 4 gameplay attributes and found 49 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Balatro, Poker Night 2 and Lara Croft Go lead the list, with Balatro reaching a 64/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Poker Night at the Inventory special.

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Poker Night at the Inventory. Each one has been evaluated across 4 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1BalatroClosest on genre

iRank93

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloCasualHardcoreNarrativeRelaxing

Steam👍 98%· 191KRAWG👍 86%· 263IGDB91· 5OC92· 64

Year 2024Dev LocalThunk · PlayStackPlaytime ~14hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing card game strategy, turn-based strategy and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, vibe casual and punishing difficulty, while skipping visual first person

Balatro is a poker-inspired roguelike deck builder all about creating powerful synergies and winning big. Combine valid poker hands with unique Joker cards in order to create varied synergies and builds.

Where it drifts furthest from Poker Night at the Inventory: visuals.

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#2Poker Night 2Closest overall match

iRank76

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloFirst PersonCasualNarrative

Steam👍 88%· 7.4KRAWG👍 68%· 220MC75IGDB65· 3

Year 2013Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the turn-based strategy games cluster, with card game strategy, turn-based strategy and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: sports simulation, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

Playing poker is good in itself and as an occasion for live communication, a disclosure of communicative talents, a great way to spend time with friends. Especially if these friends know how to play and have fun playing. This poker simulator allows you to spend time in a beautiful company.

It predates Poker Night at the Inventory by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloCasualNarrativeHorrorAnime

Steam👍 93%· 4.0KIGDB86· 5OC83· 19

Year 2015Dev Square Enix Montréal · Square EnixOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, card game strategy and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, adventure storytelling and precision platforming, while skipping visual first person

Where it drifts furthest from Poker Night at the Inventory: visuals.

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#4Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors

iRank67

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloFirst PersonMeleeFantasyPixel Art

IGDB50· 1OC84· 44

Year 2021Dev DmAndyOn PC

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, card game strategy and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, melee combat and fantasy world

Become the baron of a new vampire metropolis! Fend off eco-terrorist werewolves and rival vampires, build your wealth, and rise to the top in your empire. In early access until November 30th! Made for the official 2021 Vampire: the Masquerade game jam under Dark Pack.

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#5Governor of Poker 2

iRank73

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloCasualHistoricalIsometricFree to Play

Steam👍 73%· 185

Year 2010Dev I Sioux Game ProductionsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Android

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: card game strategy, turn-based strategy and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, deep simulation and puzzle design, while skipping visual first person

Show them all, the Governor is not to be trifled with! Where have you been all those years? Lots of things have changed. Cities have grown, new people arrived... It’s all good, but some things cannot be accepted just like that! Howdy! Finally it’s there, Governor of Poker 2!

Where it drifts furthest from Poker Night at the Inventory: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Poker Night at the Inventory.

It predates Poker Night at the Inventory by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloCasualCozyFantasyIsometric

Steam👍 88%· 1.0KRAWG👍 37%· 30

Year 2014Dev LudosityPlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: card game strategy, turn-based strategy and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping visual first person

Card City Nights is an adventure through a city filled with card-nuts and lunatics. Battle for the 8 legendary cards to enter the biggest competition this city has seen yet. CCN is not a traditional card-trading game.

Where it drifts furthest from Poker Night at the Inventory: visuals.

It predates Poker Night at the Inventory by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7G.I.R.L.S. will be Girls

iRank63

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMeleeRangedCasualNarrative

Steam👍 63%· 263

Year 2015Dev ZooPlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Fits the turn-based strategy games cluster, with card game strategy, turn-based strategy and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, puzzle design and vibe casual, while skipping visual first person

"Are You Ready?" "School Girls Edition" for "Mahjong Pretty Girls Battle" has now appeared! An extraordinary collection of Pretty School Girls is waiting for you! The heated struggle to determine the world's top School Mahjong girl is about to begin!

Where it drifts furthest from Poker Night at the Inventory: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Poker Night at the Inventory.

It predates Poker Night at the Inventory by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerMagicFantasyLoot

IGDB88· 9

Year 2014Dev Blizzard EntertainmentOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, card game strategy and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: combat magic, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping visual first person

Where it drifts furthest from Poker Night at the Inventory: visuals.

It predates Poker Night at the Inventory by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy

iRank85

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloFirst PersonPvPNarrativeCompetitive

Steam👍 90%· 338RAWG👍 85%· 20MC76

Year 2009Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Fits the turn-based strategy games cluster, with turn-based strategy, card game strategy and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, adventure storytelling and precision platforming

Nancy Drew®: Warnings at Waverly Academy is a first-person perspective, point-and-click adventure game. The player is Nancy Drew and has to solve a mystery. Explore rich environments for clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles and mini-games.

Where it drifts furthest from Poker Night at the Inventory: game mode.

It predates Poker Night at the Inventory by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Legends of Runeterra

iRank86

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerFantasyIsometricFree to Play

IGDB83· 3OC88· 12

Year 2020Dev Riot GamesOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, card game strategy and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, multiplayer gameplay and visual isometric, while skipping visual first person

Where it drifts furthest from Poker Night at the Inventory: visuals.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerFantasyHistoricalMedieval

Steam👍 80%· 107

Year 1988Dev Interplay · Fujitsu InteractiveOn PC

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, card game strategy and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, historical setting and setting medieval, while skipping visual first person

Where it drifts furthest from Poker Night at the Inventory: visuals.

It predates Poker Night at the Inventory by 38 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloCo-opTacticalCasual2D

Steam👍 84%· 644

Year 2013Dev Stardock EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS

✓ Fits the turn-based strategy games cluster, with card game strategy, turn-based strategy and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, combat tactical and co op, while skipping visual first person

The critically acclaimed card game is now available on PC! Dead Man’s Draw is a simple and strategic game of luck and skill that boils down strategy gameplay into a single, tense decision: to play it safe or risk everything in pursuit of killer combos and boundless treasure.

Where it drifts furthest from Poker Night at the Inventory: visuals and game mode.

It predates Poker Night at the Inventory by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Abalone

iRank61

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerCasual

Steam👍 61%· 161

Year 2013Dev Asmodee DigitalPlaytime ~5hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, card game strategy and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping visual first person

Abalone® is an adaptation of the famous multi-million selling board game! Discover - or re-discover - all the fun of Abalone on PC. Play the classic game or try out the different competition boards.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Poker Night at the Inventory.

It predates Poker Night at the Inventory by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerCasualRelaxingCozy

Steam👍 78%· 365

Year 2015Dev Ezzat StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, card game strategy and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, sports simulation and puzzle design, while skipping visual first person

New Important Note: To make the gameplay easier and more fun, you can press spacebar to throw the casting sticks instead of mouse click.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Poker Night at the Inventory.

It predates Poker Night at the Inventory by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Telltale Texas Hold ‘Em

iRank50

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloTacticalCasualNarrativeCozy

Steam👍 68%· 370RAWG👍 24%· 21

Year 2008Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing card game strategy, turn-based strategy and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, adventure storytelling and deep simulation, while skipping visual first person

Join poker's most outspoken players for a hand of Telltale Texas Hold'em, the card game stacked high with personality. Quips will fly, chips will fall, and you may just end up rolling in the aisles.

Where it drifts furthest from Poker Night at the Inventory: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Poker Night at the Inventory.

It predates Poker Night at the Inventory by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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Deck Builder · Turn-Based Strat

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Turn-Based Strat · Deck Builder

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Deck Builder · Turn-Based Strat

Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition

Turn-Based Strat · Deck Builder

Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013

Deck Builder · Turn-Based Strat

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Deck Builder · Turn-Based Strat

Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012

Deck Builder · Puzzle

Magic 2014 — Duels of the Planeswalkers

Deck Builder · Turn-Based Strat

7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat

Turn-Based Strat · Deck Builder

Cards and Castles

Deck Builder · Turn-Based Strat

100% Orange Juice

Turn-Based Strat · Deck Builder

Magic 2015 - Duels of the Planeswalkers

Deck Builder · Turn-Based Strat

Teamfight Tactics

Turn-Based Strat · Deck Builder

X-COM: UFO Defense

Turn-Based Strat · Roguelike

Triple Town

Puzzle · Turn-Based Strat

Mario Party DS

Puzzle · Turn-Based Strat

60 Seconds!

Simulation · Survival

Hitman Go

Puzzle · Turn-Based Strat

XCOM: Chimera Squad

Turn-Based Strat

Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising

Turn-Based Strat

Pokémon Trading Card Game Online

Turn-Based Strat · Deck Builder

Master of Orion 2

Turn-Based Strat

Master of Orion

Turn-Based Strat

Sid Meier's Civilization II

Turn-Based Strat

Worms Armageddon

Platformer · Turn-Based Strat

Worms

Turn-Based Strat

Endless Space 2

Turn-Based Strat

Worms 3D

Turn-Based Strat

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Turn-Based Strat

Sid Meier's Civilization

Turn-Based Strat

Disciples II: Dark Prophecy

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Poker Night at the Inventory?: The closest game to Poker Night at the Inventory is Balatro, scoring 64/100 on our similarity scale. They share 3 gameplay attributes, including card game strategy, turn-based strategy and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Poker Night at the Inventory?: The three closest games to Poker Night at the Inventory are: 1. Balatro (64/100, 3 shared attributes) 2. Poker Night 2 (67/100, 4 shared attributes) 3. Lara Croft Go (64/100, 3 shared attributes). All share Poker Night at the Inventory's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 49 candidates across 4 dimensions.
Is Poker Night 2 similar to Poker Night at the Inventory?: Yes — Poker Night 2 scores 67/100 similarity to Poker Night at the Inventory. They share 4 attributes, including card game strategy and turn-based strategy. There are some notable differences in pacing or mechanics.
What Turn-Based Strategy games are similar to Poker Night at the Inventory?: The best Turn-Based Strategy games similar to Poker Night at the Inventory are Balatro, Poker Night 2, Lara Croft Go and Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors. All share the Turn-Based Strategy genre alongside other key Poker Night at the Inventory attributes like card game strategy, turn-based strategy and single-player focus.
How is similarity to Poker Night at the Inventory calculated?: We compare Poker Night at the Inventory against every game in our catalog using 4 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Poker Night at the Inventory experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.