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Poker Club

Poker Club on Nintendo Switch does a good job at providing a truly immersive poker simulation. Unfortunately the entire package of Poker Club isn’t great. The incredibly poor AI will teach you nothing in offline mode and the overall slowness of all action makes for a boring experience. Playing online is even worse, as players can take an impossibly long amount of time on each turn. It’s just painfully slow enough that you’d likely be better off just playing poker in real life.
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52%Game Brain Score
graphics, music
gameplay, stability
51% User Score Based on 304 reviews
Critic Score 54%Based on 5 reviews

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Poker Club is a single player and multiplayer casual sport game. It was developed by Ripstone and was released on November 20, 2020. It received neutral reviews from both critics and players.

"Poker Club" is an immersive poker simulation game that allows players to join a thriving community of poker enthusiasts. Experience realistic poker gameplay in various locations and tournaments, or create your own games with customizable rules. With cross-platform multiplayer, connect and compete with players on Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation.

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51%
Audience ScoreBased on 304 reviews
graphics28 positive mentions
gameplay12 negative mentions

  • The game offers a nice Texas Hold'em experience that is fun to play with friends.
  • Graphics are impressive and create an immersive poker environment.
  • The game provides a good way to practice poker skills without risking real money.
  • The AI is poorly designed, often making unrealistic bets and decisions, leading to frustrating gameplay.
  • The game suffers from frequent crashes and bugs, severely impacting the overall experience.
  • There is a lack of real players, resulting in most games being filled with bots, which diminishes the social aspect of poker.
  • graphics
    60 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with many praising their realism and attention to detail, particularly in character customization and animations. However, some players criticize the visuals for being glitchy and distracting, suggesting that the focus on graphics has come at the expense of user experience and gameplay fluidity. Overall, while the graphics are often described as stunning, they are not universally appreciated, with some players feeling that they do not compensate for other gameplay shortcomings.

    • “Amazing graphics, very realistic, and the emotes are great.”
    • “Good game, good graphics, good player customization options, similar pace (or quicker!) to playing poker for real.”
    • “With its nice 3D visuals, attention to detail with regards to emotes, customizing your player, etc.”
    • “The graphics and overall presentation of the game are quite unimpressive.”
    • “Graphics are bad and glitchy even at highest settings.”
    • “So even though the game looks amazing, it is very clear that they mostly focused on graphics instead of user experience.”
  • gameplay
    35 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay of the poker club is criticized for being slow, clunky, and lacking complexity, leading to a frustrating experience. Many players noted the presence of numerous bugs and glitches, which further detracted from the overall enjoyment and replay value. While some found moments of immersion and appreciated the graphics, the consensus is that the gameplay fails to compete with other offerings in the genre, resulting in a poor overall rating.

    • “Gameplay is balanced (since no micro-transactions, there is no incentive for the game to be skewed).”
    • “- immersive gameplay with nice graphics and animations (hence of course it's slower).”
    • “Gameplay is good.”
    • “The lack of complexity and variety in the gameplay is one of the most obvious problems.”
    • “Grinding slow pace, game bugs, and broken poker mechanics across the board.”
    • “The problem I have is the gameplay itself is just not fun compared to the competition.”
  • stability
    24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's stability is a significant concern, with users reporting frequent freezes, glitches, and bugs that can disrupt gameplay and lead to lost progress. While some improvements have been noted since launch, many players still experience issues such as slow animations and error codes that prevent them from accessing tournaments. Overall, the game is considered extremely buggy, though it shows potential as an early access title.

    • “I have been experiencing an issue where the game freezes randomly, causing me to lose all my chips.”
    • “Ripstone released a game with heavily flawed code and littered with an absolute train wreck of bugs, glitches, and even wrong poker gameplay mechanics.”
    • “Super buggy can't even play the game now because it is trying to put me into a tournament that doesn't exist and I get an error code 400. I would like this resolved ASAP because now I can't refund this and I would like to play something I paid 25 dollars for.”
  • monetization
    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Initially, the game was praised for having no microtransactions, allowing for a more straightforward purchase without the typical monetization pitfalls. However, recent updates have introduced microtransactions, which has led to mixed feelings among players who appreciated the original model. Overall, the monetization aspect has shifted from a clean buy-to-play experience to one that now includes additional purchases.

    • “No microtransactions, no cheating, no ads. Just buy it! What are you waiting for?”
    • “Free chips / microtransactions: there are no microtransactions, which is nice.”
    • “Update: they added microtransactions”
    • “Before I get into this, let me clarify that there are no microtransactions at all.”
    • “Because of the lack of microtransactions, there were way less 'all-in-guys' than in all the other games.”
  • grinding
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious and frustrating, citing a slow pace, limited poker variants, and numerous game bugs that detract from the experience. The unnecessary pauses and animations further contribute to a lackluster environment, making the overall gameplay feel monotonous and unimpressive. Many hope for improvements to enhance the enjoyment of grinding in the future.

    • “Grinding has a slow pace, game bugs, and broken poker mechanics across the board.”
    • “I'm hoping this improves, as so many of the pauses and animations are simply unnecessary, but it's very tedious to play at the moment.”
    • “The unpredictability of the human element brings tediousness and a slow pace, without being able to replicate the thrills of playing face to face with another human being.”
  • optimization
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's optimization is widely criticized, with users reporting significant performance issues and a clunky experience, indicating that it is poorly optimized for mobile devices.

    • “The performance of the game is unoptimized and clunky.”
    • “I couldn't tell the difference other than a significant performance hit.”
    • “Very bad optimization for this little mobile odd job.”
  • story
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is criticized for being overly common and unoriginal, reflecting a trend seen in many contemporary games. Players express disappointment, suggesting that an AI-controlled story mode could enhance the experience, particularly given the game's low player base.

    • “Too common a story for the gaming industry these days.”
    • “For the price, I would have liked to have seen an AI-controlled story mode to help with unlockables, especially with the fairly low player base.”
  • music
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is characterized as simple and highly repetitive, which detracts from the overall experience. While some sound design elements, including background noise, are appreciated, others are considered excessive.

    • “Some sound design is nice, especially in the music and background noise.”
    • “The music has a unique charm that enhances the overall experience.”
    • “The soundtrack complements the gameplay beautifully, creating an immersive atmosphere.”
    • “Music is very simple, and extremely repetitive.”
  • replayability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's replayability is significantly hindered by its lack of essential features and underdeveloped mechanics, leading to a diminished overall appeal.

    • “The game's overall appeal and replay value are diminished by the lack of essential features and immature mechanics.”
  • character development
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Reviews highlight that the game features unique clothing items and character designs, suggesting a focus on individuality and personalization in character development. This aspect may enhance player engagement by allowing for distinct visual representation of characters.

    • “It looks like there will be unique clothing items and character designs.”
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Poker Club is a casual sport game.

Poker Club is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5 and others.

On average players spend around 15 hours playing Poker Club.

Poker Club was released on November 20, 2020.

Poker Club was developed by Ripstone.

Poker Club has received neutral reviews from both players and critics. Most players liked this game for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.

Poker Club is a single player game with multiplayer support.

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