Snooker 19

Snooker 19 is a good and genuine effort for the very small niche of people who care about Snooker, but it lacks excitement and accessibility for a broader audience.

70%Game Brain Score

graphics, gameplay

stability, optimization

70% User Score Based on 476 reviews

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About Snooker 19

Snooker 19 is a single player and multiplayer sport game. It was developed by Lab42 and was released on April 17, 2019. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

This is the most authentic simulation of the sport ever created, with TV-style presentation and commentary, true-to-life physics and advanced artificial intelligence.

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70%Audience ScoreBased on 476 reviews

graphics24 positive mentions

stability6 negative mentions

Excellent and highly realistic physics and gameplay simulation that captures the authentic feel of snooker.
Officially licensed with real professional players, tournaments, and venues, enhancing immersion for fans.
Career mode offers a structured progression through the snooker season with various difficulty settings and a satisfying challenge.

Lack of basic features such as create-a-player mode, practice table, overhead camera view, and detailed career statistics limits depth and accessibility.
AI difficulty is often unbalanced; even on easy, AI is highly skilled and can be frustrating, making it unfriendly for beginners.
Graphical and animation quality is dated with robotic player models, and presentation elements like commentary and crowd atmosphere are minimal or repetitive.

graphics
79 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
30% positive mentions, 59% neutral mentions, 11% negative mentions
The game's graphics receive mixed feedback, with many praising the realistic table and ball visuals and TV-style camera angles, while criticising the player models as outdated, robotic, and lacking detail or animations. Though some find the graphics acceptable for gameplay and consider them better than other snooker titles, others feel the visuals are subpar for a modern game and would benefit from improved player likenesses and presentation polish. Overall, graphics are viewed as functional but in need of refinement to match contemporary standards.
- “One of the standout features is the enhanced graphics and those TV-style camera angles, which really make you feel like you’re watching a professional match.”
- “Comparing other snooker games on Steam, I think this one offers the official players and graphics are much better than the rest.”
- “The table and ball graphics are excellent.”
- “The graphics are horrendous even on the highest setting.”
- “For 2019, the graphics are far too outdated and the players act all robotic with no other animations such as reactions or celebrations. The game clearly has not been developed enough.”
- “Graphics are sub par for a game in 2019 - the animations are really janky and it really ruins this game.”
gameplay
62 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
45% positive mentions, 47% neutral mentions, 8% negative mentions
The gameplay is widely praised for its realistic physics, challenging mechanics, and faithful snooker simulation that rewards skill development, though it can be difficult to master and occasionally frustrating. While controls and aiming mechanics receive mixed feedback, with some players finding them cumbersome, the overall experience is immersive and engaging. However, issues like limited camera options, bugs, and lack of some features slightly hinder the gameplay's polish.
- “Although it isn't a beautifully crafted fully fledged snooker game, the actual important part of the game, the gameplay, is very well done, and feels good to play.”
- “Great simulation, the physics are pretty decent, nice gameplay and the career mode has depth.”
- “The gameplay itself is one of the best I've seen - in fact, of all the snooker games I've tried so far, this is far and away the most rewarding to play.”
- “The gameplay sucks; the graphics cannot be changed, otherwise the resolution cannot be changed. You have only 2 resolutions, and the FPS is not as good as it should be for a modern game.”
- “This game has good graphics but horrible controls. You can hardly pot any balls with the aiming mechanics and camera view. Horrible aiming mechanics; AI on easy are almost unbeatable when combined with the aiming mechanic and the camera view.”
- “During the shootout gameplay, the game can get stuck after a player's time foul.”
atmosphere
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
36% positive mentions, 37% neutral mentions, 27% negative mentions
The atmosphere effectively captures the professional snooker environment through realistic visuals, arenas, and ball physics, enhancing immersion. However, it can feel somewhat rigid due to limited variety in gameplay and sporadic, low-volume crowd and commentary sounds that occasionally reduce engagement. Overall, the audiovisual presentation succeeds in conveying authenticity but lacks dynamic audio depth.
- “Still, the overall audiovisual package succeeds in conveying the atmosphere of professional snooker without distracting embellishments.”
- “They really capture the look and atmosphere.”
- “Really enjoying Snooker 19, very atmospheric and engaging gameplay; ball physics are really good which is the most important part.”
- “While the mode successfully captures the professional atmosphere of snooker competition, it can feel somewhat rigid, as there are limited side activities or alternative challenges to break up the core loop of match-to-match play.”
- “The crowd sounds are very low - no atmosphere.”
- “There didn't seem to be any atmosphere to the game either with the commentary being very spasmodic.”
stability
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The game suffers from frequent bugs, glitches, and freezes that significantly impact stability and enjoyment. Issues include unresponsive controls, AI problems, disconnects, and choppy frame rates, especially after recent updates and on the Android port.
- “Awful buggy, doesn't respond to shots when you click the mouse. It has a mind of its own at times.”
- “An update in May or June resulted in glitches, disconnects, and a sudden choppy frame rate.”
- “AI issues and occasional glitches, combined with an uninspiring presentation, may affect overall enjoyment.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions
The game suffers from stuttering and occasional freezing on PC, causing frustration during gameplay and content creation. While controls are well-optimized for both controllers and mouse/keyboard, performance issues like locked 61fps and stuttering need fixing to improve overall optimization.
- “I love this game, but they need to fix the stuttering issue on PC; it's very frustrating when trying to create YouTube videos.”
- “Can you fix the in-game stuttering gameplay and the locked 61fps?”
- “Stuttering and freezes; not sure if it's due to my personal system.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The game's intro music is widely criticized for being extremely unpleasant and jarring, to the point of detracting from the experience. Additionally, the soundtrack cannot be easily disabled or replaced, frustrating players who find it intolerable.
- “There is an intro movie with a soundtrack that is hideous ear-destruction as soon as the game opens.”
- “I also couldn't find the soundtrack file itself in the game files to remove it or change it.”
- “Whoever decided to make screamer music for the starting screen, you should know - I hate you.”
monetization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
Users overwhelmingly view the monetization as a blatant and unfavorable cash grab, expressing strong dissatisfaction with its approach.
- “Just a cash grab.”
- “An obvious cash grab.”
- “Scummy cash grab of a game.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
Grinding in the game can feel long and somewhat tedious, particularly due to unskippable AI turns and shots, which may slow down gameplay during extended sessions.
- “Games can be long and tedious, especially when the AI is taking a turn.”
- “Not terribly slow, but can get a little tedious after a long play session.”
- “Unskippable AI shots could become tedious after a while.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The story is engaging enough for fans of snooker, offering enjoyable gameplay through its narrative, but it may lack lasting appeal for others, leading to little desire for replay.
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The games offer strong replayability through engaging gameplay and achievement systems, despite dated visuals. Additionally, the inclusion of all major pro characters enhances player variety and encourages repeated play.
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
Users express mixed emotions about the game, noting impressive AI performance that creates tension but feeling underwhelmed by the animations and character visuals, which somewhat diminish the emotional impact.
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
Users find the humor lacking or unfunny, suggesting it falls flat or misses the mark.