Poker Train combines video poker hand-scoring with an incremental mechanic where successful card combinations build momentum to push a train forward. You'll chase quests and hidden objectives across a railroad-themed progression system, though players report significant issues with save stability that can wipe hours of playtime.
About this game
Poker Train is a VIDEO POKER game where you play scoring hands to keep the wheels turning. Use your best combinations to build steam and run the train as far as you can. Complete quests and find all the secrets the railroad has to offer!
What players are saying
▼ Not recommended30 hrs
Will change when saves are implemented but having to keep my PC on all the time to avoid losing my progress is a no. Just lost 20 hours of progress when it crashed.
I'm currently doing a challenge to play through a free game in every single category on steam. I then give an honest review using ChatGPT.
Game: 97 / 447
Category: Gambling
"Poker on a Trainwreck"
This game tries to mix 5-card draw poker with a train journey, but it derails almost immediately. The poker mechanics are nonsensical—low pairs aren’t accepted as winning hands, so anything under a pair of jacks is an automatic loss. To make things worse, the missions often demand impossible hands, like a pair of nines, which doesn’t even count as progress unless it’s also a "winning" hand.
The upgrade system exists, apparently, but it’s buried under a confusing mess of menus. The graphics look like they were slapped together in the backroom of a gas station in the '80s, and the overall design feels ancient and clunky.
This game is frustrating, outdated, and poorly executed. Unless you enjoy nonsensical rules and unpolished mechanics, steer clear of this wreck.
- Added gamepad support. D-Pad & Left Stick: Navigate between buttons Right Stick: Scroll up/down A Button: Select / Click B Button: Cancel / Go back Back Button: Save Start Button: Pause - Removed the 'Download DLC' button from Pause and Game Over screens.
- Added Blackjack Split mode: players can split their hand after being dealt a pair of cards with the same rank (e.g. two 8s or two Kings). - Added Blackjack Surrender button: Allows players to forfeit their hand and get back half of their original bet. Available only on the initial two cards (before split). Details for split mode: - Splitting cards costs the original bet (in addition to it). Players must have the required amount of coins to be able to split. - After split, even money, insurance and surrender are not available, only options are hit, double down or hold. - After split, Aces can only be hit once. - After split, if one of the split hands ends up with an Ace and a 10-value card, the hand is treated as a 21, not a blackjack. Other Changes: - Auto Save interval setting added to options menu. Players can select from 1m/5m/15m/30m/1h/Off. - Auto deal removed - it was not very useful. - If player has a natural blackjack, only available option is to Hold, hitting is no longer allowed. - If player Holds on natural blackjack (Ace and a 10-value card on the initial two cards), Bandit will only reveal the hole card to check for a push, or lose the hand. ie. he will not deal more cards. - Soft and hard scores are now calculated & displayed correctly with a "low/high", eg An Ace and Six will be shown as "7/17". - After player takes Insurance, if Bandit's hole card is a 10-value card (ie. he has blackjack) then hole card will be revealed and insurance pays out. Otherwise player loses insurance bet and hole card is not revealed. Instead you will see "Insured" above the Bandit's two cards. - Fuel is subtracted as soon as hand is played instead of after it. - Wild and Bonus buttons can't be used in blackjack mode.
- Added periodical autosaves every 15 minutes. - A manual save can be triggered using the 'S' key. (Manual saving is optional, as the game will automatically save upon closing.) - Additional fonts included to ensure proper display of player names in leaderboards.
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