If anyone claims they expected this announcement, they’re lying. Poker Night at the Inventory, a game that originally released in 2010 from Telltale Games, is making a return. Delisted in 2019, a remastered version from Skunkape Games has been announced for release on March 5, 2026, on PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC. For those who have never heard of Poker Night at the Inventory, it stars Tycho Brahe (Penny Arcade), Max (Sam & Max), the Heavy (Team Fortress 2), and Strong Bad (Homestar Runner). Arguably, these characters don’t have the same allure as they did decades ago, but they’re still surprisingly relevant.
The game itself is No Limit Texas Hold’em with these four characters, and you’re the fifth. The comedy comes from the clever writing and banter among these different personalities. There are plenty of things to unlock as you win, and there’s still a continued tie-in with Team Fortress 2. If you’re lucky, one of the characters might sweeten the pot with something personal. If you manage to bust them out, that item goes into your personal trophy case and your Team Fortress 2 backpack.
Skunkape Games is a small team of former Telltale employees who worked on the original Poker Night at the Inventory, so care has been put into the remastered version. Visually, there’s a top-to-bottom refresh with higher resolution models, a more detailed environment, crisper animation, and new lighting. There are more settings for players to tinker with, including the starting buy-in amount and optional graphic filters like cinematic motion blur and film grain. Finally, the team tore down the original poker code and tossed away all the “gunk,” as they called it. The result is a more accurate game of poker, and your opponents will make better decisions than before, but they’ll still fit their playstyle and personality.
