Poker Pioneer
A neon poker roguelike. Ride eight frontiers.
Poker Pioneer turns poker hands into a run-based adventure. Every stage has a score target: build pairs, straights and flushes from your hand, and multiply their Power with Boost to clear it.
Between stages you visit the Trading Post to buy relics, Survey Maps that level up your favourite hands, and Trail Cards that reshape your deck. Each frontier ends with a boss whose rule bends the game: suits that stop scoring, cards dealt face down, a target that keeps rising.
A new Daily Frontier opens every day with the same deck for every player, plus a Weekly Variant with a twist rule and three ranked attempts.
How to play
- Pick up to five cards from your hand and press Play Hand. The best poker hand among them scores: its Power times its Boost.
- Reach the stage target before you run out of hands. Discard cards you do not want to draw new ones.
- Spend gold at the Trading Post on relics. Relics trigger in order from left to right, so drag them to change the order.
- Clear the Outpost, the Settlement and the boss stage of each frontier. Beat all eight frontiers to win the run.
- Skip a stage to take its signpost reward instead of the gold, if you are confident in your build.
Controls
| Select cards | Tap or click a card, or keys 1–9 |
|---|---|
| Play hand | Play button, Enter, or swipe up on the hand |
| Discard | Discard button or D |
| Sort hand | Sort button or S |
| Skip scoring animation | Tap anywhere or press any key |
| Pause | Esc |
FAQ
Is Poker Pioneer free?
Yes. It is free to play in the browser on phones, tablets and computers. Optional ads can be removed with a one-time purchase on pokerpioneer.com.
Do I need to know poker?
Only the basic hand ranks: pair, two pair, three of a kind, straight, flush, full house and so on. The game shows the hand and its score before you play it.
How does the Daily Frontier work?
Everyone gets the same seed each day with The Drifter on Tin stake. Your first finished attempt is ranked on the daily leaderboard. Scores are verified on the server by replaying your moves.
Does my progress save?
Yes. Runs and unlocks save on your device automatically, and you can export your save from Settings.
Can I play offline?
Yes. After the first visit the game works offline. Leaderboards sync when you are back online.
