This Aint Even Poker, Ya Joker

Name: AppWolf
Price: 19 USD

Doghowl Games Ltd.

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Released 3/18/2026First seen 6d agoLast fetched 4d ago

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4.62

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128

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Welcome to This Ain’t Even Poker, Ya Joker - a unique incremental idle clicker where you flip cards to earn money, grow your hand, buy new decks, unlock powerful upgrades, discover new cards, and more. Can you defeat the Jester and escape the carnival? Steam: Very Positive, 89% GROW YOUR HAND Buy new cards to increase your odds of hitting good hands. If you're rich enough, you can even break the rules and get over 5 cards. ESTABLISH DOMINANCE Even though the Jester doesn't like it, you can buy new decks of cards in order to play more hands at once. Use this to your advantage to grow those numbers even faster! GET UPGRADED Buy powerful upgrades using your hard earned coins, enabling you to progress quicker, open up new avenues, and take on the evil Jester! GO ON EXPEDITIONS Once unlocked, you can send your minions on expeditions to discover new otherworldy cards with powerful benefits. Upgrade these missions to provide even more powerful benefits as you progress. You can even unlock missions to destroy cards from your deck that you don't want, to ensure every hand is exactly how you want it. ASCEND TO GREATNESS Make a deal with the Jester to start over in exchange for Poker Chips (poker chips? But this ain't even poker...?), use those chips to buy even more powerful upgrades. ESCAPE THE HOUSE OF CARDS You're trapped in the Jester's domain, can you manage to defeat him and escape? Or will he keep you there, trapped forever in an endless cycle?

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Apple

negative (-0.80)

1mo ago

Disappointed

Do not buy this game. There are no instructions. Okay, you figure some things out. Then the game glitches and you cannot get it to move anywhere. There is a button on the cog labeled System that reads “reset all data”. So, you decide to start over, hit that button and you wind up in the same place with absolutely none of the resources that you spent a couple of days building up. I tried resetting it. Same place. I tried deleting it and reloading from the App Store. Same thing. Nothing to do but consider this a real learning experience and just be glad it was so cheap anyway. I would like to get my money back or the game fixed, but on their website (pretty cool looking site, by the way) you have to jump through hoops, download some software to join them, etc. I do not download those kinds of software. I do not do Social Media. I just want easy pay and play and a way to fix it if there’s a problem. Who ever heard of a game that you cannot restart from the beginning? No simple Customer Service spot, just like there are no instructions on how to play the game. Sorry, don’t get it, you will be frustrated.

- KnitKitty · v1.0.10

Apple

positive (0.80)

1mo ago

How mobile games should be

My only complaint is that the game isn’t longer. But, for $3 I am happy with the purchase. Gave me a good 7 hours of engaging game play that make sense with no spammy mechanics. I really enjoyed this game!

- Rioku96 · v1.0.10

Apple

positive (0.50)

Feature request

1mo ago

Extremely fun, but no content

Game was very enjoyable, felt like we were moving very consistently fast as opposed to most idle games, but considering that I finished with under half of the upgrades, that was fairly disappointing by itself. Another boss or level of prestige is needed.

- Logan Thr · v1.0.10

Apple

positive (0.50)

Feature request

1mo ago

PLEASE add portrait mode

this game is probably one of the better incrementals i’ve seen. unique, visually charming, and fun. but there’s one-ish things that if they were added, i would never stop playing. firstly, more content. i literally just started but seeing as how most people beat it with one night of idling is so much shorter than i was expecting from an idle game. secondly and most importantly, portrait mode. i know there’s a lot of UI elements that need to fit in landscape, but there are tons of ways to fit them into portrait, even if it removes some of the personality. just turning the clipboard and upgrade book into buttons on the screen would work just fine. and you already have to scroll through all of your decks anyway. landscape mode is just uncomfortable for me and a lot of other people. having portrait mode as a toggle in this game would be absolutely incredible. overall, great game, uncomfortable to hold for long periods of time, and while it’s very quality content, there’s too little content. 4/5

- djungelskog13579 · v1.0.10

Apple

mixed (0.30)

1mo ago

Seems like they care. But it has pacing issues.

This is a really fun game and it seems like the developers care. The writing is funny and gameplay engaging. The issues it has are fixable. Primarily the pacing is just too fast. After my first overnight idling, I had enough to max out all the fairy upgrades, leaving no goals to grind toward or unlocks to look forward to discovering. And on the next run I had way too many new gameplay elements to get used to all at once, and at the same time was upgrading rune-level upgrades so fast I didn’t have time to learn what anything was for. There is no sense of tension, strategizing, build up, or looking forward to unlocking anything. I’m just mashing upgrades all over the place as fast as I can. A faceroll. Which really took the fun out of it. It seems like slowing the pace quite a bit would solve this, so that I could enjoy it across weeks with multiple runs per major prestige, maybe even having to idle to push through a plateau. That’s what makes a good roguelike fun. Just make things cost more, let growth happen slower, and other small tweaks to get it balanced. Other issues are cosmetic. The particle effects, even when graphics are turned low, are honestly blinding. As in, I can’t even read the cards. It runs my battery down faster than it can charge. I really don’t need a light show to enjoy a game with this level of intrinsic fun. I’m here to strategize and watch the numbers go up. I don’t need the gimmicks.

- Corbden · v1.0.10

Apple

positive (0.50)

Feature request

2mo ago

please for the love of god add a portrait orientation mode

like this game is super fun and all, i dont have a problem with its length, i think it looks great and is super satisfying to play, but MAN is it awkward to play in landscape. like im pretty sure this game came out on steam first, but revolution idle has a portrait mode, cmon neow 😭

- prehistoriad · v1.0.10

Apple

mixed (0.30)

2mo ago

It’s fun…and then it’s over

This game definitely scratches the dopamine itch, with cards flipping over, flashing lights, and increasingly large numbers filling the screen. Unfortunately, that’s the extent of the game for the next 4-5 hours, with a few incremental unlocks (jokers) and specialty cards. The upgrade prices increase exponentially from thousands to millions to billions to trillions, but the resulting “big ticket” items don’t move the needle enough. If you’re happy with “number go up” (but slowly), this is a good fit. I enjoyed my time, but after a few hours I uninstalled because I felt like I had seen everything there was to see (I didn’t really explore the new suit variants because it was just more of the same).

- Mike molecule · v1.0.10

Apple

negative (-0.30)

2mo ago

Too little content

This was way to short of a game and a bit grindy as well I think I paid too much for this being the thing that glowed up my phones ram

- Jimmy doodle 4 · v1.0.10

Apple

negative (-0.90)

3mo ago

Game not running

All I get is the opening title photo, can’t interact with anything

- Real Poser · v1.0.9

Apple

positive (0.70)

3mo ago

Addictive Fun

There is a lot going on in this game, and a bit of a learning curve. But it once you figure it out it’s a really fun way to pass the time.

- BKW985 · v1.0.9

Apple

mixed (0.10)

Feature request

3mo ago

Fun and Unique, But Way Too Short

I really enjoyed this game. It’s fun and genuinely unique, but it feels quite short — I finished everything in just 1-2 days. That left it feeling a bit underwhelming overall. I really hope the developers release updates in the future with more content and activities. The game could also use better optimization, as my device gets extremely hot during longer play sessions.

- ١٦٨٩٠٤ · v1.0.9

Apple

mixed (0.30)

Feature request

3mo ago

Fun game.

I beat the game in about 6 hours total play time. I’m kinda disappointed there’s not much left to do besides rack up higher numbers. Honestly though I had a blast beating it. It was a fun play-through, but I think the boss should get harder each time or something so there is still something to work towards. I’m hoping the game gets updates in the future but I won’t be checking on it. The game could really use some more end game content. Worth the investment? Sure why not… kept me busy during a rather boring workday

- Anonymmmous · v1.0.9

Apple

mixed (0.00)

Feature request

3mo ago

Pretty Fun, Has UI issues

The game is pretty fun to play but is short and also has multiple issues with the UI (particularly an issue for players on iPhone). In particular: the menus/buttons are very small which leads to consistently clicking out of them accidentally (a scale slider would be fantastic here). Also, the demolish card function is very difficult to identify separately from the create card function and this leads to constantly deleting cards you want by accident thinking that you are creating them.

- bdcrisco98 · v1.0.9

Apple

mixed (-0.10)

3mo ago

This Ain’t Even Balatro, Ya Joker

Very fun idle clicker. This is the epitome of the “numbers go up” genre. It’s nothing like Balatro, which I love, but this is just a totally different game and core mechanic. Like many idle games, the game expands quite a bit after a while so don’t get too bummed when you think you’ve hit a wall. Things will change and grow. Why only three stars? I love playing this game - for the 15 minutes I can get in before my iPad turns to smoldering hot metal and my battery is already dead. No joke - this is one of the most poorly optimized games I’ve ever played.

- Reviewing_Stuff4U · v1.0.7

Apple

mixed (0.00)

3mo ago

Good but there is not a lot of gameplay

The game is good and fun but I finished everything in 2 day there is not a lot of gameplay

- Krkrkr krkrkrkyyyy · v1.0.7

Apple

positive (0.50)

Feature request

4mo ago

Good time killer

After completing the game and obtaining all achievements after 10 hrs. I would say i was entertained. Enjoyed the bells and whistles that accompanied the large numbers. For $5.99, not a bad game. Needs end game activities after battling the jester.

- Brzyeggy · v1.0.7

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Disappointed

How mobile games should be

Extremely fun, but no content

PLEASE add portrait mode

Seems like they care. But it has pacing issues.

please for the love of god add a portrait orientation mode

It’s fun…and then it’s over

Too little content

Game not running

Addictive Fun

Fun and Unique, But Way Too Short

Fun game.

Pretty Fun, Has UI issues

This Ain’t Even Balatro, Ya Joker

Good but there is not a lot of gameplay

Good time killer

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About

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Ratings velocity (24h)

Recent versions

Update History

Reviews

Disappointed

How mobile games should be

Extremely fun, but no content

PLEASE add portrait mode

Seems like they care. But it has pacing issues.

please for the love of god add a portrait orientation mode

It’s fun…and then it’s over

Too little content

Game not running

Addictive Fun

Fun and Unique, But Way Too Short

Fun game.

Pretty Fun, Has UI issues

This Ain’t Even Balatro, Ya Joker

Good but there is not a lot of gameplay

Good time killer

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