Encore Classic Casino Games

THIS IS HOYLE CASINO 2004 AND IT HAS NOT BEEN ALTERED OR UPDATED IN ANY WAY!. Bitterly dissapointed by what could have been a brilliant trip down nostalgia lane. I played the Hoyle Casino games for hours growing up and was super excited to revisit them for the first time since. There has been 0 change made to these games since their first release. This is literally Hoyle Casino 2004 even down to the name on the .exe file. You cannot change the screen res from 1024 x 768 even using the config in the games files There is no widescreen support I have no idea where they got the bear, texas cowboy and store things from in their description because THEY ARE NOT IN THIS GAME IT IS A DIFFERENT GAME. The audio options are broken and don't change

I grew up playing Hoyle Casino series. So I am a bit biased since it feels very nostalgic playing this. It is offline, but I just can't get over the in-game dialogues. If you are looking to learn about different types of casino games in a no-pressure condition, the game is for you. BUT a game with no major improvements since 2008 for a $19.99 seems lazy. Add new features/characters/graphic enhancements/anything... Don't get me wrong, it is still a legendary game but the price tag is not worth it.

There are a lot of games here that gives the win to losing hands. I have had the best hand in the Poker games, and was defeated because the game didn't recognize the cards I had. One situation in Omaha I had 10's over 9's, and was beaten by 9's over K's. Tens over Nines is the better hand. They need to fix the bugs, and make the games accurate. Otherwise, this game is pointless cause you'll never win much.

It's the Hoyle Casino 2012 (judging by Wikipedia's screenshot). It's an old classic game, which had a lot of editions with minor improvements, starting from '98. An old, but good quality game. Works fine on Windows 10. ([b]And Linux too, by the way![/b]) Both windowed and fullscreen mode, although resolution is fixed. It works without issues as it is, but just in case you don't know, there are tools to made window borderless fullscreen. One such tool is called "Fullscreenizer", search for it, it's free and open-source. I recommend this game to everyone. But not as a gambling simulator, but as a tool to better understand your weaknesses in money management. Enter the tournament in the game of your choice, and try to find the right balance between the possible reward and loss, or between fear and greed. It can help you in the real world. Not for gambling, but in many financial operations, where you can control your money, but not the outcome of any particular investment. Stay away from slots though, they can be very addictive... It's an offline casino, a one-time purchase, and no annoying stuff like microtransactions and artificial addiction methods. Just launch and relax. I wish they release it for the phones - to play casino in a classic way without all the f2p vomit. It's funny* to see complaints about the price. Well then go spend this $20 on a starter pack in any of the smartphone free-to-play virtual casinos and spin the reels for a couple of hours. [spoiler]*almost[/spoiler]

this should've won game of the year

the game is very illogical with luck factors u will go through short periods of outstanding good luck then longer periods of horrible luck

the game is lacking many games the were in the original such as horse racing let it ride and a few others I remember but cant put a name to. I will update the review to recommened if the developers decide to put them in the game through and update but until then I would not trust encore to include all the games you remember in their products

It is almost no different than the older Hoyle Casino games of yesteryear (minus subtle differences like the renaming to Encore (you can still see Hoyle branding hiding in certain areas) the horse racing seems to have been removed. Also the removal of the dealer's hands being animated in dealing the cards. And the removal of that occasional 'broken' progressive fruit slot that would pay out like crazy until the maintenance man stops by to 'repair' it. If you're looking for a modern, immersive experience, look elsewhere. If you're looking for an offline time killer that can run on a potato? I think the $20 is worth it for no annoying ads every other hand or a slow wallet death by microtransactions to unlock each game/game mode. I, for laughs and giggles, even got this to work on a 2008 Netbook (albeit running in compatibility mode in Linux, XP has LONG since been unsupported by Steam) My (actual) hours on this are very shortchanged as Steam only adds to the clock when you're online. I tend to play at work with no internet during the slow season in between customers. Easily past 400 hours here.

I do not know about the Hoyle games, but I am glad that I found this. There are some frustrating elements of this game for sure, and I suppose that some of the negative reviews are justified. Unless you adjust the scale of your monitor, you are pretty much forced to play in fullscreen. There is only one windowed mode and it is itty bitty. The game itself has not aged very well. That said, this is packed with a variety of casino games. If you were to go and hunt down say something like blackjack, video poker, roulette, and the like adding them up will exceed the price of this game (not considering free or freemium options). In addition to that, some games such as slots are scarce on Steam, especially classic slots. There are tons of variations in this game but that mostly consists of bet ranges and bet sizes (i.e. the range of slot bets .25, .50, 1.00, 5.00 and so on). Some of the games available not listed in the description are Video Blackjack, Video Texas Hold'em, Multi-line Slots, and Video Slots. I can see myself playing this game for a while, and I have found that it works decently on the Steam Deck either using the touch screen or the track pad. edit: It is a pain trying to play this on an ultra-wide monitor as your main screen. I don't recommend it. Not too bade on a regular monitor otherwise.

Good Casino game. has a wide variety of games. AI interaction is entertaining & have unique Personalities (you can mute interaction and comments if you find then annoying). The fact that there's the element of other players, does add to the feeling that you're at a Casino. Technically, it's pretty stable but does crash on occasion.