The House Always Wins

The House Always Wins

Steam Deck Playable

Toxic Studio · Simulation · May 21, 2026

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $12.99. It has been as low as $11.04.

86%
Very Positive
875 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 875 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise11% are divided22% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
My wife and I love simulators and have played quite a few, this one didn't really have any bugs, it's optimized well, makes sense, and has good progression (we played guided mode).
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
It's a bit short (we finished it in ~10 hours) but really nice simulator and the co-op works perfectly.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
i mean we can already do that to our own characters. it would be cool for all of us to have a casino outfit so we all match. this goes for all the NPCS that work for us not just the bar or lotto etc.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics look great, and the performance has been excellent.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
-The security camera is helpful in multiplayer but the frequency of 'trouble makers' is absurd.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
First of all, this game seems to be very poorly optimized, judging by my GPU usage being well over 70% and my CPU usage being above 45%, just with this game.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Gameplay46 reviews
Co-op26 reviews
Story and characters18 reviews
Graphics8 reviews
Multiplayer8 reviews
Optimization6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface6 reviews
33%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs12 reviews
67%
Performance6 reviews
50%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $12.99. The lowest we've tracked is $11.04.

4 points recordedtoday · $12.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
51
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.