HABBY.FUN has released a cinematic trailer for Piroker, a pirate poker roguelike coming to Steam with an exclusive playtest and an eight-player free-for-all. PC Gamer reports a planned Steam launch on 21 October, while SteamDB still lists the project as prerelease.
Cards decide who rises and who takes the next broadside in Piroker, a pirate-themed roguelike autobattler from HABBY.FUN. Its cinematic trailer sets up the game ahead of an exclusive Steam playtest. PC Gamer included Piroker among the games shown by HABBY.FUN at PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 and reports a planned Steam release on 21 October. SteamDB still lists the project as unreleased and its separate demo as prerelease.
Steam test ahead
Piroker is available to wishlist on Steam. Players will get an early look through the playtest. The announcement confirms a PC release through Steam, while the latest PC Gamer report gives the game a public target date of 21 October.
That date is the announced target, not a settled Steam metadata entry. SteamDB lists the main page as unreleased. It also records the separate demo under App ID 4687880, with HABBY.FUN listed as both developer and publisher. The demo has a prerelease status and its release date is marked to be announced. SteamDB first recorded it on 29 April 2026.
SteamDB first recorded the main Piroker page on 12 March 2026. The page is marked as having a playtest. PC Gamer says players can sign up, giving them the clearest immediate chance to see how the poker system works. The trailer alone cannot show whether the finished game will deliver on its ideas. No exact price has been confirmed by the authoritative sources currently available.
The game is built as an 8-player free-for-all. Each player chooses a pirate hero with different starter abilities. After each round, captains enter a choice phase and select one special relic treasure. That choice changes the value or effect of cards drawn from the shared deck. It creates the main strategic fork in each run.
Poker turns violent
Piroker uses familiar poker hands, including pairs, straights and full houses, to trigger crew abilities. Treasures and exotic fish then affect the score. Attacks go to the pirates with the lowest scores in the round. This is not a standard poker table with a pirate theme added on top. The hand determines combat pressure, and managing the score becomes the way to survive.
The published feature list points to a large pool of possible combinations: more than 100 Treasure Skills, more than 60 Pirate Heroes and over 40 Exotic Fish. Heroes have different starting strategies and economy modifiers. Fish provide permanent buffs. Players can also reroll the shop in search of a stronger relic and pursue combinations such as a High-Card Sniper alongside a Flush Bomber.
Those figures show the intended size of the system. They do not guarantee that every combination will work equally well. The playtest will show whether the probabilities are easy to read, the choices matter and clever builds can compete with lucky draws.
Two ways to sail
Arena mode takes the competition beyond one shared session. Asynchronous PvP lets players face a ghost fleet on their own time. Real-time lobbies let friends play against each other. Both modes use the same buildcrafting loop, but they demand different things. Asynchronous play needs clear snapshots of rival strategies. Live matches need a responsive lobby and dependable matchmaking.
Piroker also has a global matchmaking leaderboard. Captains compete for the Pirate King's throne. On-screen statistics should help players review successful line-ups and memorable plays. A treasure map tracks unlockable pirates, skins and achievements. HABBY.FUN has not announced the rules for leaderboard resets or explained how progression will carry between modes.
For readers tracking how smaller PC projects use public testing to shape their systems, the earlier Steam test coverage offers useful context. It does not change what is known about Piroker. This is an announced playtest, not proof that the full game has launched. SteamDB's current records also describe an early project with a playtest and a prerelease demo, not a finished release that players can buy.
What the trailer shows
The footage is explicitly cinematic. It sets a nautical tone with a hand-drawn world, accordion-led music, cannon fire and a cartoon look. It does not show a continuous playable sequence or independent performance evidence. The trailer confirms Piroker's setting and broad identity, but not its final interface design, frame rate, visual quality or complete set of systems.
The clearest evidence so far comes from the mechanic description. Piroker combines shared-deck poker with hero selection, relic choices, shop rerolls, permanent fish buffs and attacks against low scorers. It is also described as free-to-play, with asynchronous PvP and real-time multiplayer. Pricing details, monetisation systems, account requirements and the extent of cross-platform support have not been provided. PC Gamer confirms the trailer presentation, Steam wishlist availability and the announced 21 October release window, but does not provide a price.
HABBY.FUN is Habby's PC publishing brand. Habby was founded in 2018 and is associated with Archero and Survivor.io, along with SSSnaker, Souls and Capybara Go!. That background helps explain the publisher's interest in an accessible system with long-term replay value. It does not show how Piroker will perform on Steam or how its economy will work.
The numbers give the announcement a clear shape. Piroker is built for eight players and advertises 100+ Treasure Skills, 60+ Pirate Heroes and 40+ Exotic Fish. None of those figures is a measured result. The source provides no benchmark data or confirmed price. Players can wishlist the game and join the Steam playtest, while the final product remains untested by independent reviewers.
SteamDB's dated entries add a timeline. The main page appeared in its records on 12 March 2026. The separate demo record followed on 29 April 2026.
Piroker has a stronger hook than its cinematic presentation alone. Poker hands directly control combat decisions and run-building. The Steam test is the next real step. Until players can assess the balance, matchmaking and monetisation, the game is best treated as a promising mechanical proposal rather than a finished recommendation. HABBY.FUN has provided the evidence expected for an early reveal. The playtest will show whether the pirate theme supports a sharp autobattler or merely covers a shallow card loop.
In Piroker, a roguelike run means that repeated attempts can produce different heroes, relics and fish instead of one fixed sequence. An autobattler usually moves direct combat input toward preparation, selection and automated resolution. That makes the quality of the choices more important than twitch control. The trailer cannot show that balance yet, which is why the Steam playtest matters more than the cinematic reveal.
PC Gamer places the project on course for a 21 October Steam release. SteamDB still marks the game and demo as prerelease, with the demo's date listed as to be announced. Players should separate the public release window from a completed launch.
