The House Always Wins — Patch 1.1

Released: 6/10/2026, 12:07:29 PM

Source: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3412160/view/714529877797109802

Summary (AI)

The House Always Wins patch 1.1 introduces three new game modes: Guided Mode with structured quest progression, Normal Mode offering more player freedom after a brief tutorial, and Creative Mode, a sandbox experience with unlimited resources. A new save slot system has been added alongside a game pause function, allowing players to pause and plan their casino layout without losing progress. This update is currently available as a public playtest on Steam’s beta branch, with the developers requesting player feedback to identify and fix any issues. Players are advised to back up their save files before testing, as the build is experimental and may contain bugs.

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Game Pause: You can now pause the game to take a break or plan your next casino layout without losing track of your active floor.
Open your Steam Library and Right-Click on The House Always Wins.
Select Properties.
Go to the Betas tab.
We need your help to thoroughly test these changes. We already know about a few minor issues, but we wanted to kick off the test early to get your hands on it as soon as possible!
Your main branch saves should be completely safe, but because this is a test environment, we highly recommend manually backing up your save file just to be absolutely certain.
When you share your thoughts, please clearly mention that it is "Game Modes Test Feedback" so the team can easily track it down and review it.
If you have bug reports, feedback, suggestions, or information about the known issues listed above, we'd love to hear from you. Discord:
https://discord.gg/nugBWxZ
More Freedom to Customize: We have completely upgraded the Character Customizer! You now have significantly more freedom to tweak and shape your character's body proportions exactly how you want.
Employee Firing Refunds: Firing an employee now returning your money back to your bank account.
Twitch Event Update: The Kazakh TV Reporter event now always spawns in his infamous mankini!
Fully redesigned and streamlined the Buy Slots and Buy Tables quest lines for smoother progression.
Dynamic Lotto Income: Lottery revenue now scales up dynamically, increasing with every single Casino level you achieve.
Blackjack Realism: The croupier now correctly starts card delivery from one face-down card.
Dynamic NPC Behavior: Jakub now wakes up at completely different times depending on which game mode you are playing.
Fix a problem where bomb were placed only on entrance.